Thursday, October 12, 2006

Mental health - Fears for the future as figures reveal Britons are fattest people in


Fears for the future as figures reveal Britons are fattest people in
Guardian Unlimited - heart disease deaths are the worrying upward trends in obesity and diabetes, mental ill-health The statistics for England show a marked north-south divide in every area of health. Life expectancy is one year shorter for women and two years shorter for

One million suicides worldwide every year
Malta Independent Daily - Dr Deguara was speaking at a seminar organised by the Richmond Foundation to mark World Mental Health Day, celebrated yesterday However, there are no statistics available for attempted suicides and as a result it is difficult to understand the extent

News in Brief
Rwanda New Times - According to Claire Misago, an official from the department of Mental Health in the Ministry of Health, the grim statistics were gathered during the Gacaca information gathering phase. She was speaking on Sunday during a Live Talk show on both the