UK: HEART DISEASE ON THE INCREASE
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Heart disease among men in England has risen to 8.5% of the population from 7.1% in 1994 and among women to 6.2% from 5.2%, according to the UK Department of Health's 1998 Health Survey for England released on 14 December 1999. The figures demonstrated that the gap between the wealthy and poor with regard to health is growing, with males whose incomes exceeded the average not as susceptible to strokes, heart attacks or angina compared with those whose incomes are less than the average. The survey covered over 9,000 households and also revealed an increase in cases of obesity, to 63% in 1998 from 58% in 1994. The government is looking by 2010 to cut stroke and coronary heart disease by 40% at least.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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UK: MENINGITIS FEARS FOLLOWING FLU OUTBREAK
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Experts are warning that cases of Meningococcal septicaemia, which is a form of blood poisoning caused by meningitis bacterium, are now claiming 150 victims a month. The recent flu outbreak has exacerbated the number of cases due to throat imflammation providing an easy route for the bacteria. The number of children suffering from meningitis is also rising and specialists are saying that the disease is becoming increasingly virulent. Provisional figures for 1999 from the Government's Public Health Laboratory Service report 2,973 notifications of meningitis, a rise of 12% over 1998. Cases of Septicaemia rose by 319 cases to 1,828 in 1999.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2000
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UK: RISE IN DRUG ABUSE DEATHS
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According to figures from the Office for National Statistics in the UK, the number of deaths resulting from drug abuse has increased considerably since 1993. The figures also highlight geographical concentrations of deaths related to specific drugs, which could help the government fight drug abuse. The figures showed that a fifth of deaths among males in their twenties were a result of drugs with 491 drug related deaths in 1997 compared to 245 in 1993. Deaths resulting from the use of cocaine and heroin stood at 38 and 255 respectively in 1997 compared to respective 1993 marks of 12 and 67.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2000
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