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A new study on health-care access for the homeless in Toronto says little ... HIV or advanced infections or liver disease that's gone untreated," he said. ...

In conclusion, most homeless people in Toronto who have diabetes encounter difficulties managing their disease, and poor glycemic control is common. ...

Toronto faces the particular challenges -- high rates of homelessness, HIV positivity and immigration -- common to other large cities where the disease is a ...

... urge council to remember 'couch surfers'", Susan O'Neill, Inside Toronto ... The Health Care of Homeless Persons: a Manual of Communicable Diseases & Common Problems in Shelters & On the Streets ...

Among older homeless men, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of ... among homeless adults in Toronto, despite universal health insurance...

In this study we identify barriers to appropriate disease management among homeless adults with diabetes mellitus in Toronto...

This issue of Healing Hands reports the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases among homeless ... A study of single homeless adults in Toronto found that 35% had hypertension but only17% were ...

Toronto Advisory Committee on Homeless and Socially Isolated Persons,... the Toronto Infectious Disease Preparedness Protocol Community (IDPPC) reference...

See Also GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES. See Also ULCERS ... Homeless. See HEALTH PROMOTION. See MENTAL HEALTH

Homicide rates among young men in the United States increased steadily during ... with mortality rates 40% to 60% lower in Toronto compared with US cities...