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Investing in treatment for depression and anxiety leads to fourfold return

The FINANCIAL -- Every US$ 1 invested in scaling up treatment for depression and anxiety leads to a return of US$ 4 in better health and ability to work, according to a new WHO-led study which estimates, for the first time, both the health and economic benefits of investing in treatment of the most common forms of mental illness globally. The study, published on April 13 in “The Lancet ...

Colonoscopies and mammograms top list of ‘most-shopped’ health care services

The FINANCIAL -- Colonoscopies, mammograms, and childbirth services are the most searched-for medical services when it comes to cost information—and millennials with higher annual deductible ...

Consumers are being misled by food imitating products, new study finds

The FINANCIAL -- A new study led by the London School of Economics and Political Science has prompted calls for design changes to chemical products which resemble drink ...

Canned Tomatoes As Effective As Fresh Vegetables In Helping People Eat More Vegetables

The FINANCIAL -- The new 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend most Americans consume 2.5 cups of vegetables a day, a goal almost 9 out of 10 Americans are not meeting. But research coming ...

World Autism Awareness: Can reading fiction help autism disorders?

The FINANCIAL -- A student from the University of Liverpool is investigating the use of fiction to improve social and emotional understanding of people with Autism Spectrum disorders ...

Genetic diversity helps to limit infectious disease

The FINANCIAL -- Genetic diversity helps to reduce the spread of diseases by limiting parasite evolution, according to new research from the University of ...

Improving treatments for post-Ebola syndrome sufferers

The FINANCIAL -- Researchers from the University of Liverpool and the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership are to present new findings into post-Ebola syndrome at a major European conference this ...

Rewarding children with food could lead to emotional eating

The FINANCIAL -- Parents who use very overly controlling feeding practices with their children, such as using food as a reward or a treat, could be unintentionally teaching their children to rely on ...

EU Proposes to Double Public Transport in Fighting Climate Change

The FINANCIAL -- Brussels - As the EU Transport and Environment Ministers meet to discuss ‘green mobility’ in Amsterdam the European Citizens Mobility Forum (ECMF) calls for a holistic vision to ...

Cost of diabetes hits 825 billion dollars a year

The FINANCIAL -- The global cost of diabetes is now 825 billion dollars per year, according to the largest ever study of diabetes levels across the ...

Almost three-quarters of people aged 25 to 64 in the EU feel healthy

The FINANCIAL -- Of all persons aged 25 to 64 living in the European Union (EU), around three-quarters perceived their health status as very good or good, slightly fewer than 20% as fair and below 7% ...

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Investing in treatment for depression and anxiety leads to fourfold return

Colonoscopies and mammograms top list of ‘most-shopped’ health care services

Consumers are being misled by food imitating products, new study finds

Canned Tomatoes As Effective As Fresh Vegetables In Helping People Eat More Vegetables

World Autism Awareness: Can reading fiction help autism disorders?

Genetic diversity helps to limit infectious disease

Improving treatments for post-Ebola syndrome sufferers

Rewarding children with food could lead to emotional eating

EU Proposes to Double Public Transport in Fighting Climate Change

Cost of diabetes hits 825 billion dollars a year

Almost three-quarters of people aged 25 to 64 in the EU feel healthy

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