Psychology & Psychiatry
Ethnic inequalities in mental health care prompt call for review
Individual ethnic groups use psychiatric and mental health services in Scotland very differently, a study suggests.
Jul 15, 2013
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Cardiology
Life-saving statin drugs save healthcare systems money, study finds
Statins not only help save lives but are great value for money too, even in lower risk patients, according to a new study.
Jul 10, 2013
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Health
Short-term exposure to most major air pollutants raises the risk of hospitalization for and death from heart failure
Short-term exposure to most major air pollutants appears to increase the risk of being hospitalised for and dying from heart failure, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of data from 12 countries published ...
Jul 9, 2013
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Health
The aging population and emergency departments
As the population gets older, and the baby boomers begin to enter their 60's and 70's, one might assume that the number of trips to the emergency department will also increase. This is contradicted by new research from Brigham ...
Jul 8, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pre-pregnancy diabetes increases risk of MRSA among new mothers
Pregnant women with diabetes are more than three times as likely as mothers without diabetes to become infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) before hospital discharge, according to a study in the ...
Jul 1, 2013
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Health
Dampness key cause of asthma in children
(Medical Xpress)—The largest-ever worldwide study of the link between damp homes and respiratory and allergic conditions has significant implications for New Zealand children's health.
Jun 27, 2013
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Health
Most unscheduled hospital admissions now come through the ER
More than three-quarters (81.8 percent) of unscheduled admissions to the hospital now come through the emergency department, which is a sharp increase from the previous decade when only 64.5 percent of unscheduled admissions ...
Jun 20, 2013
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Health
Fewer mental health patients facing delayed discharge from hospital
Two studies a decade apart in England show fewer mental health inpatients are experiencing delayed discharge from hospital, although finding accommodation on discharge is a greater problem.
Jun 17, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Four-fold rise in children treated for obesity-related conditions
The number of children admitted to hospital for problems related to obesity in England and Wales quadrupled between 2000 and 2009, a study has found.
Jun 12, 2013
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Health
Free bus travel for teens curbs road traffic injuries and benefits environment
Free bus travel for teens helps curb road traffic injuries and benefits the environment, reveal the results of an analysis of the free bus scheme in London, published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Jun 12, 2013
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