Archive: 05/03/2015
Stigma of mental illness in India linked to poverty
The stigma surrounding people with severe mental illness in India leads to increased poverty among them, especially women, according to new research led by Jean-Francois Trani, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School ...
Mar 5, 2015
US must respond to global health outbreaks, say bioethicists
Last summer, West Africa fell into the grip of a deadly outbreak of Ebola that has thus far taken the lives of more than 9,500 people. The fear swept up by the epidemic quickly jumped across the Atlantic and landed in the ...
Mar 5, 2015
Descent from ancient plough-using societies linked to higher male cancer risk
The ratio of male cancer risk to female risk is significantly higher in populations descended from societies that adopted the plough during the Neolithic period, according to intriguing University of Otago research.
Mar 5, 2015
Change in Medicare fee linked to rise of vascular treatment
Federal efforts to curb Medicare costs for unclogging blood vessels in the limbs slowed the growing use of the treatments, but also coincided with a marked increase in doctors using a more expensive approach, according to ...
Mar 5, 2015