Author Archives: Sarah Boseley
8th May, 2013
DR Congo worst place to be a mother
The worst place in the world to give birth is the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where a woman has a one in 30 chance of dying as a result—while the best is Finland, where the risk of death is one in 12,200, according to a new analysis
The worst place in the world to give birth is the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where a woman has a one in 30 chance of dying as a result—while the best is Finland, where the risk of death is one in 12,200, according to a new analysis
12th January, 2013
People sicker in US than other wealthy nations
LONDON: America may be one of the richest countries in the world, but its people are less healthy and more likely to die early from disease or accidents than those in any other affluent country, a damning official US report has found.
LONDON: America may be one of the richest countries in the world, but its people are less healthy and more likely to die early from disease or accidents than those in any other affluent country, a damning official US report has found.
15th December, 2012
Dramatic rise in life expectancy
Life expectancy around the world has risen dramatically, by 11 years for men and 12 years for women over the last four decades, but we are paying the price in more mental and physical health problems,
Life expectancy around the world has risen dramatically, by 11 years for men and 12 years for women over the last four decades, but we are paying the price in more mental and physical health problems,
15th December, 2012
Research packed with surprises
A GIRL born today in the UK can expect to live nearly to the age of 82 on average, while her brother will live to 78. They would have a longer life in Andorra (85 and 79 respectively), but are marginally better
A GIRL born today in the UK can expect to live nearly to the age of 82 on average, while her brother will live to 78. They would have a longer life in Andorra (85 and 79 respectively), but are marginally better
21st September, 2012
One million have headaches from overusing painkillers
LONDON: More than one million people in Britain may be suffering from constant, crippling headaches because they are taking too many painkillers, experts say. The pills people take to relieve headaches and
LONDON: More than one million people in Britain may be suffering from constant, crippling headaches because they are taking too many painkillers, experts say. The pills people take to relieve headaches and
29th August, 2012
Under-18 cannabis users risk brain damage, warns study
LONDON: Adolescents who are regular users of cannabis are at risk of permanent damage to their intelligence, attention span and memory, according to the results of research covering nearly four decades
LONDON: Adolescents who are regular users of cannabis are at risk of permanent damage to their intelligence, attention span and memory, according to the results of research covering nearly four decades
30th July, 2012
HIV survivors facing poverty
IN the 1980s and 1990s they were told they were going to die young, so they gave up their jobs and cashed in the pensions they wouldn’t need, buried their friends and tried to make the most of their last months on Earth.
IN the 1980s and 1990s they were told they were going to die young, so they gave up their jobs and cashed in the pensions they wouldn’t need, buried their friends and tried to make the most of their last months on Earth.
25th July, 2012
Hopes for checking drug-resistant TB
LONDON: Scientists have successfully tested a new tuberculosis treatment that has the potential to check an epidemic of a deadly, drug-resistant strain of the disease that has been threatening to sweep the globe.
LONDON: Scientists have successfully tested a new tuberculosis treatment that has the potential to check an epidemic of a deadly, drug-resistant strain of the disease that has been threatening to sweep the globe.
5th July, 2012
Enhanced Olympic competition
EVER SINCE the first ancient Greek chipped away at a lump of stone to give it the smooth, aerodynamic properties of a discus, sportsmen and engineers have been looking at ways to enhance performance — while
EVER SINCE the first ancient Greek chipped away at a lump of stone to give it the smooth, aerodynamic properties of a discus, sportsmen and engineers have been looking at ways to enhance performance — while
7th March, 2012
Call for political action to cut smoking deaths
LONDON: Fifty years after its groundbreaking report in which doctors first tried to talk directly to the public about the catastrophic dangers of smoking, the UK`s Royal College of Physicians (RCP) warns on Tuesday that the death toll from cigarettes will not fall unless
LONDON: Fifty years after its groundbreaking report in which doctors first tried to talk directly to the public about the catastrophic dangers of smoking, the UK`s Royal College of Physicians (RCP) warns on Tuesday that the death toll from cigarettes will not fall unless
29th February, 2012
Sleeping pills increase risk of death: study
DOCTORS are calling for a rethink of the use of sleeping pills after a large study showed that the drugs carry a substantially increased risk of death for those who are prescribed them
DOCTORS are calling for a rethink of the use of sleeping pills after a large study showed that the drugs carry a substantially increased risk of death for those who are prescribed them
4th February, 2012
Fighting malaria with one hand tied
DECADES of assumptions about the lethality of malaria have been overturned by a paper from an academic institute in Seattle which says the disease kills twice as many as everybody thought.
DECADES of assumptions about the lethality of malaria have been overturned by a paper from an academic institute in Seattle which says the disease kills twice as many as everybody thought.
2nd December, 2011
The Aids battle
THIRTY years ago, in New York and San Francisco, a small number of young men became inexplicably and very seriously ill
THIRTY years ago, in New York and San Francisco, a small number of young men became inexplicably and very seriously ill
