Sentences with phrase «recent decline in health»

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However, they almost all agreed that expanded health coverage played a major role in the marked, recent decline.

Stat News, a publication that covers health, reported in May that Trump's speech had become less articulate in recent years and suggested it could be related to cognitive decline.

The recent decline is due in part to concerns over cord - cutting and increasing competition for ad dollars, as well as questions over the health of executive chairman Sumner Redstone, who owns 80 % of the company's shares.

Artificial sweeteners have been on a decline in recent years as health conscious consumers seek all natural products, reported the company, adding stevia is a sugar substitute made from the leaves of the stevia rebaudiana plant.

Background: The practice of exclusive breastfeeding (EB) in Morocco has witnessed a worrying decline in recent decades, contrary to the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) which advocates it during the first six months as a significant public healthHealth Organization (WHO) which advocates it during the first six months as a significant public healthhealth tool.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that with declining numbers and only a handful of confirmed cases reported in recent weeks, the critical phase...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that with the declining number and only a handful of confirmed cases reported in recent weeks, the critical phase of...

In addition, a young child who may suffer health consequences because of recent exposure to PFOA in Hoosick Falls could potentially file a claim years from now and allege the exposure was exacerbated because village officials declined to warn residents for more than a year not to drink the wateIn addition, a young child who may suffer health consequences because of recent exposure to PFOA in Hoosick Falls could potentially file a claim years from now and allege the exposure was exacerbated because village officials declined to warn residents for more than a year not to drink the watein Hoosick Falls could potentially file a claim years from now and allege the exposure was exacerbated because village officials declined to warn residents for more than a year not to drink the water.

«This was the first study to detect the recent TB outbreak in Zimbabwe, and the first anywhere to suggest an association between rising TB incidence and national economic decline in the absence of armed conflict,» said Michael Silverman, assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and senior author of the study.

But no one can say whether malaria rates have increased or declined in Africa as a whole in recent decades because of difficulties in collecting data, says Valentina Buj, public - health officer for the WHO's Global Malaria Programme in Geneva.

In a May 6 paper published in Health Affairs, David Cutler, the Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics, and co-author Nikhil Sahni, a senior researcher in Harvard's Economics Department, point to several factors, including a decline in the development of new drugs and technologies and increased efficiency in the health care system, to explain the recent slowdowIn a May 6 paper published in Health Affairs, David Cutler, the Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics, and co-author Nikhil Sahni, a senior researcher in Harvard's Economics Department, point to several factors, including a decline in the development of new drugs and technologies and increased efficiency in the health care system, to explain the recent slowdowin Health Affairs, David Cutler, the Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics, and co-author Nikhil Sahni, a senior researcher in Harvard's Economics Department, point to several factors, including a decline in the development of new drugs and technologies and increased efficiency in the health care system, to explain the recent sloHealth Affairs, David Cutler, the Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics, and co-author Nikhil Sahni, a senior researcher in Harvard's Economics Department, point to several factors, including a decline in the development of new drugs and technologies and increased efficiency in the health care system, to explain the recent slowdowin Harvard's Economics Department, point to several factors, including a decline in the development of new drugs and technologies and increased efficiency in the health care system, to explain the recent slowdowin the development of new drugs and technologies and increased efficiency in the health care system, to explain the recent slowdowin the health care system, to explain the recent slohealth care system, to explain the recent slowdown.

In recent years, the decline in smoking among individuals with mental illness was significantly less than among those without mental illness, although the rates of quitting smoking were greater among those receiving mental health treatment, according to a study in the January 8 issue of JAMIn recent years, the decline in smoking among individuals with mental illness was significantly less than among those without mental illness, although the rates of quitting smoking were greater among those receiving mental health treatment, according to a study in the January 8 issue of JAMin smoking among individuals with mental illness was significantly less than among those without mental illness, although the rates of quitting smoking were greater among those receiving mental health treatment, according to a study in the January 8 issue of JAMin the January 8 issue of JAMA.

