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IHME in the News
Feb. 2, 2012
"Global malaria mortality between 1980 and 2010: a systematic analysis" was published in The Lancet on Feb. 2, 2012. Explore selected news stories about the article.
- New study doubles estimate of global malaria deaths - Washington Post
- Fighting malaria with one hand tied back - The Guardian
- Malaria death toll possibly twice as high - Associated Press
- Researchers say malaria deaths are twice the official count - NPR
- India to raise malaria toll figure 40-fold - The Times of India
- Study debunks belief that children most vulnerable to malaria - Globe and Mail
- Malaria deaths country by country: how many are there? - The Guardian
- Worldwide malaria deaths double WHO estimates - US News & World Report
- Is malaria twice as deadly as we think it is? - Time
- Malaria may kill far more people than we thought - New Scientist
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Dec. 14, 2011
"The global financial crisis has led to a slowdown in growth of funding to improve health in many developing countries" was published in Health Affairs on Dec. 14, 2011. Explore selected news stories about the article.
- 'Tis not the season to be frugal - The Economist
- Global health funding so far weathering the economic storm - The Guardian
- Gates urges support for global health programs - The Wall Street Journal
- Global health funding slows as deadline for Millennium Development Goals nears - Ghana News Agency
- Global health aid continues to grow - but more slowly - during recession - The Washington Post
- Financial crisis may kill in Congo as global health aid stalls - Bloomberg BusinessWeek
- Global health funding still growing, but slowing - NPR - Humanosphere
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Oct. 11, 2011
"Assessment of population-level effect of Avahan, an HIV-prevention initiative in India" was published in The Lancet on Oct. 11, 2011. Explore selected news stories about the article.
- Study suggests $258 million HIV program may have prevented some 100,000 infections in India - Associated Press
- India: Gates Foundation’s AIDS program in India has made uneven progress over 8 years - The New York Times
- Interventions prevented 100,000 new HIV infections - The Hindu
- HIV project in India averted 100,000 infections - Agence France Presse
- Government project prevents 1 lakh fresh HIV cases in five years - The Times of India
- Un plan indio evita más de 100.000 casos de VIH - El Mundo
- Gates-backed AIDS project in India prevented 100,000 HIV infections, study says - NPR's Humanosphere
- ‘A lakh HIV cases fewer’ and how they got there - Indian Express
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Sep. 19, 2011
"Progress towards Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on maternal and child mortality: an updated systematic analysis" was published in The Lancet on Sep. 19, 2011. Explore selected news stories about the article.
- Race to save mothers, children set to fall short - Agence France Presse
- Child mortality rates falling, but not fast enough - Nature
- Brasil 'descumprirá meta do milênio para mortalidade materna', diz estudo - BBC Brasil
- Nigeria records 42% decrease in maternal deaths - The Guardian
- Deaths of infants and young mothers are declining, but goals are missed - The New York Times
- Few countries to meet MDGs for maternal and child health - Ghana News Agency
- India making "promising and substantial" progress in reducing maternal mortality - ANI News
- Global race to save mothers, children set to fall short - The Times of Malta
- Rwanda commended for fighting maternal and child mortality - The New Times
- More needs to be done to improve maternal health and reduce child mortality - Citizen News Service
- Uneven results in bid to halt needless mother and child deaths - Inter Press Service
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Sep. 14, 2011
"Breast and cervical cancer in 187 countries between 1980 and 2010: a systematic analysis" was published in The Lancet on Sep. 14, 2011. Explore selected news stories about the article.
- Women's cancers reach two million - BBC
- Cases of breast and cervical cancer on the rise in poor nations - The Guardian
- Poor countries see rise in breast, cervical cancer - Reuters
- Study: 1.6 million women with breast cancer last year, cervical cancer dropping - Associated Press
- Cancer rises in Africa, a continent unequipped to deal with it - The Huffington Post
- Cervical and breast cancers: killers on the prowl - Pakistan Christian Post
- Se duplican casos de cáncer en mujeres - Univision
- Diagnosed cases of breast cancer on the rise - Agence France Presse
- Morte por câncer cresce mais em país emergente - O Estado de S. Paulo
- Breast, cervical cancer rates rising around world: Why? - CBS News
- Breast, cervix cancer growing threats to poor - China Daily
- 51% rise in new breast cancer cases in developing nations - The Times of India
- More women in poor countries dying from breast cancer - NPR’s Humanosphere
- Cervical cancer on the rise in developing world - IRIN News
- More women are dying of breast, cervical cancers in developing countries - Vanguard
- Cervical cancer deaths on rise in poor countries - CBC News
- Cervical cancer on the rise in developing world - African Press International
- Breast, cervical cancers kill 625,000 women each year - MedPage Today
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Jun. 15, 2011
"Falling behind: life expectancy in US counties from 2000 to 2007 in an international context" was published in Population Health Metrics on Jun. 15, 2011. Explore selected news stories about the article.
