News tagged with demographic characteristics


Increase in medical treatment caused greatest increase in US health care costs

The increasing proportion of the population that received treatment for a specific medical condition – called "treated disease prevalence"—along with higher spending per treated case accounted for most of the rise in ...

Health created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Decreased melatonin secretion associated with higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes

With previous evidence suggesting that melatonin may have a role in glucose metabolism, researchers have found an independent association between decreased secretion of melatonin and an increased risk for the development ...

Diabetes created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Physician spouses very satisfied in relationships, study finds

It appears that the majority of spouses/partners of physicians in the United States are happy with their relationships, according to Mayo Clinic research. Of the about 900 spouses/partners of physicians who responded to a ...

Other created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Differences in obstetric outcomes and care related to race and ethnicity

In a study to be presented on February 14 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, California, researchers will present data showing racial and ethnic disparities ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Marriage reduces the risk of heart attack in both men and women and at all ages

A large population-based study from Finland has shown that being unmarried increases the risk of fatal and non-fatal heart attack in both men and women whatever their age. Conversely, say the study investigators, especially ...

Cardiology created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alternative med use common in pediatric specialty outpatients

(HealthDay)—Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is commonly used among pediatric specialty outpatients, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in Pediatrics.

Pediatrics created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Autopsy-based study examines prevalence of atherosclerosis among US service members

Among deployed U.S. service members who died of combat or unintentional injuries between 2001-2011 and underwent autopsies, the prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis was 8.5 percent, with factors associated with a higher ...

Cardiology created Dec 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

LGBTQ youth more likely to be truant or to consider or commit suicide

(Medical Xpress)—Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth and those questioning their sexuality are at significantly greater risk of truancy and of considering and attempting suicide than their heterosexual classmates ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anergia prevalent in acute coronary syndrome patients

(HealthDay)—Anergia, or the lack of energy, is highly prevalent in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), and correlates independently with several factors, including bodily pain and exercise participation, according ...

Cardiology created Oct 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cognitive deficits seen for infants exposed to anesthesia

(HealthDay) -- Anesthesia exposure before the age of 3 years is associated with deficits in language and abstract reasoning in children at age 10, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in Pediatrics.

Pediatrics created Aug 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sugar-sweetened drinks are not replacing milk in kid's diets

National data indicate that milk consumption has declined among children while consumption of sweetened beverages of low nutritional quality has more than doubled. Although this suggests that sugar-sweetened beverages may ...

Health created Jul 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Erectile dysfunction prevalence higher in HIV-infected men

(HealthDay) -- HIV infection in men is a strong, independent predictor of erectile dysfunction (ED), regardless of age and body mass index (BMI), according to a study published in the July issue of The Jo ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Marketing is more effective when targeted to personality profiles

Advertisers spend enormous amounts of time and money attempting to tailor their advertising campaigns to the needs of different demographic groups. After all, the concerns of first-year college students are going to be different ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Epidemiology of rosacea described in United Kingdom

(HealthDay) -- The incidence of rosacea in the United Kingdom is 1.65 per 1,000 person-years, with alcohol consumption linked to a modest increase in risk and current smoking linked to an decreased risk, according to a study ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Secondhand smoke continues to vex children with asthma

Despite longstanding recommendations for children with asthma to avoid tobacco smoke, many youths are still exposed to secondhand smoke and their health suffers because of it, according to a study to be presented Tuesday, ...

Health created May 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0