Exposed: Tobacco companies efforts to influence industry privatisation
...dova but present 'sanitised' information on future employment levels to the Moldovans. Dr Gilmore comments: "It is evident from the tactics revealed here that countries undertaking tobacco industry privatisation and the organisations advising them need to ensure a transparent process and a truly competitive te...New research reveals working mothers do not adversely impact on children's diets
...e associated with children's diets, while maternal employment is associated with better diets. The children inv...tudy, which is one of very few to look at maternal employment and children's diets, turns on its head the stereotype of working mothers dishing out ready-made les...Arabic translation of doctoral thesis on Yemeni health workers
...in the harbour city of Hodeidah. In Yemen the paid employment of women outside of the house is often viewed negatively. Despite this, with support from the Dutch government, a large number of women have been trained as health workers in Hodeidah over the past 20 years. These women provide mother and child care ...'X-factor' causes Scots to have higher heart disease rates, say scientists
...ne at risk of heart disease everything from their employment status, to their lifestyle, to the chemistry of their blood and their mental health. It was also an important study because it used data from men and women from the whole of Scotland and England, rather than from just one or two towns or cities, or j...New drug abuse treatment shows promise
... several important variables--age, sex, ethnicity, employment status, etc.," said Sullivan. " Results suggest that buprenorphine is having some success in reaching individuals who are unable or unwilling to use methadone for opioid addiction." Demographic information and the individual's history of drug abuse w...Treatments for prostate cancer may affect employment
...ate cancer and its treatment may affect short-term employment status, and debilitating effects from the treatmen...of the study. They asked the patients about their employment situation 3 months prior to receiving their diagnosis of cancer, and at 6 and 12 months after the di...Alcohol abuse: Early diagnosis is key to treatment success
...s now routine for many jobs, and is a condition of employment for performance-sensitive areas such as airline pilots, ship captains, etc. Testing for alcohol biomarkers is also required prior to restoration of a medical license after alcohol problems. However, I am not sure if this practice will become accept...IEEE-USA advocates protecting personally identifiable health information, development of NHIN
...dvertently used to discriminate against someone in employment and insurance; and to establish accountability and significant penalties for the misuse or abuse of such information. In a related position, IEEE-USA advocates establishing a National Health Information Network (NHIN) to take advantage of cutting-edg...Employed caregivers at risk from current Canadian policies
... million Canadians over the age of 45 were in paid employment and caring for an older adult. In 2002, 260,000 employed caregivers in Canada aged 45 and older who reduced their working hours to provide care, may have compromised their future pension benefits. While the Canadian Pension Plan does allow parents c...Australians speak: Find us a cure for cancer - fast!
...l research rated sixth highest, ahead of improving employment opportunities, maintaining a strong focus on domestic border control, improving overseas trade and export and keeping interest rates low. Improving hospitals and the health care system is deemed the top priority. Dr Bennett said the results highlight...Conference: A long and healthy life: The contribution of medical research to AU community health
...ta suggest that when 64 year old workers remain in employment for an additional one to three years, the benefit to GDP is a huge 12%-16%. This increase in GDP would itself finance the increased costs to the community when older workers do eventually retire. Given that the workplace performance of older workers...Work absence after breast cancer diagnosis: A population-based study
...ome of these absences exceeded the 15-week federal employment insurance available during periods of illness. The shorter patterns of work absence among the self-employed and those who were single may represent expressions of the financial burden of this common illness....Novartis MS drug shows promising results
...ificant impact on the patient's social activities, employment and overall quality of life. Currently marketed MS therapies afford an average reduction in relapse rates of 30% in two-year studies and require frequent injections ranging from daily to weekly. , , , FTY720 Phase II study results The results ar...Nursing Resource Teams can recruit and retain nurses
... manner that recognizes their unique abilities and employment needs. Dr. Andrea Baumann, Principle Co-Investig...Provided a recruitment strategy offering full-time employment to new and experienced nurses internal and external to the organization. Capitalized on nursing exp...Kids who drink early in life: What does it mean for their future?
...agnoses, poorer physical health, less stability of employment and committed relationships, and increased criminal behavior." Yet the relationship between an early AFD and later problems is not one of "cause and effect," said Stephan Arndt, a professor in psychiatry at the Carver College of Medicine at the Unive...UCLA study identifies $7 in societal savings for every $1 spent on drug abuse treatment
...efits such as reduced costs of crime and increased employment earnings totaling $11,487. The researcher team used detailed data from 2,567 clients admitted to 43 treatment providers in 13 California counties during 2000 and 2001. The information was gathered via an automated system operated by the California Tr...HIV patients of low socioeconomic status likelier to die more often and sooner than others
...al assets), annual income, educational attainment, employment status, race/ethnicity, medical insurance, and use of services and of medications at the beginning of the study . The patients in the low socioeconomic group had less than $50,000 in accumulated wealth and annual incomes below $25,000, did not have ...Cancer survivors require distinct care
...g recurrent or new cancers; legal rights affecting employment and insurance; and the availability of psychological and support services. The committee that wrote the report also called for new evidence-based clinical guidelines and standards to assure the quality of care given to cancer survivors, as well as f...Getting close to nature is good for you
...come social isolation, develop skills, and improve employment prospects, as well as provide the known benefits associated with exercise. Although initial research has been promising, the UK needs robust health impact assessments of wildlife projects to determine their objective therapeutic value, say the author......nity, but also might serve as a means of enhancing employment opportunities and revitalizing impoverished Latino...awn from welfare-to-work and other local and state employment programs. Part of the case manager earnings, in turn, might be spent at local businesses, resulting ...