«The decline in both the misuse and perceived availability of opioid medications may reflect recent public health initiatives to discourage opioid misuse to address this crisis,» added Volkow.

Our study, along with prior studies, supports the notion that «cognitive reserve» resulting from early - life and lifelong education and cognitive stimulation may be a potent strategy for the primary prevention of dementia in both high - and low - income countries around the world.21 However, it should be noted that the relationships among education, brain biology, and cognitive function are complex and likely multidirectional; for instance, a number of recent population - based studies have shown genetic links with level of educational attainment, 22,23 and with the risk for cognitive decline in later life.24 Higher levels of educational attainment are also associated with health behaviors (eg, physical activity, diet, and smoking), more cognitively - complex occupations, and better access to health care, all of which may play a role in decreasing lifetime dementia risk.

Thanks to public - health campaigns, cigarette smoking has been on the decline, but as the study points out, pipe and cigar smoking has increased in recent years.

In recent research on brain health, leafy greens, nuts, berries, and olive oil all helped protect the brain against cognitive decline — and they're all right here in this morning delighIn recent research on brain health, leafy greens, nuts, berries, and olive oil all helped protect the brain against cognitive decline — and they're all right here in this morning delighin this morning delight.

Recent studies have found that lentils can help diminish high blood pressure and reverse age - related decline in blood vessel health.

A recent study by Robert M. Costrell and Jeffery Dean (see «The Rising Cost of Teachers» Health Care,» research, Spring 2013) found that aggregate district health - care costs were 13 to 19 percent lower in 2012 than they would have been in the absence of the Act 10 provisions, with two - thirds of the decline coming from reduced premiums and one - third from increased employee contribuHealth Care,» research, Spring 2013) found that aggregate district health - care costs were 13 to 19 percent lower in 2012 than they would have been in the absence of the Act 10 provisions, with two - thirds of the decline coming from reduced premiums and one - third from increased employee contribuhealth - care costs were 13 to 19 percent lower in 2012 than they would have been in the absence of the Act 10 provisions, with two - thirds of the decline coming from reduced premiums and one - third from increased employee contributions.

Along with separation anxiety, the GSD has also seen a recent decline in overall health.

Unfortunately, in recent years Null fell into declining health, contracting a serious case of consensus from which Null never fully recovered.

By advocating effectively, and educating their peers, and demonstrating how the destruction of ecosystems, declines in crop yields, and acidification of the oceans could reverse recent advances in global health, health professionals can help persuade the wider public and put pressure on governments to take immediate action.

The rampant air and water pollution resulting from fossil fuel use has garnered considerable attention in recent years, with landmark studies on the human health effects and other costs of coal burning, and alarming accounts of declining air quality in gas - and - oil - drilling boomtowns.

Grasslands cover around 40 % of land on Earth but their extent and health have both declined in recent years.

Selling a life insurance policy, in recent years, have become almost commonplace to the terminally ill as well as to people with declining health.

Relatively little is known about social gradients in developmental outcomes, with much of the research employing dichotomous socioeconomic indicators such as family poverty.2 5 16 Thus, it is unclear whether poor developmental outcomes exhibit threshold effects (evident only when a certain level of disadvantage is exceeded), gradient effects (linear declines with increasing disadvantage) or accelerating effects (progressively stronger declines with increasing disadvantage) as suggested by some recent studies.17 — 19 Further, most research has examined socioeconomic patterns for single childhood outcomes1 or for multiple outcomes within the physical3 4 or developmental17 18 20 health domains.

For instance, a recent analysis of state - published data by the Center for Public Policy Priorities in Austin found that, by 2016, 26 % Texas women who the state reported as enrolled in the program had in fact never received health care services from a participating provider, up from only 10 % in 2011, pointedly showing how access to care has declined drastically.

Furthermore, the Committee, despite recent studies suggesting that Indigenous infant mortality has declined in the past years, remains concerned at the disparity in the health status between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children and at unequal access to health care experienced by children living in rural and remote areas.