Health
At what age do you feel 65?
At what age do you feel 65?
Mar 8, 2019
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Cardiology
New study reveals 'startling' risk of stroke
Globally, one in four people over age 25 is at risk for stroke during their lifetime, according to a new scientific study.
Dec 19, 2018
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Health
New study: Average outpatient visit in US approaching $500
The average outpatient visit in the United States costs nearly $500, according to a new scientific study.
Dec 13, 2018
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Neuroscience
New neurology studies a 'wakeup call' for global health
Neurology experts from around the world will convene November 27 in Auckland, New Zealand, for a conference on "brain health," examining what one calls "the greatest challenge of societies in the 21st century." Among the ...
Nov 26, 2018
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Health
Baby 'boom' and 'bust': Nations' rates of childbirth vary significantly
Ninety-one nations are not producing enough children to maintain their current populations, while the opposite is true in 104 countries where high birth rates are driving population increases, according to a new scientific ...
Nov 9, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Discomfort or death? New study maps hot spots of child mortality from diarrhea in Africa
New high-resolution maps pinpoint areas across Africa with concentrations of child deaths from diarrhea and show uneven progress over 15 years to mitigate the problem.
Sep 19, 2018
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Health
Russia: Increases in life expectancy, decreases in child deaths, use of alcohol, tobacco
Life expectancy in Russia between 1994 and 2016 increased by more than 7 years, while rates of death among children under age 5 decreased nearly 60%, according to the most extensive health study on the nation ever conducted.
Aug 30, 2018
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Health
Six countries in the Americas account for half of all firearm deaths
A new study reveals more than a quarter-million people died from firearm-related injuries in 2016, with half of those deaths occurring in only six countries in the Americas: Brazil, the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, ...
Aug 28, 2018
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Health
New scientific study: no safe level of alcohol
A new scientific study concludes there is no safe level of drinking alcohol.
Aug 24, 2018
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Health
New study finds 93 million people vulnerable to death from snakebites
A new scientific study finds 93 million people live in remote areas with venomous snakes and, if bitten, face a greater likelihood of dying than those in urban settings because of poor access to anti-venom medications.
Jul 12, 2018
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