Shortage of Veterinarians Worry Public Health Experts in US
...y small 4 percent. But the point is even the small gap increases the potential for diseases to go undetected. "It's not like the other 96 percent can pick up the slack," said Dr. Lyle Vogel, director of the animal welfare division at the association, which used surveys to estimate the shortage. "Becaus...Local Councils Should Be Responsible for Tackling Health Inequalities
...are difficult to tackle, he writes. In England the gap in life expectancy has continued to widen, and the...ming 2010 target for narrowing the life expectancy gap in England by 10% is focusing effort on pharmacological interventions, such as statins and antihyper...Lower the wages, the faster one ages, UK study shows
...ight years earlier than high earners. The health gap between the lowest and highest paid occupational g...ent, despite leaving the civil service, the health gap not only continued but widened. Retirement does not level the playing field. These health inequali...Understanding of Schizophrenia Could Lead to New Treatment Options
New research could help to bridge the gap in understanding schizophrenia, which affects about 1 percent of people worldwide. The findings demonstrate// how two of the dozen or more genes previously linked with schizophrenia may contribute to the disease. Prior genetic studies had linked sc...Health Insurance Company Expands Product Range
...Insurance. “We launched Hospital Care to fill this gap in health insurance and also offer customers control over their health spends,” he added. Hospital Care is structured to enable customers to provide for all expenses associated with hospitalization, ranging from room charges, doctor and surgery fee...Jefferson Researchers Want to Learn If Heart Defect 'at Heart' of Some Migraines
...ortly after birth, but in 20 percent of adults the gap remains open to some degree. More than 28 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches. Debilitating migraine headaches cause major disruption in individual's lives and cost billions of dollars in lost work, school and medical treatment each ye...Graphics- Helps Bridge Gaps in Patients’ Understanding of Medical Condition
...e patient’s level of comprehension. Sometimes this gap is so wide//, that crucial decisions about treatment choices could go off mark because of this gap in grasping the implications of the diagnosis and treatment. Researchers feel the use of certain g...Health Trusts Hit Hard by Dental Contract
...S trusts desperately move money around to fill the gap created by the dental contract, the axe will be swinging over so called ‘soft targets’ such as sexual health treatment, alcohol services and immunisation. With sexually transmitted diseases and alcohol abuse in young people on the rise, this is not a...LondonMet Keen on Widening Research Collaborations With India
...stha University. "We are looking at what is the gap in professionals and at widening participation, providing postgraduate education for working people," Aylett said. All over the world, including in Britain, "widening participation" is looked at as a process to include raising the skill and knowle...Teens Get Needed Access to Care With State Health Insurance
...for Medicaid. The program was created to cover the gap between families who qualify for Medicaid and families who have private insurance. Child Health Plus served as a model for other state’s programs when state children’s health insurance was created nationally in 1997. The national program is scheduled...Toolkit Released To Employers Of Expecting Mothers
... experience. "If we fail to tackle the knowledge gap surrounding the rights of pregnant women and new parents at work we run the risk of seeing these women drop out of the workforce altogether. "Those who have been unfairly treated whilst pregnant suffer financially and emotionally and are far less ...Number of Specialists Best at Treating Children's Fractures Decreasing
...ope is that this type of training will help fill a gap that could have potential negative health outcomes for children. As part of their commitment to the care of children with orthopedic injuries, HSS has established around-the-clock access to their pediatric experts through their Pediatric Orthopedi...China Solicits More Organ Donors
...n their country//. According to him there is a big gap between the need for organ donations and the actual donations. Statistics reveal that 1.5 million patients need organ transplants each year but only 10,000 are lucky enough to find organs. In China organs are donated by people after signing volunta...Eat Fruits- Keep Diseases at Bay
... that little progress has been made in closing the gap between blacks and whites. In fact, the authors point out that the results are remarkable for similarity of trajectories in all race¨Cgender groups. The quantity of food, total energy intake, energy from carbohydrate, and energy density increased,...Study Identifies Risk Factors for Spread of Respiratory Infections in Hospitals
...y generate more infectious aerosols. “There is a gap in the knowledge of how oxygen and ventilation therapy may promote the spread of infection. Future research should include investigating the safety of high flow rate oxygen therapy and positive pressure ventilation in medical facilities and effective...Black-white Life Expectancy Gap Reduces, Yet Remains Significant
...sons// behind the reduction in the life expectancy gap between blacks and whites in the United States, al...e the early 1980s, the black-white life expectancy gap increased sharply, then subsequently declined. But the causes of these changes have not been investi...The First Commercially Available Brain Computer Interface
...ironment. The 'Pocket BCI' supports bridging the gap between laboratory experiment and practical applications. The portable g.MOBIlab can be easily installed in a subject's home or on a wheel chair. Standard BCI application like spelling devices can be integrated via an Application Programming. Sour...Call for Organ Transplant Regulations in China
...d transplant process." China is faced with a huge gap between the patients who need functional organs and limited donations. About 1.5 million patients need organ transplant each year, but only 10,000 can find organs for the purpose, according to Ministry of Health statistics. Most organs were donated...Doctors Not Drowsy When Treating Women's Sleep Issues
...rs are lacking in sleep awareness and education, a gap that is leaving a significant number of patients with sleep problems remaining undiagnosed and untreated. “Sleep problems that are undiagnosed and untreated can affect a patient’s health and cognitive performance. Yet, patients may learn to live w......io eradication, in particular by filling a funding gap of $575 million for 2007-2008, with $60 million urgently needed by next month. Indigenous wild poliovirus survives in only parts of Nigeria, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, where transmission has never been stopped. Ten other countries are current...