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Alarming childhood obesity stats: 1 in 5 pre-schoolers fat

... eight years as part of the The results which were alarming are that 15.2 per cent of the pre-schoolers were overweight and another 5.5 per cent obese. According to paediatrician Melissa Wake, of the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, "Overweight and obesity was high in all groups but the children most ...

Scottish Hospitals Have 1000 Alcohol-Related Cases Each Week

...cade and a half ago. "The problem is growing at an alarming rate, so we need action now to ensure this toll on the nation's health is addressed. We need real action to combat the source of binge-drinking on communities across the country, not more of the same inaction," said Shona Robison, SNP health spokeswo...

Meth Addiction On The Rise, US Health Authorities Concerned

Methamphetamine addiction has reached alarming proportions, with the number of global users outnumbering other users of other stimulant drugs such as heroin or cocaine//. Health authorities from the U.S have warned that if appropriate steps are not taken to change the trend, it could lead to a gl...

Nurses in South Africa Face Challenges

...nursing education institutions are spreading at an alarming rate’, said Hasina Subedor, Registrar and CEO of SANC. The council has to ensure that the standards of nursing education and the practice of nurses and midwives is such that the public receives knowledgeable, competent, safe and ethical nursing car...

Frustrated Australian Surgeons Opting For Private Hospitals

...g surgeons. And this Dr Stitz warned is raising an alarming need to answer the doubt of who is going to be left to train for surgery in the future. He stated that the Public hospitals needed to be adequately resourced and these resources need to be used efficiently to treat more patients and provide adequat...

Diabetes Fast Turning Into A Epidemic In Australia

A national health study in Australia shows that an alarming 270 people develop diabetes every day, and it was ...ed International Diabetes Institute has also found alarming rates of obesity. The study, which is being funded by the National Health and Medical Research Cou...

Minster Apologizes To Women Involved In Breast Cancer Screening Scandal

... distress and anxiety can claim compensation. An alarming report had pointed out the delay in the cancer diagnosis of six women owing to substandard care of a consultant radiologist. ‘The estimated increase in risk of dying from breast cancer attributable to the delay in diagnosis ranged from 2% to 10%,’ re...

Drug Menace among Youth Quadruples since 1997

...th under a spell. Recent figures have revealed the alarming rise of drugs among youngsters,// to the tune of an increase of 400%, ever since the labour has come to power. Experts have reiterated the need for specialized services to remedy this menace, among children. Neil McKeganey, professor of drug misuse...

More Than 50 Percent Indians Aged Over 40 Have Diabetes, High Blood Pressure

...es," he added. Diabetes and obesity were rising at alarming levels in the country and there is a danger of an acute health crisis. He added that if people aged over 60 are taken into consideration then diabetes and hypertension affect over 60 percent of the population....

UN Report Paints Alarming Picture Of Narcotics Scenario In NE

...ns Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) has painted an alarming picture on the narcotics scenario of the north-east // , saying most of the injecting drug users (IDU) belonged to under-20 age group with one-third of them being unmarried and mostly male. Women constituted only 5-10 per cent of the IDU, said the ...

Tobacco and use by teen’s common worldwide: Surve

A new survey has shown some alarming world statistics regarding the use of tobacco amongst teenagers, which has indicated// that almost one in five 13-15 year olds consume tobacco and its products. These figures were made available in the run up to the World Health Organization's Worl...

Many teens resort to Tobacco,worldwide: Survey

A new survey has shown some alarming world statistics regarding the use of tobacco amongst teenagers, which has indicated// that almost one in five 13-15 year olds consume tobacco and its products. These figures were made available in the run up to the World Health Organization's Worl...

Nova Scotia MP, Bill Casey, indebted to Cadman clinic

...ed the presence of malignant melanoma, which is an alarming profile of skin cancer. 'I'm in shock that I had it. I'm in shock it was fixed. It's a very moving experience.'Casey said....

Less Sleep Could Pose Health Risks

... Dr Nat Marshall concluded that such findings were alarming especially following a US study, which found that people sleeping less were more prone to diabetes and obesity. ...

Incidence Of Diabetes Taking On Alarming Proportions: Study

The incidence of diabetes has taken on alarming proportions in the last two decades, rising from 30 million to 230 million, resulting in the loss of millions of lives, according to a recent study. // The study by the American Diabetes Association pointed out that China has the largest number of...

Dutch chemical group Akzo Nobel Develops A New Bird Flu Vaccine

..., causing it to spread from humans to humans at an alarming rates, which could result in a global epidemic within weeks....

Risk Of Death Increases With Sudden Withdrawal Of Medications

...have 7 times more risk of death than others. "An alarming one in seven patients in our study stopped taking their antiplatelet medication within the first 30 days of receiving a drug-eluting stent (DES), even though they were prescribed the drugs at the time of hospital discharge and recommendations are to ...

AMD Found To Affect People In Their 50s

...lar degeneration. Not only that the situation// is alarming as this disease now is seen among younger people. She says that macular degeneration and cataracts are found at an increased rate among the younger age group. Dr. Juricic also advices her patients to take certain precautionary measures which would h...

HIV and TB, a Dreadful Combination

An alarming 93% increase in the death rates, from the combination of HIV and tuberculosis were evidenced from 2003, seen predominantly in women’s of South Africa//. Western Cape tops for the highest TB rate in Africa. Nearly 70,000 deaths in 2003 made TB is t...

Pneumonic Plague Kills 22 People in Congo

...nger the life of about 100,000 people resulting in alarming consequences on the health situation....

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