medwireNews: Canadian researchers have found that diabetes incidence is inversely related to income in the province of Ontario. "Study of the Ontario population has already shown significant mortality difference in patients according to income in patients with diabetes," say Lorraine Lipscombe (Women'...
In contrast, the health care plan in Ontario covers the cost of eye examinations for children and seniors every year and for adults between 20 and 64 years old every 2 years [57]. Some groups of low-income Canadians are eligible for comprehensive health care benefits that allow them to ...
Rogers unveiled a mobile plan for low-income Canadians, one of many demands Ottawa made in exchange for approving the Shaw takeover. Read on
Josh Morrison, 17, dreamed of raising $ 100,000 to build a home for a low-income family. After years of hard work, his dream has come true. The house is now in the early stages of building. Six years ago. Josh and his dad went into a Habitat for Humanity Restore, a home improvem...
Low-income populations are at a disproportionately high risk for various physical and emotional disorders. One factor that has received little attention in its link to health among low-income groups is dispositional mindfulness. Dispositional mindfulness has been associated with better health in college ...
On the other hand, while daytime napping may be associated with considerable benefits in terms of mood, alertness, and cognitive performance,38 napping could be a practical response to daytime sleepiness resulting from sleep loss, as late bedtime and early wake-up time could cause circadian ...
The study aimed at developing a set of attributes for a ‘good’ health system performance assessment (HSPA) framework from literature and experiences in different contexts and using the attributes for a structured approach to lesson learning for low-income countries (LICs). Methods Literature review...
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Introduction The benefits of statin therapy for patients at high cardiovascular risk are well established.1-3 However, many of these individuals are not being treated with statins.4-6 This lack of statin therapy is particularly pronounced among women.7-11 The reasons for the lack of statin thera...
Older adults may qualify to live in federally subsidized low-income senior housing via the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 202 program. This program covers both independent and assisted...