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Today's Fresh Blogs...| Climate may increase heat-related deaths by 2050s |
| Published: September 28, 2007, 8:47 am |
| Tags: Health, Cliamte, Death Rates, Heat, Heat Stress |
| While some uncertainty does exist in climate projections and future health vulnerability, overall increases in heat-related premature mortality are likely by the 2050s, according to a recent study by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and soon to be published in the November 2007 issue of the American Journal of Public Health. |
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| Occupational exposures linked to death from autoimmune disease |
| Published: September 28, 2007, 8:18 am |
| Tags: Health, Autoimmune Diseases, Death Rates |
| A new study examined the possible associations between occupation and the risk of dying from systemic autoimmune diseases and found that occupational exposures in farming and industry may be linked to higher death rates from these diseases. |
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| Higher death rates in kidney patients with newly recognized disease |
| Published: September 28, 2007, 8:16 am |
| Tags: Health, Death Rates, Kidney Failure, Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis |
| Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is a newly identified debilitating and painful condition that affects patients with kidney failure and is characterized by a thickening and hardening of the skin. |
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| Global impact of income inequality on health by age |
| Published: October 23, 2007, 4:58 pm |
| Tags: Health, Death Rates, Global Health, Low Income Countries |
| A wide income gap between the most affluent and the worst off in society is closely associated with higher death rates worldwide, especially for younger adults, finds a study published on bmj.com today as part of a global theme issue on poverty and human development. |
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| Mediterranean diet, physical activity associated with lower death rate over 5 years |
| Published: December 11, 2007, 1:00 am |
| Tags: Health, Death Rates, Diets, Mediterranean Diet, Physical Activity |
| Eating a Mediterranean diet and following national recommendations for physical activity are each associated with a reduced risk of death over a five-year period, according to two reports in the December 10/24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. |
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| The Friday List: Four Surprising Asthma Statistics |
| Published: April 4, 2008, 10:03 am |
| Tags: Asthma Causes Risk Factors, Asthma Facts, Asthma Girl, Asthma News Amp Amp Research, Children S Asthma, Children S Health, The Friday List, Asthma Death Rates, Asthma Hospitalizations, Asthma Numbers, Asthma Prevalence U S, Asthma Puerto Ricans, Asthma Rates States |
| the highest lifetime asthma rates of all ethnic groups. - 80% higher than non-Hispanic whites, in fact - Combine that number with Mr. Asthma Mom’s family history of allergies and my daughter’s premature birth. Even if you tried to conceive a child with spazzy lungs, you probably couldn’t come up with a better formula. 3. Asthma |
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