13.7 million young adults stayed on or joined their parents' health plans in 2011
In 2011, 13.7 million young adults ages 19 to 25 stayed on or joined their parents' health plans, including 6.6 million who would likely not have been able to do so before passage of the Affordable Care Act, according to ...
Health
Jun 08, 2012 |
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Sex and trauma research is less upsetting to college students than previously assumed
Research on sex and trauma faces an ethical dilemma: how can we find out more about the effects of such psychologically sensitive topics without hurting the people who participate in the study?
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 31, 2012 |
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Trafficked women experience violence and poor health
Women who have been trafficked for sexual exploitation experience violence and poor physical and mental health but there is little evidence available about the health consequences experienced by trafficked children, men or ...
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May 29, 2012 |
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Excess weight in pregnant women can have negative implications for offspring
That overweight during pregnancy can lead to overweight children and adolescents has been known for some time, but new research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and in the US indicates that excess weight before and during ...
Health
May 14, 2012 |
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Familiarity with television fast-food ads linked to obesity
There is a long-held concern that youths who eat a lot of fast food are at risk for becoming overweight. New research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston shows that greater familiarity ...
Pediatrics
Apr 29, 2012 |
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Peers influence adolescent drinking, but not always how you might expect
Drinking during adolescence has both short- and long-term negative health consequences. Prior research has shown that peer influence is one of the most important predictors of alcohol use in adolescence. This study used a ...
Health
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Pesticides may be linked to slightly smaller babies, shorter pregnancies
(HealthDay) -- Exposure to a type of pesticide commonly used on crops eaten by U.S. consumers is linked to shorter pregnancies and smaller babies, new research says.
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Apr 05, 2012 |
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Researchers validate new drug use consequences test for primary care
Researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have conducted a study on a modified version of the Short Inventory of Problems (SIP) to help promote ...
Addiction
Mar 21, 2012 |
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New type 2 diabetes drug helps lower blood sugar: study
(HealthDay) -- A new type of medication for type 2 diabetes helps to lower blood sugar levels when used in concert with insulin and other diabetes drugs, new research suggests.
Diabetes
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Cell-signaling pathway has key role in development of gestational diabetes
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a cell-signaling pathway that plays a key role in increasing insulin secretion during pregnancy and, when blocked, leads to the development of ...
Diabetes
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Not enough young women getting tested for chlamydia: CDC
(HealthDay) -- Far too few sexually active young women are getting tested for chlamydia, an oversight that could lead them down a perilous path to severe health consequences, including infertility, later in ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in many household products: study
(HealthDay) -- Tests of more than 200 common household products found that the products contain chemicals that research suggests may be linked to asthma and hormone disruption, researchers report.
Health
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Experts warn of 'unintended' consequences of personal health budgets in England
England must learn from other countries if it is to avoid the same mistakes with personal healthcare budgets, say experts in the British Medical Journal today.
Health
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Characteristics of fathers with depressive symptoms
Voluminous research literature attests to the multiple negative consequences of maternal depression and depressive symptoms for the health and development of children. In contrast, there is a profound paucity of information ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 24, 2012 |
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Challenges to the NHS from 'health tourism' going unrecognized
The rise of medical tourism presents significant challenges for the NHS according to new work from academics at the Universities of Birmingham and York. They argue that policy makers have so far failed to address the implications ...
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Feb 13, 2012 |
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