Health Market Research Insights And Findings
US Healthcare System Under-Performing Despite Being Most Expensive, Shows Study
July 2014
Despite having the most expensive healthcare system in the world, the United States (US) consistently underperforms when it comes to quality care, access, efficiency and equity, according to a study conducted by The Commonwealth Fund (TCF). The report studied… Read more...
Oral Care Market Forecast To Grow 22 Per Cent by 2018
June 2014
Last year, mouthwash, toothbrush, toothpaste, dental accessory and denture product sales hit £1billion, growing 4% in both 2012 and 2013. Mouthwash boasted the greatest growth, expanding 6% between 2012 and 2013 to reach £197m and make up almost… Read more...
Recent Evidence Suggests Bilingualism Improves Later-Life Cognition
June 2014
A University of Edinburgh study has shown that bilingualism can improve later-life cognition and delay the onset of dementia. The research, which was conducted on 853 people, involved giving participants an intelligence test in 1947, when aged 11 years old,… Read more...
Study Of 113,000 Women Shows Correlation In Waistline And Lightness Of Their Bedroom
June 2014
A study conducted by a team at the Institute of Cancer Research, in London, has highlighted a correlation between women’s waistlines and whether or not their bedroom is light enough to see across. The survey, which was completed by 113,000 women, got… Read more...
Survey Suggests Link between Binge Drinking and Overeating
June 2014
Slimming World, which commissioned the survey, has found that the extra calories involved with drinking more than three large glasses of wine can push people over a ‘tipping point’, meaning they consume about 6,300 extra calories in the following… Read more...
Survey Finds Rise in E-Cigarette Users
May 2014
Findings published by the anti-tobacco charity Ash (Action on Smoking and Health) show that the number of e-cigarette users has tripled over the past two years to 2.1 million. Of those now estimated to be using electronic cigarettes, around 700,000 are thought… Read more...
