Health
UK diabetes prevention program may have global impact
A nationwide program to reduce the risk of developing diabetes in the UK is proven beyond reasonable doubt to work, a new study reveals.
Nov 15, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Estimates and projections of the global economic cost of 29 cancers
A new study has calculated the economic cost of cancers around the world, helping policymakers allocate resources appropriately and enact policies to curb the increase in cancer-related death and disability.
Feb 24, 2023
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Health
How healthy is your diet? Online study on nutrition evaluation
Free personalized online nutritional guidance is being offered by nutritionists as part of a new trial run by the University of Reading.
Sep 13, 2017
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Health
'Climate change is the greatest challenge facing humanity'—new status report on climate change and health
A new report, coordinated by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), provides an overview of the health impacts of climate change and ways to counteract them. The publication was coordinated through the project KlimGesundAkt.
Jun 1, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds people with OCD are more likely to die earlier, of any cause
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD for short, are 82% more likely to die earlier—from natural or unnatural causes—than people without the condition, a new study reveals.
Jan 27, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Look to precision public health to address the perfect storm fueling COVID-19 mortality
The interaction of COVID-19 with co-existing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a perfect storm, particularly for communities of poverty, according to a new opinion piece published by Columbia Mailman School of Public Health ...
Jun 10, 2020
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Health
Non-communicable diseases prevention 'more important than life or death'
Proposals designed to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as "fat taxes" will have wide-ranging effects on the economy and health but wider research is needed to avoid wasting resources on ineffective measures, ...
Sep 20, 2012
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Cardiology
Deaths from heart disease and stroke could rise unless countries address risk factors
Over the next decade, early deaths from cardiovascular disease are expected to climb from 5.9 million in 2013 to 7.8 million in 2025 - according to the first-ever forecasting analysis for heart disease from the Global Burden ...
Sep 29, 2015
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Health
Global health: longer lives, more lifestyle disease
Life expectancy worldwide has jumped by a decade since 1980, rising in 2015 to 69 years for men and nearly 75 for women, according to a comprehensive overview of global health released Thursday.
Oct 6, 2016
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Health
Eat to live, not to shrink
There are almost eight billion people on Earth and possibly 9 billion ideas of the perfect diet but there is no scientific proof the latest fad diet will work.
Jan 16, 2019
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