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p 0 per cent. The Statistics Canada report also looked at mood disorders. This was up from 5. Overall, women were more likely than men to report a diagnosed mood disorder: 8. Among Canadians who reported their days were quite a bit or very stressful, many still seemed to take it in stride: 82 per cent of this group also said they were satisfied or very satisfied with life. There were no differences between men and women in their reported levels !–more– of life satisfaction, the agency said. Those reporting the highest stress levels were in the working-age groups of 35 to 44 and 45 to 54, those most likely to be juggling careers and family responsibilities. But the daily stresses of life seem to take their toll with age and increased responsibility. Young adults aged 12 to 19 reported the highest rate of life satisfaction — a personal subjective assessment of well-being — at 94 per cent. 8 per cent of Canadians aged 12 or older reported that they had been diagnosed with a mood disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder or mania. In 2008, 6. Canadians generally seem to be happy, with 91 per cent reporting they were satisfied or very satisfied with life last year, Statistics Canada said Thursday. 3 per cent in 2003. For seniors, 10 per cent said they found their days stressful. 5 per cent compared with 5.

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More than three million people in developing countries are now receiving antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS. Eritrea increased its average life expectancy for men by 33 years, to 61, and by 12 years for women, to 65. WHO officials said they were encouraged that fewer children under five are dying: 12. Boerma credited increased use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets for malaria, oral rehydration therapy for diarrhea, increased access to vaccines (more…)

In the study, more than half of participants said they prayed, meditated or studied religion daily. Andrea Phelps of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. While the sample of participants was diverse in terms of socio-economic, geographic and ethnic factors, one limitation of the study was that the group was predominantly Christian, the researchers acknowledged. Patients who reported a high level of positive religious coping were (more…)

“The decision was really, really difficult to take and after the recommendation of specialists, the parents finally decided okay, we’ll do it,” Serge Laurendeau said. But the hospital ethics committee said the “child could not be considered a dying child” and that withholding food would be unethical. “It is totally unacceptable. The hospital would not comment but has said the parents agreed to let the baby be fed and be taken home. The case centres (more…)

Despite a recent study suggesting certain drugs used to treat Alzheimer’s could increase the risk of mortality, a P.E.I. doctor says the benefits of the drugs still outweigh the risks.
‘I am not afraid of dying. I would take it. If it helps me, I would take it.’
Several studies over the past few years, including one published in the journal Lancet Neurology this month, suggest using anti-psychotic drugs over many years to treat Alzheimer’s can (more…)

Prof. Dain LaRoche works with Jean Haigh during a study on preventing falls by seniors.
Taking up exercise helps elderly women gain muscle strength, but not the power they may need to prevent falls, a study suggests.
Falls occur in 40 per cent of people over 65 and are the top reason for injury-related visits to emergency rooms, the researchers said. Hip fractures are often linked to falls, and may result in loss of mobility.
“There’s a gap (more…)