Health in the Baltic Countries 2014
... series and is aimed at providing a basis for the comparison of health statistics of the three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The report presents an overview of the Baltics’ health related indicators in 2014 compared with previous years. The publication is divided into three chapters. ...
... series and is aimed at providing a basis for the comparison of health statistics of the three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The report presents an overview of the Baltics’ health related indicators in 2014 compared with previous years. The publication is divided into three chapters. ...
Top of Form Issue Date: October 01, 2003 Vol. 11 •Issue 10 • Page
... fastest growing segment of the population is the aging baby boomers, now in their 40s and 50s. The proportion of U.S. residents between 45 and 65 has dramatically increased over the last decade and will continue to do so during the next 10 years. As the number of elderly people rises, so will their ...
... fastest growing segment of the population is the aging baby boomers, now in their 40s and 50s. The proportion of U.S. residents between 45 and 65 has dramatically increased over the last decade and will continue to do so during the next 10 years. As the number of elderly people rises, so will their ...
Section 7: MANAGEMENT OF THE HIV POSITIVE MOTHER AND
... of breast milk, particularly in areas where there is a high infant mortality rate from diarrhoea and other infectious causes. The factor, however, which is probably more important that any of those above is that of family and community expectations and fear of stigmatization related to HIV/AIDS. Wom ...
... of breast milk, particularly in areas where there is a high infant mortality rate from diarrhoea and other infectious causes. The factor, however, which is probably more important that any of those above is that of family and community expectations and fear of stigmatization related to HIV/AIDS. Wom ...
Perinatal Depressive and Anxiety Disorders Clinical Guidelines
... Many women are currently screened for mental health problems at antenatal clinics in Western Australia, and often by their family practitioners, obstetricians or community midwives. These health professionals should be capable of screening using the widely used Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale ( ...
... Many women are currently screened for mental health problems at antenatal clinics in Western Australia, and often by their family practitioners, obstetricians or community midwives. These health professionals should be capable of screening using the widely used Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale ( ...
Quest for Timely Detection and Treatment of Women With Depression
... Women are often placed in the caregiving role with multiple caregiving responsibilities involving children, spouses, and parents. Maclean et al., in their cross-sectional data analysis of the Canadian National Public Health Survey of women aged 15 to 64, found that distress, stress, and chronic stre ...
... Women are often placed in the caregiving role with multiple caregiving responsibilities involving children, spouses, and parents. Maclean et al., in their cross-sectional data analysis of the Canadian National Public Health Survey of women aged 15 to 64, found that distress, stress, and chronic stre ...
pre-conception care training curriculum
... A comprehensive peri-natal program involves a coordinated approach to medical and psycho-social support that optimally begins before conception. Preconception care therefore should be an integral part of Well Women health care because it permits identification of those conditions or risk factors tha ...
... A comprehensive peri-natal program involves a coordinated approach to medical and psycho-social support that optimally begins before conception. Preconception care therefore should be an integral part of Well Women health care because it permits identification of those conditions or risk factors tha ...
women`s health clinical nurse specialist competencies
... jurisdiction in which the CNS practices. As scientific knowledge expands and the healthcare system and nursing practice evolve in response to society’s needs, CNS competencies also will evolve. Periodic review and updating of these competencies will ensure their currency in these changing contexts. ...
... jurisdiction in which the CNS practices. As scientific knowledge expands and the healthcare system and nursing practice evolve in response to society’s needs, CNS competencies also will evolve. Periodic review and updating of these competencies will ensure their currency in these changing contexts. ...
Challenges of Research in Rural Areas in the United States." RF Wykoff.
... in India with peak particles ranging from 10 to 1000 times PM standards during cooking episodes. These particles contribute to outdoor air pollution and global warming. 80% or more of rural households use biomass. Biomass contributes to 3.5% of morbidity/mortality and 400,000 deaths in children due ...
... in India with peak particles ranging from 10 to 1000 times PM standards during cooking episodes. These particles contribute to outdoor air pollution and global warming. 80% or more of rural households use biomass. Biomass contributes to 3.5% of morbidity/mortality and 400,000 deaths in children due ...
domestic violence - Key Medical Resources
... are physically assaulted annually by an intimate or ex-partner. It is also estimated, that over 200,000 women are raped each year in the United States by an intimate partner. Many health care professionals have experienced domestic violence in their personal lives. Ellis (1999) surveyed 40 registere ...
