News tagged with educational level
Overqualified recent immigrants three times as likely to be injured at work
Men who are recent immigrants and over qualified for their jobs are more than three times as likely to sustain an injury at work as their appropriately qualified peers who have been in the country for some time, suggests ...
Health
Jul 09, 2012 |
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Diet rich in vegetables may help stave off acute pancreatitis
A diet rich in vegetables could help stave off the development of the serious condition acute pancreatitis, suggests a large study published online in the journal Gut.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 27, 2012 |
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Study: Willingness to be screened for dementia varies by age but not by sex, race or income
The first study to examine the actual willingness of older adults to be screened for dementia has found that acceptance of screening is pervasive, although it varies by age. However, willingness to be screened for dementia ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jun 19, 2012 |
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Childhood famine increases risk of type 2 diabetes
(HealthDay) -- Even a short period of moderate or severe undernutrition or famine during childhood or adolescence can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in adulthood, according to research published ...
Diabetes
Jun 05, 2012 |
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Tuberculosis increases the risk of lung cancer mortality in the elderly
Tuberculosis independently predicts death from lung cancer in the elderly, according to a new study from researchers in Hong Kong.
Cancer
May 21, 2012 |
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In-school tests suggest overweight boys and girls benefit from being fit
Improving or maintaining physical fitness appears to help obese and overweight children reach a healthy weight, reports a new study from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. Researchers ...
Overweight and Obesity
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Study looks at patients' decision-making in asymptomatic carotid stenosis
A paper from Rhode Island Hospital and Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit examines whether different presentation formats, presenter characteristics, and patient characteristics affect decision-making for patients requiring treatment ...
Neuroscience
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Impoverished schools, parent education key factors in student weight
Attending a financially poor school may have more of an effect on unhealthy adolescent weight than family poverty, according to Penn State sociologists.
Health
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Lower risk of breast cancer occurrence but higher mortality amongst low-educated and immigrant women
(Medical Xpress) -- Low-educated and immigrant women run a lower risk of breast cancer occurrence than highly educated women and women born in Sweden. However, the risk of dying from breast cancer is higher for those low-educated ...
Cancer
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Marijuana use associated with cyclic vomiting syndrome in young males
Researchers have found clear associations between marijuana use in young males and cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS), where patients experience episodes of vomiting separated by symptom free intervals.
Health
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Cognitive decline can begin as early as age 45: study
The brain's capacity for memory, reasoning and comprehension skills (cognitive function) can start to deteriorate from age 45, finds research published in the British Medical Journal today.
Health
Jan 06, 2012 |
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School absenteeism, mental health problems linked
School absenteeism is a significant problem, and students who are frequently absent from school more often have symptoms of psychiatric disorders. A new longitudinal study of more than 17,000 youths has found that frequently ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 22, 2011 |
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Heart failure study: Health-literate patients not always adept at managing care
A patient's education level is not a fail-safe predictor of how well they will manage symptoms related to complicated chronic diseases, such as heart failure, according to a Purdue University study.
Cardiology
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Abstinence-only education does not lead to abstinent behavior
States that prescribe abstinence-only sex education programs in public schools have significantly higher teenage pregnancy and birth rates than states with more comprehensive sex education programs, researchers from the University ...
Health
Nov 30, 2011 |
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Illegal drug use is associated with abnormal weight in teens
A survey of more than 33,000 Italian high school students reveals that both underweight and overweight teens consume 20 to 40% more illegal drugs than their normal-weight peers.
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Nov 16, 2011 |
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