The age of your neighbourhood may influence your risk of obesity, according to a new study from the University of Utah. The study, to be published in the September issue of the American Journal of ...
A new study reveals that the general appearance of a neighbourhood is the single most important factor affecting how satisfied residents are about the area where they live...
... , Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the University of Washington report that higher neighbourhood greenness is associated with slower increases in children's body mass over a two ...
... the four social environments in which young people live - families, peers, schools, and neighbourhoods - contribute both positively and negatively to whether teens misuse alcohol, with risk from one ...
The risk of stroke increases with the number of fast-food restaurants in a neighbourhood, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2009. ...
Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health examined the association of neighbourhood food environments and 'walkability' with body mass index (BMI) and obesity in New York City ...
... in cancer survival, those racial disparities virtually disappear among smaller populations, such as neighbourhoods within that city. The finding comes from a new analysis published in the 15 May 2009 ...
Elderly people who live below the poverty line and perceive their neighbourhoods to be dangerous are more likely to have a mobility disability. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC ...
A northeast Calgary neighbourhood is on the lookout for rats after bylaw officials caught two of the rodents.
... Urban Health. Indeed, adults in areas with high fast food concentration who didn't have a car were as much as 12 pounds heavier than those who lived in neighbourhoods that lacked such restaurants...
A noise expert has confirmed the mysterious sound disturbing some residents of a northwest neighbourhood, but finding the source of the hum is proving difficult.
Individuals living in neighbourhoods conducive to physical activity and providing access to healthy foods may have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes in a five-year period, according to a ...
Ottawa residents looking for more information about a development planned for their neighbourhood will soon have access to a database of all development documents submitted to the city.
Do we really fear crime or are we just anxious about neighbourhood breakdown and the speed of change in society? Research, funded by the Economic & Social Research Council, shows that our everyday ...
... from University of Regina and University of Western Ontario, found that tobacco promotions were higher among stores close to a school, and in neighbourhoods with lower median household incomes.
