Search Results for 'Health'

Poverty, crime, smoking: You bet Philly's unhealthy

PHILADELPHIA is literally in "poor health."In a study released Tuesday, the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ranked Philly as the least-healthy county in Pennsylvania for [...]

Posted On : Apr, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Fuel poverty a risk to children's health, energy firms told

About 800,000 of Britain’s poorest families should qualify for a £120 discount on fuel bills through the Warm Homes Discount scheme. However, only 25,000 will actually benefit because of a lack of investment from the six leadi [...]

Posted On : Jan, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Poverty in Africa: Health Workers Blame IMF, W’Bank

The West African Health Sector Unions Network (WAHSUN) has said that the adoption of the neo-liberal policies by African governments has resulted in widespread poverty and conflict in African countries. The group said it was disturbed [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Poverty causes life-long health problems: Study

Poorer kids are often unhealthy kids, and unhealthy kids often stay that way their whole lives, according to a new study. Research from Montreal's McGill University shows that the lifelong health gap between the rich and poor is prett [...]

Posted On : Jun, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Tobacco is a health risk, stay away from it

On May 1989, the World Health Organisation passed a resolution calling for May 31 to be annually recognised as World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). Today, the world will mark this day amidst research findings that show that tobacco cultivation an [...]

Posted On : May, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Health care, poverty, key issues for NDP candidate

Poverty and health care are Lyn Edwards's top priorities going into the May 2 federal election. The NDP candidate lists recruiting doctors, job creation and affordable housing as some of the ways she'd go about bettering the live [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Health, poverty and inequality in wealthy Seattle

Global health is a rapidly growing field in the Seattle area, with hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions, supporting local organizations working all over the world. Most of the research goes toward problems in poor countries w [...]

Posted On : Oct, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Brain Health: Are Women Right To Be More Concerned Than Men?

I recently offered free copies of my new book on brain health in return for a review. Guess what... over 70% of the respondents were women. A surprising result...? No not really! Compared with men... Women are more willing to a [...]

Posted On : Sep, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Poverty is not single cause of Glasgow’s ill health

Work carried out by the Glasgow Centre for Population Health and other experts showed that “other additional factors” may be responsible for the city’s high levels of mortality and poor health. The research, published i [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Poverty and health

Approximately 1.2 billion people in the world live in extreme poverty (less than one dollar per day). Poverty creates ill-health because it forces people to live in environments that make them sick, without decent shelter, clean water or ad [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

High inequality in Hindutva states worsen levels of health

That absolute poverty is one of the key reasons behind poor health is an accepted truth. What could, and does, appear counter-intuitive, though, is the claim that high levels of income inequality within a population group leads to unconsoin [...]

Posted On : Jun, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Teen Pregnancy in Nigeria Perpetrates Health Risks, Poverty

The United Nations says 53,000 women in Nigeria die annually of pregnancy-related illnesses. That is one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Doctors and youth counselors in Nigeria say teenage mothers are more at risk beca [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

The poverty-health link

Money may not buy happiness, but it does do wonders for your health.A new study – by the Community Social Planning Council, University of Toronto and the Wellesley Institute – has drawn a direct link between poverty and ill heal [...]

Posted On : Feb, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Poverty and poor health in gene link

Poverty can cause poor health by altering a person's genes, a new study suggests.The finding, a first in children with asthma, could help explain why social disadvantage is linked to greater vulnerability to sickness and death in many disea [...]