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Receding Rates of Alcohol Consumption is Becoming the Present Trend

...owledge of the individual. According to National statistics reports by 2004 the rate of heavy drinkers suddenl...% of men have drunk heavily last week. Still the statistics only describe the entire population what really matters is the individuals of society. So beware! ...

Steep Rise in Number of Babies Born Out of Wedlock

...f babies born to unwed mothers, worldwide.// The statistics show that four babies out of ten born last year were borne by unwed mothers.It is generally believed that only teen-age girls end up bearing babies without getting married. This study has found that the number of teen-age pregnancies has dropped last...

Men are from Mars and Women from Venus, but why on Earth are Women so Woefully Wronged?

...d affluence, like the United States, report dismal statistics - every 41 seconds a woman is raped. Worse still, is the grim scenario reported by WHO; 115 million girls and women are mute victims of various forms of genital mutilation, and are still grappling with its effects on their health. A 2005 UN Populatio...

Competitive women cyclists experience reduced genital sensation

...ion American women bicycle regularly, according to statistics cited in the article. While health benefits of bicycling are many, the activity has also been linked to injuries and fatalities due to motor vehicle collisions, neck and back pain, and chafing, folliculitis, and other ailments that affect both sexes....

Long live first borns!

...developing baby. This study was initiated after statistics showed that the life expectancy in the past 50 years had soared considerably. Figures show that on an average scale, men live on to be septuagenarians and women octogenarians, according to the survey conducted in 2005. Experts say that, Women are thr...

Alarming Rise in HIV Cases in China: Report

...ar, the China Daily said// Wednesday. The latest statistics from the health ministry showed the reported number of cases has grown to 183,733 this year, up from 144,089 at the end of last year, the newspaper said. Of the reported cases, 40,667 have developed into AIDS. "Health officials attributed many of t...

Polio can be eradicated in India: Health Experts

...vented through vaccination. Experts point out that statistics show that prior to 1998 there were more than 350,000 cases of Polio cases noted world wide. But today after the WHO established the global anti-polio campaign the number of polio cases has decreased phenomenally. However polio still makes its dreaded...

Sun, Sand and Smoke! A Bad Deal for New South Wales Women

...ank Sartor said "The report contains some sobering statistics on rising rates for some cancers, but also declining death rates for most cancers and overall improving survival rates. The NSW government is making real progress in the fight against cancer, but this report emphasizes that we have more work to do."...

Chronic Pain- A Daily Struggle for Most Americans

Recent government statistics have shown that about one in 10 U.S. adults suffer chronic pain that lasts a year or more.// However, life spans of Americans have increased to a record average of just short of 80 years, according to the annual report on the nation's health from t...

WHO Urges Shah Rukh Khan to Stop Endorsing Tobacco Products

... Experts at the health meet pointed out disturbing statistics on the damage done by tobacco. "Tobacco is the second major cause of death in the world today. Nearly five million people die due to tobacco every year and this will double by 2020," said K. Srinath Reddy, chief of the Public Health Foundation in I...

Average Age of Diabetics Smaller in China

...University People's Hospital. "Although no exact statistics are available, we are seeing younger diabetes patients and even some children with acquired diabetes," said Guo. He is a member of the Diabetes Branch under the Chinese Medical Association in Beijing. "One of my diabetes patients is only 11-year-ol...

Fake medicines from India seized in Europe

...imate manufacturers. The latest European customs statistics released Saturday said that in 148 operations last...ntina, Switzerland, Hong Kong and Indonesia. The statistics revealed that customs officers across Europe uncovered 26,700 consignments of counterfeit and pirate...

Drop in Number of Psychiatric admissions

...itted involuntarily in future years.' The overall statistics have revealed that: Men account for just over half of all admissions (51%) and first admissions (55%). Statistics also showed that depressive disorders accounted for almost one-third (31%) of all admissions, schizophrenia accounted for 20%, alcoholi...

Breast Cancer Screening in Meghalaya

...ery year, we have over 500 patients." "And this statistics is only for patients treated at the civil hospital here and it excludes cases being treated in other government hospitals in the state," she said. Lack of awareness among rural people is the core reason responsible for this rapid spread of cancer. ...

Alcohol Abuse Must be solved with Action

...g amounts of disposable income. In Scotland alone statistics show that one in four men and one in ten women in Scotland drink at levels hazardous to health. Alcohol-related problems have been estimated to cost Scotland more than ￡1 billion a year. Hospital admissions for high levels of intoxication increase...

Fish Oils Supplements Could Cool Violent Children

...project co-coordinator at Eaton Hall, said: "These statistics suggest that as a result of the new health programme and supplements the children were able to control their anger better. So while outbursts still occurred, they were less extreme, requiring minimal physical intervention from a teacher." Madeleine...

Risks of Suicide among Black Americans

...o Whites was dispelled by a novel study that built statistics //about suicide among black Americans. Scientists from the University of Michigan said that 4.1% of Black Americans do attempt suicide, and taking ones own life happens to be the 11th leading cause of death in the United States. Researchers discove...

Statistics Show Steep Rise of Female Smokers in Hong Kong

... said Monday. Figures from Hong Kong's census and statistics department show the number of women smokers jumped...m 805,100 in 1998 to 793,200 last year, government statistics showed. This is equal to about 12 percent of Hong Kong's total population. But the figures showed ...

Dengue Cases Go Up In Pakistan

...ever from Islamabad and Rawalpindi. According to statistics of Pakistani National Institute of Health, blood samples of 89 suspected dengue fever patients have been received, out of which 39 cases have been diagnosed positive. In Islamabad, 21 out of 61 suspected dengue fever cases were found positive. Sou...

Heavy weight truths about NSW residents

Latest statistics reveal that more than half the population in New South Wales is suffering from obesity.More than 51% of the 30,000 people who were interviewed// this year have confessed that they are overweight. This reflects that there is almost 10%increase in obe...

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