... are physically assaulted annually by an intimate or ex-partner. It is also estimated, that over 200,000 women are raped each year in the United States by an intimate partner. Many health care professionals have experienced domestic violence in their personal lives. Ellis (1999) surveyed 40 registere ...
osteoporosis
... which leads to an increased risk of fracture. Osteoporosis occurs when the body fails to regenerate bone tissue. It is the most common type of bone disease and is most likely to affect the hip, wrist and vertebrae. ...
... which leads to an increased risk of fracture. Osteoporosis occurs when the body fails to regenerate bone tissue. It is the most common type of bone disease and is most likely to affect the hip, wrist and vertebrae. ...
Living with metastatic breast cancer: a global patient survey
... Those who work with such patients often encounter this seeming paradox: despite the high visibility of breast cancer as a media focus, a research priority, and a support and advocacy movement, women who are living with advanced disease often feel marginalized and alone. In developed countries, appro ...
... Those who work with such patients often encounter this seeming paradox: despite the high visibility of breast cancer as a media focus, a research priority, and a support and advocacy movement, women who are living with advanced disease often feel marginalized and alone. In developed countries, appro ...
Medilink Summer 2014
... of women I eventually treat. The other group of women I consult, advise and occasionally treat prophylactically, will be women like Jolie, who have not yet developed breast or ovarian cancer, but are at very high risk due to a proven predisposition breast cancer gene. The greatest risk factor for de ...
... of women I eventually treat. The other group of women I consult, advise and occasionally treat prophylactically, will be women like Jolie, who have not yet developed breast or ovarian cancer, but are at very high risk due to a proven predisposition breast cancer gene. The greatest risk factor for de ...
The Study of HIV and Antenatal Care Integration in Pregnancy in
... wait times–for the majority of clients who are HIV-negative [22]. Since 92% of women in Kenya have at least one antenatal care visit during pregnancy, ANC clinics have become prime locations for expansion of HIV testing and PMTCT services in this country [23]. Due to these efforts, rates of antenata ...
... wait times–for the majority of clients who are HIV-negative [22]. Since 92% of women in Kenya have at least one antenatal care visit during pregnancy, ANC clinics have become prime locations for expansion of HIV testing and PMTCT services in this country [23]. Due to these efforts, rates of antenata ...
Background Paper 7.2 Priority Medicines for Women
... Annex 7.2.2. Elements of pregnancy prevention programmes of different medicines ........................ 55 ...
... Annex 7.2.2. Elements of pregnancy prevention programmes of different medicines ........................ 55 ...
The use of liquid based cytology (LBC)
... programme activities be coordinated and concerted nationally as well as regionally. A further essential way to increase screening programme effectiveness is to minimize, to the extent possible, the opportunistic screening of women by general practitioners and specialists. General practitioners may p ...
... programme activities be coordinated and concerted nationally as well as regionally. A further essential way to increase screening programme effectiveness is to minimize, to the extent possible, the opportunistic screening of women by general practitioners and specialists. General practitioners may p ...
converting a continuous peripheral intravenous infusion to saline or
... A peripheral intravenous used for intermittent infusions is flushed and locked immediately following use. If a peripheral intravenous device is insitu but is not being used for any infusion, routine flush is done every 12 hours. For patients in the Emergency department, Ambulatory care or out on pas ...
... A peripheral intravenous used for intermittent infusions is flushed and locked immediately following use. If a peripheral intravenous device is insitu but is not being used for any infusion, routine flush is done every 12 hours. For patients in the Emergency department, Ambulatory care or out on pas ...
An update on vulvovaginal candidiasis (thrush) SUMMARY V 14
... (thrush) by patients and by health care professionals. It also discusses some of the commonly held but often incorrect beliefs about the infection. • Thrush is the second most common vaginal infection after bacterial vaginosis and up to 75% of women suffer an episode at some point in their life. • S ...
... (thrush) by patients and by health care professionals. It also discusses some of the commonly held but often incorrect beliefs about the infection. • Thrush is the second most common vaginal infection after bacterial vaginosis and up to 75% of women suffer an episode at some point in their life. • S ...
