population

Earth's population broke 7 billion late last year because we've become amazingly proficient at raising food. But our distribution is far from perfect

(MedPage Today) -- In the oldest of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, adverse-event rates were lower with drug-eluting stents than with bare-mental stents, researchers found, despite the fact that use of those stents declined significantly in that population.

(American Association for Cancer Research) Over the next decade, the population of cancer survivors over 65 years of age will increase by approximately 42 percent.

Life expectancy in the UK is on the rise, along with the rest of Europe, despite concerns over the effects of obesity, says a population expert.

(MedPage Today) -- People with HIV are at higher risk of bone fractures than the general population, researchers reported.

Half of men in the general population may be infected with human papillomavirus or HPV, the human wart virus that causes cervical and other cancers, strengthening the case for vaccinating boys against HPV.

India's continued economic growth will be at risk unless quick action is taken to improve the health of its growing population, a report says.

(MedPage Today) -- Children who are abused or neglected show impairments in cognitive development in adolescence, a large, population-based study found.

(MedPage Today) -- Racial disparities in chronic disease prevalences seen in the general population are also apparent among living kidney donors following surgery, researchers said.

The method used in an unsuccessful suicide attempt may indicate the risk of a fatal attempt in the future, according to a long-term, population-based cohort study.