Health
UK smoking rates continue to fall
The UK has seen a fall in the number of adults who smoke in the country, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Oct 08, 2014
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Addiction
Research-based strategies help reduce underage drinking
(Medical Xpress)—Strategies recommended by the Surgeon General to reduce underage drinking have shown promise when put into practice, according to scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), ...
Jan 15, 2014
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Health
Profitability index checks financial health of practices
(HealthDay)—An overall downward trend in profitability has been identified based on a practice profitability index, developed to assess the financial health of U.S. physician practices, according to a report published by ...
Jun 06, 2013
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Addiction
Annual UK deaths related to heroin and morphine continue to drop significantly, report finds
Annual deaths related to heroin and morphine are continuing to drop significantly, falling from 41 per cent of total drug-related deaths in the UK in 2010 to 32 per cent in 2011. Meanwhile, deaths from 'legal highs' – some ...
Feb 28, 2013
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Pediatrics
New research shows obesity among Irish primary school children deceasing annually
A study by University College Dublin and the HSE has shown that obesity in primary school children across Ireland is decreasing.
Oct 15, 2020
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Trends in hospital deaths reported
In many countries, the proportion of people dying in hospital has been decreasing for years. Until now, this was thought to apply to all age groups. A new study now draws attention to disturbing exceptions.
Nov 30, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Migrants screened for active tuberculosis pose negligible risk of spreading infection but can still get disease later
Tuberculosis (TB) incidence in the UK has declined over the past 4 years, with fewer numbers of new migrants diagnosed with the disease. A new study, published in The Lancet finds that migrants arriving on visas to the UK ...
Oct 12, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Iran virus deaths top 5,000: ministry
Iran on Saturday announced 73 new deaths from the coronavirus, raising the official toll to 5,031 as the government allowed small businesses to reopen in Tehran as they already have in the provinces.
Apr 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO experts visit Chinese virus epicentre
Experts from the World Health Organization have visited the locked-down central Chinese city at the epicentre of the deadly global coronavirus outbreak, Chinese authorities said Monday.
Feb 24, 2020
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Pediatrics
Pandemic silver lining: Steep drop in kids' fractures
(HealthDay)—In a rare bit of good news tied to the coronavirus pandemic, researchers say pediatric fractures plummeted by nearly 60% this past spring.
Oct 07, 2020
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