News tagged with health behavior
Secondhand smoke exposure persists in multi-unit housing
(Medical Xpress)—A majority of Americans who live in multi-unit housing have adopted smoke-free rules in their private homes but millions remain involuntarily exposed to secondhand smoke in this environment, according to ...
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Sep 11, 2012 |
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Multiple methods can safely help babies get to sleep, study shows
(HealthDay)—Getting some babies to sleep can test a parent's sanity, but bleary-eyed mothers and fathers can be reassured that popular sleep training techniques have no long-lasting positive or negative ...
Pediatrics
Sep 10, 2012 |
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Better sleep for students dependent upon schedule change from school districts
(Medical Xpress)—Back-to-school time for many U.S. high school students may mean heading back into a Catch-22 of sleep. Teens are naturally inclined to stay up late, but are forced to wake up early, says ...
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Sep 06, 2012 |
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More white blood cells in cardiac patients with depression
(Medical Xpress)—Cardiac patients suffering from depression are at greater risk for new cardiac events or cardiac death than patients without depression. It is still unclear which underlying mechanisms play a role in this ...
Cardiology
Sep 06, 2012 |
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When prompted, fathers will talk with their kids about delaying sexual activity
Although mothers are usually the ones who have "the birds and the bees" talks with their children, with targeted prompting and guidance, fathers will also step up to the plate. That's the finding of a study ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 31, 2012 |
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Neuroscience just got faster, cheaper and easier
Richard Gershon has a shiny new toolbox for neuroscientists that will revolutionize their clinical research by making it radically faster, cheaper and more accurate. It also will help researchers recruit children and adults ...
Neuroscience
Aug 30, 2012 |
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When to worry about kids' temper tantrums
Temper tantrums in young children can be an early signal of mental health problems, but how does a parent or pediatrician know when disruptive behavior is typical or a sign of a serious problem?
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 29, 2012 |
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Diagnostic confidence key for prompt treatment for women with heart symptoms
Doctors who believe that women have "atypical" coronary heart disease symptoms are less certain when diagnosing heart disease in women. As a result, women are less likely than men to receive treatments ...
Cardiology
Aug 29, 2012 |
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Lifestyle changes among disadvantaged groups key to tackling diabetes
Unhealthy behaviors like being overweight, smoking and heavy drinking explain almost half of the social inequalities in type 2 diabetes, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Diabetes
Aug 21, 2012 |
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Financial crisis to blame for increased number of suicides in Italy
(Medical Xpress) -- The global financial crisis has contributed to an increase in the rates of suicide and attempted suicide for economic reasons in Italy, new research shows.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 21, 2012 |
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People with few assets less likely to plan for end-of-life health care
Socioeconomic status is a big predictor of how likely people are to have living wills, a power of attorney for health care decisions or to participate in informal discussions about treatment preferences with ...
Health
Aug 17, 2012 |
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World's largest tobacco use study: Tobacco control remains major challenge
An international survey of tobacco use in three billion individuals, published in the current issue of The Lancet, demonstrates an urgent need for policy change in low- and middle-income countries, according to the Univer ...
Addiction
Aug 16, 2012 |
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Rejected drug may protect against toxic substance common to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
The second of two studies on latrepirdine, recently published in Molecular Psychiatry, demonstrates new potential for the compound in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, sleep disorders, and other neurodegenerative ...
Neuroscience
Aug 13, 2012 |
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Youths' well-being linked to how well they conform to gender norms
(Medical Xpress) -- Regardless of their sexual orientation, teens who do not fit behavioral norms for their gender are not as happy as their gender-conforming peers, finds a new Cornell study published in the Archives of ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 08, 2012 |
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Alcohol advertising standards violations most common in magazines with youthful audiences
The content of alcohol ads placed in magazines is more likely to be in violation of industry guidelines if the ad appears in a magazine with sizable youth readership, according to a new study from the Center on Alcohol Marketing ...
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Aug 08, 2012 |
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