Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: disadvantaged backgrounds http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Improved care needed for mothers from ethnic minority groups (Medical Xpress)—Women in some disadvantaged communities are missing out on support that could potentially reduce high rates of infant mortality, according to an exploratory study at the University of Leeds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-mothers-ethnic-minority-groups.html Health Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:40:01 EST news286439200 UK study says violence more likely among vets, troops Young men who have served in the British military are about three times more likely than civilians to have committed a violent offense, researchers reported Friday in a study that explores the roots of such behavior. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-uk-violence-vets-troops.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:20:02 EST news282582595 Public health stats reveal issues in Australia's most disadvantaged areas People in Australia's most disadvantaged areas experience lower attendance at high school, greater financial stress and a higher risk of bowel cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-health-stats-reveal-issues-australia.html Health Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:22:05 EST news269850108 UK: Why 3,000 middle-aged men die by suicide each year? A new report, published today, provides an in-depth examination into why men from disadvantaged backgrounds in their 30s, 40s and 50s are at higher risk of suicide than the rest of society. Men from low socio-economic backgrounds living in deprived areas are ten times more likely to die by suicide than men from high socio-economic backgrounds living in the most affluent areas. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-uk-middle-aged-men-die-suicide.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 21 Sep 2012 07:50:12 EST news267432601 Aptitude test may be fairer way of selecting medical school candidates Medical schools that use the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) as part of their admissions process reduce the relative disadvantage faced by certain socioeconomic groups, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-aptitude-fairer-medical-school-candidates.html Other Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:30:03 EST news253891265 Vitamin D does not boost kids' brainpower, study finds High levels of vitamin D do not seem to boost teens' academic performance, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-vitamin-d-boost-kids-brainpower.html Health Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:30:01 EST news253378775 Fatherhood can help change a man's bad habits After men become fathers for the first time, they show significant decreases in crime, tobacco and alcohol use, according to a new, 19-year study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-fatherhood-bad-habits.html Health Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:48:07 EST news239892478 Being female or less affluent still linked to early death in cystic fibrosis Despite improvements in survival for people with cystic fibrosis over the last 50 years, females and individuals from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds continue to die younger than males and the more privileged in society, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-female-affluent-linked-early-death.html Health Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:53:04 EST news233376766 Climbing the social ladder seems to lessen high blood pressure risk Social mobility - upwards - seems to curb the risk of developing high blood pressure among those born on the lower rungs of the ladder, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-climbing-social-ladder-lessen-high.html Health Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:16:40 EST news229666519