Access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food not only affects the health of people who
experience food insecurity, but also their ability to manage health conditions, such as …

Prostate cancer is more common in men over the age of 65 years. There are 15% cases with
positive family history of prostate cancer Worldwide. Prostate cancer is the second leading …

Background: Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Our
objectives were to examine the prevalence and incidence of diagnosed hypertension in …

Introduction Healthcare spending occurs disproportionately among a very small portion of
the population. Research on these high-cost users (HCUs) of health care has been …

Objectives: Building on Andersen's behavioral model for the utilization of health care
services, we examined factors associated with utilization of physician and hospital services …

Background: Many Canadians face substantial out-of-pocket charges for prescription drugs.
Prior work suggests that this causes some patients to not take their medications as …

Background Reducing spatial access disparities to healthcare services is a growing priority
for healthcare planners especially among developed countries with aging populations …

Prostate cancer is the most prevalent cancer in males in Western countries. The reported
incidence in Asia is much lower than that in African Americans and European Caucasians …

South Asian (SA) immigrants settled in the United Kingdom (UK) and North America [United
States (US) and Canada] have low screening rates for breast, cervical and colorectal …

It is now well recognized that the compounding effects of lack of access to education create
far reaching implications for income, access to the goods and services of society, and …