Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: inner city http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. E-games boost physical activity in children; might be a weapon in the battle against obesity Video games have been blamed for contributing to the epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States. But a new study by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) suggests that certain blood-pumping video games can actually boost energy expenditures among inner city children, a group that is at high risk for unhealthy weight gain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-e-games-boost-physical-children-weapon.html Health Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:29:12 EST news276949745 Married women more likely to have positive pregnancies, study finds (HealthDay)—Compared with unmarried women, married women are less likely to experience domestic abuse, substance abuse or postpartum depression around the time of pregnancy, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-women-positive-pregnancies.html Health Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:55:40 EST news276454534 Schizophrenia linked to social inequality Higher rates of schizophrenia in urban areas can be attributed to increased deprivation, increased population density and an increase in inequality within a neighbourhood, new research reveals. The research, led by the University of Cambridge in collaboration with Queen Mary University of London, was published today in the journal Schizophrenia Bulletin. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-schizophrenia-linked-social-inequality.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:05:52 EST news274701893 More signs of the benefits of marriage? There's new evidence about the benefits of marriage. Women who are married suffer less partner abuse, substance abuse or post-partum depression around the time of pregnancy than women who are cohabitating or do not have a partner, a new study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-benefits-marriage.html Health Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:40:24 EST news274639219 Good planning keeps older people on the move (Medical Xpress)—A guide has been developed to help local councils take the needs of older people into account when developing new or redeveloping existing neighbourhoods. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-good-older-people.html Health Thu, 04 Oct 2012 08:37:28 EST news268558640 Outwit the Grim Reaper by walking faster Men aged 70 and older can elude the Grim Reaper by walking at speeds of at least 3 miles (or 5km) an hour, finds a study in the Christmas issue published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-outwit-grim-reaper-faster.html Health Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:30:01 EST news243230486