European Union in "denial" that sick economy costs lives, health experts say
LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's financial crisis is costing lives, with suicides and infectious diseases on the rise, yet politicians are not addressing the problem, health experts said on Wednesday. Deep...
View ArticleThe recession has made us stupid
From less sex and a spike in suicides, to either more crime or less depending on who you believe, the dreaded R-word has been used by academics to explain away dozens of society's ills. This week...
View ArticleEU in 'denial' that sick economy costs lives, say health experts
Europe's financial crisis is costing lives, with suicides and infectious diseases on the rise, yet politicians are not addressing the problem, health experts said on Wednesday. Deep budget cuts and...
View ArticleEU in 'Denial' That Sick Economy Costs Lives, Health Experts Say
Europe's financial crisis is costing lives, with suicides and infectious diseases on the rise, yet politicians are not addressing the problem, health experts said on Wednesday. Deep budget cuts and...
View ArticleWhich is better for your health: Joblessness or economic recessions?
Being unemployed increases your risk of death, but recessions decrease it. Sound paradoxical? Researchers thought so too, according to a new study, “Individual Joblessness, Contextual Unemployment, and...
View ArticleWhy are so many young men inured to violence?
The murder of a British soldier, Fusilier Lee Rigby, on a street in Woolwich, east London, a couple of years ago shocked almost everyone who saw the aftermath in grisly TV footage. The sight of one of...
View ArticleHow Is It Possible that Joblessness Could Kill You, But Recessions Could Be...
(Source: Drexel University) Researchers set out to better understand the seemingly contradictory findings that being unemployed increases your risk of death while recessions decrease it. PHILADELPHIA ,...
View ArticleSuicide of Minister Turns Focus on Crash Taking Toll in Ireland
On Christmas Eve, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny paid a graveside tribute to an ally who helped bring him to power amid the worst economic crisis in Ireland’s modern history. Shane McEntee was a “true...
View ArticleBeing Unemployed Could Kill You, But Recession Is Good For Your Health
By Janice Wood Associate News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on July 26, 2014 ~ 2 min read It’s a conundrum: Being unemployed increases your risk of death, but recessions decrease it. While...
View ArticleSuicides rose during Great Recession. Could some have been prevented?
The Great Recession that began in late 2007 resulted in about 12,940 suicides in North America and Europe — and many of them could have been prevented, researchers said Wednesday. As far back as 1897,...
View ArticleFinancial crisis linked to more than 10,000 suicides
The recent recession may have led to thousands of extra suicides, researchers have said. The financial crisis has been linked to more than 10,000 people taking their own lives across Europe and North...
View ArticleThe North East has the highest suicide rate in England – almost twice as high...
The North East of England had the highest suicide rate of all other regions in the country in 2013, official figures have revealed, as the number of male suicides overall hit their highest rate since...
View ArticleAusterity Having A 'Devastating Effect' On Health, Researchers Find
By Kate Kelland LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - Austerity is having a devastating effect on health in Europe and North America, driving suicide, depression and infectious diseases and reducing access to...
View ArticleAusterity kills, economists warn
New book points to devastating effects on health in Europe and US of government cuts ...
View ArticleEconomic crisis linked to 100 additional suicides in State by international...
The 2008 global economic crisis may have led to almost 5,000 additional suicides across the world in 2009, including almost 100 in Ireland, according to a major new study. The excess suicide rate in...
View ArticleEconomic crisis linked to 100 suicides in State by study
The 2008 global economic crisis may have led to almost 5,000 additional suicides across the world in 2009, including almost 100 in Ireland, according to a major new study. The excess suicide rate in...
View ArticleStudy of Cork suicide cases reveals over 40% of victims had worked in...
A study of suicide cases in Cork between 2008 and 2012 found more than 40 per cent of victims worked in the construction sector. The research by the Suicide Support and Information System also...
View ArticleFinancial meltdown in 2007 blamed for 13,000 suicides in North America and...
The Great Recession that began in late 2007 resulted in about 12,940 suicides in North America and Europe - and many of them could have been prevented, researchers said. As far back as 1897, French...
View ArticleCounting the human toll of the economic crash
We may know all about the heavy financial price of the economic crash. But we’re only just beginning to piece together the full picture of human toll of job losses, debt and increased hardship. A study...
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