- Life expectancy in the US varies widely by region, in some places is decreasing - Washington Post
- Life expectancy of US women slips in some regions - The Los Angeles Times
- Women's life expectancy in decline - ABC World News
- Life expectancy of US women dropping - CBS Evening News
- Life expectancy in US trails top nations - CNN
- Study points to health disparities among US women - NPR
- Life expectancy of US women trails international community - Forbes
- Lifespan sank in hundreds of US counties - Associated Press
- US life expectancy lags in most counties - Discovery News
- Living longer? Not in US - Boston Globe
- Life expectancy lagging behind in many US counties - Fox News
- Virginia men live 15 years longer than Mississippi’s in study - Bloomberg
- Americans die sooner than others in industrialized countries - Voice of America
- How long will you live? Depends on the county - Seattle Times
- Health experts to set up task force to improve life expectancy in Cowlitz County - The Daily News
- Female life span growing shorter - The Augusta Chronicle
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Mar. 1, 2011
"Management of diabetes and associated cardiovascular risk factors in seven countries: a comparison of data from national health examination surveys" was published in Bulletin of the World Health Organization on Mar. 1, 2011. Explore selected news stories about the article.
- Diabetes out of control in many countries - Reuters
- Untreated diabetes a growing concern - CBC News
- County-level 'diabetes belt' carves a swath through U.S. south - Scientific American
- Poor diagnosis and ineffective diabetes treatment 'puts lives at risk' - WebMD
- (South Africa) Diabetics not getting effective treatment - NewsTime
- Millions with type 2 diabetes go undiagnosed - MedIndia
- New study released on diabetes - Examiner
- Act now to turn the tide of diabetes - Modern Ghana
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Feb. 4, 2011
"National, regional, and global trends in systolic blood pressure since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 786 country-years and 5.4 million participants" was published in The Lancet on Feb. 4, 2011. Explore selected news stories about the article.
- Report on global cardiac risks: world gets fatter, but blood pressure goes down - The Washington Post
- It's a big world after all: study says obesity rates have doubled in last 3 decades - Associated Press
- Global obesity nearly doubled since 1980 - CNN Health
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Feb. 1, 2011
"High total serum cholesterol, medication coverage and therapeutic control: an analysis of national health examination survey data from eight countries" was published in Bulletin of the World Health Organization on Feb. 1, 2011. Explore selected news stories about the article.
- World 'failing to treat high cholesterol' - BBC News
- System failure: countries too slow to identify and treat high cholesterol - Time Magazine
- At risk from cholesterol - but half don't even know it - The Scotsman
- Patients with high cholesterol 'not getting the treatment they need' - The Malaysia Sun
- (Venezuela) Se está perdiendo la batalla contra el colesterol - El Nacional
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Nov. 30, 2010
"Financing Global Health 2010: Development Assistance and Country Spending in Economic Uncertainty," a policy report, was published by IHME on Nov. 30, 2010. Explore selected news stories about the article.
- (Washington) AIDS awareness boosts global health funding - Agence France-Presse
- Global health funding still healthy, but may need better focus - Humanosphere
- Global health spending under pressure of US debt - Seattle Times
- Private aide for global health-care efforts dropped as the economy soured - Chronicle of Philanthropy
- Africa receives least health aid - Afrol News
- Greater HIV/AIDS awareness brings funds - Global Times
- Report analyzes global health funding trends, predicts lower funding growth - Kaiser Health News
- (Australia) Donors donate record amounts for global health despite the worst economic crisis - The Medical News
- Global health funding goes up with AIDS awareness - MedIndia
- Aids awareness boosts health funding - South Africa Daily News 24
- Despite economic slump, donors give generously to global health, though at slower rate - R&D Magazine
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