Overweight & Obesity
More education, not income, fights obesity
Educational status may protect women living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas against obesity, finds a new study in the American Journal of Health Promotion.
Sep 13, 2013
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Kids get more exercise in smart growth neighborhoods
Children who live in "smart growth" neighborhoods—developments that are designed to increase walkability and have more parks and green space areas—get 46 percent more moderate or vigorous physical activity than kids who ...
Sep 10, 2013
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Exercising with others helps college students reduce stress
College students who exercised vigorously for 20 minutes at least three days a week were less likely to report poor mental health and perceived stress, according to a study in the American Journal of Health Promotion. However, ...
Sep 4, 2013
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Restricting food and fluids during labor is unwarranted
Despite the longstanding, widespread practice of restricting women's food and fluid intake during labor, a large-scale analysis in The Cochrane Library finds no need for these restrictions and supports women eating and drinking ...
Aug 23, 2013
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Bedwetting treatments offer help
Bedwetting affects up to 20 percent of five year olds—the age when most children have learned bladder control—and can result in an array of stressful and embarrassing social, emotional and psychological problems.
Aug 21, 2013
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Diabetes
High lifetime costs for type 2 diabetes
A person with type 2 diabetes may spend an average of nearly $85,500 to treat the disease and its complications over his or her lifetime, reports a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The earlier diabetes ...
Aug 9, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer survivors not receiving preventive care
While cancer survivors require follow-up care to prevent a recurrence of their cancer and to watch for after effects of treatment, they also need the same preventive check-ups suggested for all people.
Aug 7, 2013
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Significant others can influence extreme dieting
Women who are frequently encouraged by their significant others to lose weight are more likely to resort to unhealthy measures to do so, according to new research in the American Journal of Health Promotion.
Jul 25, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Blacks and Latinos seek mental health care less often
Blacks and Latinos receive less adequate mental health care than Whites, finds a new study in Health Services Research.
Jul 19, 2013
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Obesity is a major obstacle for disabled americans
Obesity and its related health problems impacts far more people with a disability than previously reported, according to new research in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Jul 17, 2013
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