Articles related to "Mortality"

Harvard study reveals that the death rate of uninsured US adults aged 17 through 64 is much higher than for those adults who have private health insurance.

Hamlet's soliloquy about his dearly departed court jester, Yorick, explores both a transformation in his own character and Renaissance ideas concerning death and dying.

Gearing up for a summer Nebraska-Iowa tour, A Portrait of Mortality, are scary good and establishing themselves as strong death metal contenders.

Renowned psychiatrists Irvin Yalom and Elizabeth Kübler-Ross have made significant contributions to the fields of thanatology and existential psychology.

The renin-angiotensin system's involvement in cardiovascular regulation makes it a key target for drugs fighting heart disease.

For many years now the Comedy of Dante Alighieri has served as the ultimate literary example of the devoted servant of God. But it champions the mortal mind too.

1 out of 4 Sierra Leonean children are losing their lives to easily preventable diseases driving home the urgent need for education and economic development.

William Matthews' Upper West Side street corner is an intersection of staggering possibilities.

The statistics regarding anorexia nervosa are very grim. Girls and women, boys and men, are still coping with anorexia nervosa in ever increasing numbers.

Outlines the results of CDC research related to the choking game and lists warning signs that a teen is participating in the game.

Exploration is touted as the pathway to discovery and human achievement, but sometimes when you reach for the top the bottom falls out.

Mark Strand's poem, "The Prediction", is a solipsistic tapestry of images that lead the reader on a journey of self-discovery.

If men see their doctors for an annual check up - just like they take their cars for a regular service - their incidence of 'breakdown' will be far less!

Among women with type 1 diabetes, those who took less insulin than prescribed had a threefold risk of mortality. This was found among women with eating disorders.

Without pulling punches or conceding to inane politeness "Uprising" reminds one of how much fun it is to let one's desires tag along even when they are not invited.

Ageing, despite the futile attempts of modern medicine, is inevitable and it is through this vehicle of transience that all human beings eventually become equal.

War correspondent Asne Seierstad describes life in Kabul Afghanistan.

Allergies and asthma have risen drastically in the last century in both the industrialized and developing world, changing the practice of medicine.

Are there more manatees in Florida or did the weather play a role in this year's count? How does the high mortality rate in 2008 factor in to deciding the species' status

When faced with mortality human beings react as differently as there are ways to die. In the face of death, Warren Zevon refused to be anyone except himself.

In this study, the detrimental effect of ocean acidification on juvenile clams was proven. Further research showed the value of returning crushed shells to shellfish beds

In recent years there have been six studies investigating the relationship between cosmetic breast implants and suicide. Here's what they found.

A Mediterranean diet style is one of the well-documented, large population, studied diets. The diet is relatively simple, easy, nutritious and worthy to be considered.

Studies show that aspirin reduces the risk of colon cancer. Unfortunately, most experts agree that the risks of taking aspirin outweigh any cancer-prevention benefits.

Windmills, especially older ones, in the wrong places can cause many bird deaths. Newer technology and thoughtful location of wind farms can minimize the death toll.

A growing GNP, relative political stability, and commitment of resources to social development are yielding progress toward the UN's eight Millennium Development Goals.

Various (some preventable) symptoms and complications and their initial presentation in patients with lupus are associated with different degrees of mortality.

Trees and forests are critical to the ecology. Many know of the growing impact on the environment from the deforestation of Brazilian rainforests.

One of the ways researchers can control for extraneous variance is by ruling out alternative explanations through good research design.

Higher levels of education in women are associated with not only reduced cardiovascular risk factors and mortality among women - but also among the men they marry.

The US, Canada and the UK take very different approaches to providing health care to their citizens, both in funding and dispensing of care.

University of Washington study about the effects of air pollution on health and mortality, and if medical studies support the NO2 link to heart disease and lung cancer.

Women with cosmetic implants are reported to have an increased suicide rate and mortality compared with the general population. Why is this so?

Is Indigenous ill-health a resource cultivated by an exploitative Aboriginal health service industry? Or is it the bigotry of health workers that keeps us sick?

Although Chrysotile asbestos exposure can cause "asbestosis, lung cancer, and Mesothelioma," Canadian asbestos exports to India continue.

The Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, builds the largest nest of any North American bird. Look for nests where fishing is easy and large trees are available.

Several factors affect a woman's chances for surviving a diagnosis of breast cancer.

Dr. Virginia Apgar (1909-1974) developed the now-routine Apgar Score in 1952. By rating five vital signs, the test allows a rapid, objective measure of neonatal health.

Whenever a flu virus affects humans as SARS, H5N1 bird flu and swine flu did, the Spanish flu outbreak is cited. But in 1918 more than the influenza virus was involved.

Excess belly fat may lead to dietary diseases such as Cancer, Heart Disease and Diabetes. Science has shown that eating foods high in MUFA reduces belly fat accumulation.

Evidence indicates that high levels of glucose concentration following a meal and not fasting glucose are critical to diabetes risk assessment

On October 28th, 2008, French scientists reported that Insulin Growth Factor (IGF) receptors in brain alter body metabolism and delay age-related mortality

As the health care debate heats up in the United States, comparisons are being drawn between the United States and Canada. Canada comes out pretty good.

When the swine flu virus cuts loose in the winter will public health authorities be ready?

Individuals can be defined by what they like or dislike, own or discard, or think or ignore, but that is merely a scratch on the surface compared to doing or not doing.

Western health authorities urge population-wide lowering of cholesterol levels, yet heart disease remains the leading cause of death.

Lynx became extinct in Colorado in the seventies. Recent efforts to repopulate their former habitat have seen slow progress and human induced obstacles.

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical School completed a study that shows pre-eclempsia, a condition of hypertension in pregnancy, may be an autoimmune disease.

An epidemic of global proportions that had far reaching consequences

Women are especially vulnerable to crimes of violence and the effects of war. The loss of security and infrastructure increases the risks of rape and maternal death.