Raising The Retirement Age In The United States Could Save Billions In Social Security Payments
...ation' age." Another variable is whether the U.S. economy could continue to provide enoughjobs. An increase in the retirement age from 65 to 70 would imply a needfor roughly 10 million new jobs, Tolley and Manton wrote. They point outthat "if the median age of the U.S. population keeps increasing, thenpart ...Health Workers May Experience Costly Dislocation As Health Spending Growth Slows
...1.6% annual growth in jobs in the private non-farm economy as a whole. But the latest available employment statistics show that total non-government health jobs grew only 2.2% between 1995 and 1996, slightly slower than total jobs for the private non-farm economy, which grew 2.6%. The mix of jobs wi...Policy Methods For Eliminating Child Labor
... act as a corrective factor, keeping the country's economy stable while actually raising the standard of livi...ay. Here's how their model works: Imagine a stable economy in which wages are very low. To escape hunger and deprivation, parents find work for their children.......ice. On the other hand, consolidation and economy in medicine has led to theproliferation and availability of very expensive, high technology tools fortreatment and diagnosis, such as CAT scans and MRIs. The researchers, who include Dirsmith, Dr. Sajay Samuel, assistantprofessor of accountin...One in seven adolescents still doesn't have health insurance
...ms and a shift of jobs to theservice sector of the economy where employers are less likely to offer healthinsurance as a benefit. When parents were asked why their adolescent children were not covered byhealth insurance, most cited the high cost of coverage, or a job layoff or jobloss. "Despite the clear...Health plays a crucial role in California labor market, according to UCSF researchers
...ies, examines the health impacts of changes in the economy and examines how well people with health problems do economically. Researchers found that loss of a job, being continuously out of work and experiencing economic deprivation all result in a worsening of health over a one year period. There was no evi...Results of NUVANCE phase I/II asthma trial presented
...ally in both direct and indirect costs to the U.S. economy by the year 2000, asthma causes more than 100 million days of restricted activity among people with asthma, and there are more than 500,000 hospitalizations related to asthma each year. About IL-4 Interleukin-4 (IL-4) is a naturally occurring...Depression costs UK economy 2 billion a year, conference will be told
...that in the UK alone, depression already costs the economy 2billion a year the equivalent of 40 each in tax revenue for every man, womanand child. Indirect costs from reduced productivity, failure of relationshipsand other factors is estimated to amount to at least 8 billion annually. Depression is so comm...NIH grant keeps University of Maryland on the cutting edge of complementary and alternative medicine
...ricans (1 in 6) suffer from arthritis, costing the economy billions of dollars a year in treatment expense, lost wages and lower productivity. The grant will be used to fund four new studies, including the expansion of what is already the largest study ever undertaken to determine the effectiveness of...Drug-psychotherapy combo found highly effective in depression study
... from depressive episodes. Depression costs the US economy an estimated $53 billion each year. The study took place at a dozen outpatient psychiatric clinics and academic medical centers nationwide. Patients had been depressed continuously for at least two years. On avera...California labor market is strong, but workers in poor health don't benefit, UCSF study reports
...ies, examines the health impacts of changes in the economy and examines how well people with health problems do economically. Health plays a central role in determining who succeeds in the labor market, according to Yelin. People who report fair or poor health are more than twice as likely as those in excell......y children to physicians and can cost the Canadian economy over $600 million annually. When medical therapy fails, standard treatment is a myringotomy - the removal of excess fluid from the middle ear through an incision in the eardrum, followed by the insertion of tiny tubes to maintain proper drainage of t......sthma. It is currently estimated to cost the U.S. economy $12.3 billion a year in health care costs and lost productivity. Asthma is due to an inflammatory process in the bronchial air passages of the lungs that causes narrowing of the airways and, if untreated, may result in gradual loss of lung funct...Studying growth, poverty and well-being in Africa
...ts and benefits of reform trickle down through the economy to the poor. "Our aim is to better understand the economic, social, institutional and natural constraints that keep Africa's poor from prospering in the context of growth-oriented reforms," says Sahn. In addition to the research projects, the AID g...HIV/AIDS impact on education intensifies economic downfall
...t's findings, Arndt said that by 2010 Mozambique's economy will be between 16 percent and 23 percent smaller than it would be if not affected by AIDS, and the per capita Gross Domestic Product growth will be between 0.3 percent and 1 percent lower. The slowdown is due to reduced productivity growth, reduced ...More students choosing health profession sciences as major due to unstable job atmosphere
...ssured me that the present rocky conditions of the economy is not going to affect me," Passalacqua said. "However, my business and engineering friends are not so confident."...Disability scholar named Science Fellow
...tinguished contributions in the areas of political economy of human disability and rehabilitation and for empirical studies of the well-being and quality of life of disabled people. He will be presented with a certificate and pin at the association's meeting in Boston on Feb. 16. "This honor gives serious re...More Americans facing blindness than ever before
...e affected by sight loss, but also to the national economy as well. The new report addresses the leading causes of vision impairment and blindness in the U.S., including: Diabetic retinopathy, believed to be a leading cause of blindness in the industrialized world in people between the ages of 25 and ...Cost, availability of insurance and drugs top health care worries
...ch, but those issues are overshadowed by a lagging economy and terrorist threats, according to new polling da... believe that terrorism, homeland defense, and the economy are more important issues for the government to address than health care, Blendon and colleagues wri......n missed work days.4 In 2000, asthma cost the U.S. economy an estimated $14 billion.5 According to national and international treatment guidelines, patients with persistent asthma can be classified into one of three categories (mild, moderate or severe) based upon lung function, asthma symptoms, nighttime aw...