Health care

In the US, the number of survivors of cancer will increase

The number of Americans with a history of cancer currently stands at 13.7 million. It is projected that by 2022 this figure will grow to 18 million.

16 June 2012, 20:06

7.6 million children die every year before reaching the age of five

Senior officials from 80 countries around the world and a coalition of heads of health departments called for a concerted effort to fight for the lives of children who died before they reached the age of five, from diseases that could be prevented.

16 June 2012, 19:53

A list of infectious diseases is made, which is the easiest to get infected

While in nature there are pathogens - we will be sick, supporting the existence of infection. This is a kind of vicious circle. Among all microorganisms that can cause disease, there are those that are characterized by a particularly high contagiousness. This is the ability of pathogens to infect humans, causing disease.

15 June 2012, 09:37

WHO called 9 major health problems that occur in adolescents

Adolescents aged 10 to 19 years are a special group of the population. In addition to the purely psychological characteristics of these people, there are numerous features of the body, health and development needs. Unfortunately, many of them face difficulties and obstacles to healthy development, including poverty, poor medical care, harmful environment. WHO specialists conducted a study and named 9 major health problems that occur in adolescents.

15 June 2012, 09:30

Countries with the highest health spending

According to a recent report of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on the health of the population of 34 member countries of this organization, the American site 24/7 Wall St. Chose the ten countries in which they spend the greatest amount of money for medical care.

13 June 2012, 13:15

8 Ways to Stay Healthy

Maintaining health seems like a second job for you? Exercise, cooking and eating the right food, taking vitamins and maintaining a positive outlook requires a lot of effort. If you do all this, congratulations.

12 June 2012, 20:25

Experts recommend refusing screening for prostate cancer

An independent expert commission recommends that US doctors do not conduct a special blood test to detect prostate cancer. The advisory group established by Congress believes that a widely used test carries more harm than good.

28 May 2012, 10:32

Diabetes mellitus raises the risk of sudden death by 6 times

Control the course of diabetes mellitus is possible under the condition of constant maintenance of glucose levels in blood at levels close to normal.

22 May 2012, 09:17

The FDA first approved an express HIV test at home

One of the most serious problems in combating the spread of HIV / AIDS is to convince people to be systematically tested for HIV.

17 May 2012, 17:25

WHO: Stable tuberculosis arises because of incompetence of doctors

The spread of drug-resistant pathogens in India was facilitated by the unprofessional behavior of doctors.

15 May 2012, 10:23

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