Social life

National minorities in the U.S. have a good chance of becoming a majority in the future

Minorities in the United States are on track to become majorities in the foreseeable future. According to a new report from the Brookings Institute, the white population in the United States has increased by just one point two percent over the past decade.
Published: 06 September 2011, 22:16

38% of Europe's population suffers from mental disorders each year

The most common of these ailments are anxiety, insomnia, and depression. The total damage from diseases of this group, inflicted on 30 European countries, amounts to €0.8 trillion.
Published: 05 September 2011, 20:17

Healthcare reform will increase the average life expectancy of a Kiev resident by 7 years

The reform of the city healthcare system, which has begun in the capital and is envisaged in the draft Strategy for the Development of Kyiv until 2025, will increase the average life expectancy of a Kyiv resident by 7 years.
Published: 02 September 2011, 23:42

The death toll from an experimental syphilis infection in Guatemala could reach 2,500 people

The death toll from a medical experiment in which Guatemalans were deliberately infected with syphilis and gonorrhea could reach 2,500, the Guatemalan Medical Association has concluded, according to the BBC
Published: 02 September 2011, 23:17

Zimbabwe's parliamentarians ignored a call for universal circumcision

Zimbabwean MPs have ignored a call from their deputy prime minister to undergo circumcision to prevent HIV infection. According to a BBC News correspondent, seven out of eight Zimbabwean male MPs he interviewed rejected the idea.
Published: 01 September 2011, 22:26

The ratio of harm from smoking to the female body is 5:1 compared to the male body

"Tobacco smoke literally hates women: the ratio of harm caused by smoking to the female body compared to the male body is 5:1.
Published: 30 August 2011, 16:32

The Earth's seven billionth inhabitant will be born in October

Demographers from around the world are arguing about where exactly the historic event of the birth of the Earth's seven billionth citizen will take place. By all accounts, it will not happen on the European continent
Published: 30 August 2011, 15:00

U.S. teen girls refuse human papillomavirus vaccination

American epidemiologists have found that less than half of teenage girls have received the recommended vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer, AP reports.
Published: 28 August 2011, 23:21

Scientists: Vitamin A will significantly reduce morbidity and mortality rates

Children in low- and middle-income countries should receive vitamin A supplements to significantly reduce morbidity and mortality.
Published: 28 August 2011, 23:06

Scientists have proven a link between religion and epidemics

Religious beliefs can change human behaviour in ways that evolutionary theory cannot predict, especially when it comes to fighting disease, says David Hughes, an evolutionary biologist at Pennsylvania State University.
Published: 24 August 2011, 23:39