Public policy should address the social factors behind ill health
... per 1000 in Japan. Differences in adult mortality among countries are large and growing. The probability of a man dying between age 15 and 60 years is 8.3% in Sweden, 82.1% in Zimbabwe, and 90.2% in Lesotho. Health inequalities also exist within countries there is a 20-year gap in life expectancy between...Acupuncture relieves pelvic pain during pregnancy
...MJ today. Pelvic girdle pain is a common complaint among pregnant women worldwide, but no cure exists. Researchers in Sweden identified 386 pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain. Women were randomly divided into three groups; one received standard treatment (a pelvic belt and a home exercise programme), a...New thrust needed to tackle health inequalities globally says UCL scientist
... to 81.9 in Japan. Differences in adult mortality among countries are large and growing The probability o...e and 46.4 % in Russia. Of the 45 million deaths among adults aged 15 years and over in 2002, 32 million were due to non-communicable disease and a further...Medically supervised drug injection facilities safer for users
...licit drug injections could reduce syringe sharing among users, concludes a Canadian study published online by THE LANCET. Public-health officials in Vancouver opened North America's first medically supervised safer injection facility in September 2003. Injection drug users in the facility can access steri...NHS stop-smoking services are insufficient to deliver national smoking targets
.... Nicotine replacement therapy and buproprion are among the most cost-effective treatments for individuals, but "comprehensive restriction of smoking in all workplaces works better", he argues. England's most deprived communities need more of both sets of measures, he concludes. ...The European Society of Cardiology launches Women at Heart
...he prevention of risk factors is actively promoted among female patients. This isn't 'women's lib' but rather a necessity for good medical practice". "The analysis of our Euro Heart Survey databases in light of this initiative will be extremely interesting, as these are large databases on extensive Europe......t lower mortality rate from ischemic heart disease among people in France despite the high amount of saturated fats in their diet. Sumpio said there are several studies showing drinking two to three ounces of alcohol each day has a beneficial effect, but any more than that and the alcohol begins to have a...Waist size linked to diabetes risk in adult men
...rall obesity in predicting risk of type 2 diabetes among men" was written by Youfa Wang, Eric B. Rimm, Meir J. Stampfer, Walter C. Willett and Frank B. Hu....Virginity pledges do not reduce STD risk: May encourage high risk sexual behavior
...ges may even encourage higher risk sexual behavior among young adults, say study authors Hannah Brckner, as... stigmatization or misperception of infection risk among pledgers. Because pledgers are less likely to be diagnosed and treated for STD infections, they may ...US life expectancy about to decline, researchers say
... based on the dramatic rise in obesity, especially among young people and minorities, is from a special rep...rchers also predict that the rapid rise in obesity among children and teenagers in the past 30 years will have life-shortening effects in the future -- perha...Explosion of child obesity predicted to shorten us life expectancy
...lf -- due to the rapid rise in obesity, especially among children. A review by obesity researcher David Lud...ise and affect ever-younger age groups, especially among children, the researchers note. Minority groups are expected to be hardest hit because of their red...Doctor suggested cannabis for pain relief, says one in six medicinal users in the UKMUHC study
...he most extensive survey of medicinal cannabis use among chronically ill patients conducted to date" says Dr Ware. "We believe that it presents a broad picture of the current state of cannabis use for medicinal purposes in the UK." ...Community-based care beats standard clinic in lowering heart
...flexible systems to help reduce heart disease risk among African Americans. Co-authors include Lisa R. Yanek, M.P.H.; Wallace R. Johnson, Jr., M.D.; Diane Garrett; Taryn F. Moy, M.S.; Stasia Stott Reynolds, M.D.; Roger Blumenthal, M.D.; Dhananjay Vaidya, M.D., Ph.D.; and Lewis C. Becker, M.D....Stroke awareness low among women, especially minorities
... 15 Knowledge of stroke warning signs remains low among U.S. women, particularly among racial and ethnic minorities, according to a national survey reported in a special disparities theme...Blacks less likely to get expensive, newer heart treatments
...re used much less commonly in the acute care phase among black patients compared to white patients," Sonel said. Other study findings included: 29.2 percent of black patients received glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors within 24 hours compared to 35.7 percent of white patients. 32.1 percent of black pati...Minorities, poor, uneducated bear the burden
...gned to represent the entire U.S. population. Also among their findings: Hispanics were least likely to h...Hispanics and American Indians/Alaska Natives than among whites. Residents of the southeastern United States had the highest rates of hospitalizations for c...Cardiovascular health disparities must be eradicated
...ose the gaps" in cardiovascular health disparities among races, an American Heart Association writing group...n cardiovascular disease risk factors and outcomes among ethnic populations. "There are some articles in this issue in Circulation that underscore another as...Health care report cards may increase racial/ethnic disparities in bypass operations
...note that despite the relatively lower use of CABG among racial and ethnic minorities after the report cards were released in New York, there was no increase in angioplasty procedures often a substitute procedure for CABG in these groups. These results suggest that some surgeons responded to CABG report ...Use of potentially inappropriate medications among elderly common in some European countries
...n the potentially inappropriate use of medications among elderly home care patients, according to a study i...timated to be the fifth most common cause of death among hospitalized patients and which account for a large number of hospital admissions and a substantial ...Risk of cardiac death after radiotherapy for breast cancer has declined, study finds
...that the risk of death from ischemic heart disease among these women declined over time. Among women diagno... no statistically significant mortality difference among women diagnosed from 1980 to 1984 (9.4% versus 8.7%) or from 1985 to 1989 (5.8% versus 5.2%). The au...