Taking sex and gender into account in emerging infectious disease
... 1.1 Why both sex and gender are important for emerging infectious diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.2 Why life-cycle differences in sex and gender need to be considered . . . . . 3 1.3 Outline of this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
... 1.1 Why both sex and gender are important for emerging infectious diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.2 Why life-cycle differences in sex and gender need to be considered . . . . . 3 1.3 Outline of this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Walking the Talk: Doing Science with Perimenopausal Women and
... with respect to the earlier Pill, are called “low dose”) ( Greendale & Greendale, 2002). Our goal now became to develop safe and effective education and treatment for the approximately 20 percent of women who are symptomatic in perimenopause (Kaufert, Gilbert, & Hassard, 1988). Despite the current b ...
... with respect to the earlier Pill, are called “low dose”) ( Greendale & Greendale, 2002). Our goal now became to develop safe and effective education and treatment for the approximately 20 percent of women who are symptomatic in perimenopause (Kaufert, Gilbert, & Hassard, 1988). Despite the current b ...
A Global Perspective on the Field of Men`s Health: An Editorial
... and diarrhea. There are also enormous disparities among men within nations. Men are a heterogeneous group; their life experiences and health can vary dramatically based on their ethnic identity, marital status, parental status, social class or caste, education, income, participation in the labor for ...
... and diarrhea. There are also enormous disparities among men within nations. Men are a heterogeneous group; their life experiences and health can vary dramatically based on their ethnic identity, marital status, parental status, social class or caste, education, income, participation in the labor for ...
Women`s Healthcare in Prison - Correctional Institution Inspection
... each year from inmates in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) regarding their medical care. This report is part of a series of CIIC reports on healthcare in the DRC: the first report addressed the overall costs of healthcare; this report narrows the focus to specifically femal ...
... each year from inmates in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) regarding their medical care. This report is part of a series of CIIC reports on healthcare in the DRC: the first report addressed the overall costs of healthcare; this report narrows the focus to specifically femal ...
Postpartum contraception
... 8 years.2 These cuts will fall on physicians and hospitals and could reduce their availability to care for elderly patients. This assumes Congress will come to its senses and not enact the scheduled 27% SGR-mandated physician payment reduction5 scheduled for January 1, which, in my opinion, would ef ...
... 8 years.2 These cuts will fall on physicians and hospitals and could reduce their availability to care for elderly patients. This assumes Congress will come to its senses and not enact the scheduled 27% SGR-mandated physician payment reduction5 scheduled for January 1, which, in my opinion, would ef ...
VIEW - Nagercoil Obstetric and Gynaecological Society
... 30 years and what was appalling was that 16-17% were from the adolescent age groups of 16-19 years of age . This is the reflection of the social reality of still existing teenage marriages and their consequences. The disease essentially is the disease of the primigavidas as 81% of the mothers were p ...
... 30 years and what was appalling was that 16-17% were from the adolescent age groups of 16-19 years of age . This is the reflection of the social reality of still existing teenage marriages and their consequences. The disease essentially is the disease of the primigavidas as 81% of the mothers were p ...
Hypertensive Disorders Of Pregnancy (HDP)
... 30 years and what was appalling was that 16-17% were from the adolescent age groups of 16-19 years of age . This is the reflection of the social reality of still existing teenage marriages and their consequences. The disease essentially is the disease of the primigavidas as 81% of the mothers were p ...
... 30 years and what was appalling was that 16-17% were from the adolescent age groups of 16-19 years of age . This is the reflection of the social reality of still existing teenage marriages and their consequences. The disease essentially is the disease of the primigavidas as 81% of the mothers were p ...
The estimated annual cost of uterine
... societal cost of uterine fibroid tumors in the United States, based on direct and indirect costs that include associated obstetric complications. STUDY DESIGN: A systematic review of the literature was conducted to estimate the number of women who seek treatment for symptomatic fibroid tumors annual ...
... societal cost of uterine fibroid tumors in the United States, based on direct and indirect costs that include associated obstetric complications. STUDY DESIGN: A systematic review of the literature was conducted to estimate the number of women who seek treatment for symptomatic fibroid tumors annual ...
Women's health in India
Women's health in India can be examined in terms of multiple indicators, which vary by geography, socioeconomic standing and culture. To adequately improve the health of women in India multiple dimensions of wellbeing must be analysed in relation to global health averages and also in comparison to men in India. Health is an important factor that contributes to human wellbeing and economic growth.Currently, women in India face a multitude of health problems, which ultimately affect the aggregate economy’s output. Addressing the gender, class or ethnic disparities that exist in healthcare and improving the health outcomes can contribute to economic gain through the creation of quality human capital and increased levels of savings and investment.