News articles tagged with 'socioeconomic'
Alcohol-related death rates much higher in deprived areas of England and Wales
— 28 May 2010 13:33 | HealthResearchers at the University of Sheffield have found that there are substantially increased death rates from alcohol-related diseases in socioeconomically deprived areas of England…
Health behaviours may account for substantial portion of social inequality in risk of death
— 24 Mar 2010 14:01 | HealthAn analysis of nearly 25 years of data for about 10,000 civil servants in London finds an association between socioeconomic position and risk of death, with much of this relation accounted…
Market based reforms have not harmed equity in the NHS, say researchers
— 4 Sep 2009 16:46 | HealthRecent NHS reforms, such as the introduction of patient choice and provider competition, have not had a deleterious impact on equity with respect to waiting times for elective surgery…
Study finds no link between cognitive decline, socioeconomic status in elderly
— 8 Aug 2009 15:40 | HealthNew UCLA research suggests that for seniors age 70 and older, socioeconomic status does not play a major role in the brain's continued ability to function. However, seniors who have…
Risk factors for cardiovascular disease increasing in younger Canadians
— 20 Jul 2009 17:39 | HealthThe prevalence of heart disease and certain key risk factors - hypertension, diabetes, and obesity - are increasing in all age groups and most income groups in Canada found a new study…
Early-life experience linked to chronic diseases later in life: UBC research
— 15 Jul 2009 00:57 | HealthPeople's early-life experience sticks with them into adulthood and may render them more susceptible to many of the chronic diseases of ageing, according to a new UBC study…
Study pinpoints links of depression with chronic pain
— 17 Jun 2009 03:51 | HealthIt is well known that chronic pain and clinical depression go together, but a study in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society, shows that the connection between…
Income, education, important factors in heart disease risk
— 17 Jun 2009 03:21 | HealthDoctors who ignore the socioeconomic status of patients when evaluating their risk for heart disease are missing a crucial element that might result in inadequate treatment, according…
Socioeconomic status, gender and marital status influence sleep disturbances
— 10 Jun 2009 10:27 | HealthAccording to a research that will be presented today at SLEEP 2009, increased sleep disturbances are associated with lower education, income or being unmarried or unemployed. Disturbances…
Adolescents involved with music do better in school
— 11 Feb 2009 07:20 | HealthA new study in the journal Social Science Quarterly reveals that music participation, defined as music lessons taken in or out of school and parents attending concerts with their children,…