Type 1 diabetes in urban children skyrockets
(Medical Xpress)—Over the past two decades, the incidence of type 1 diabetes in very young children under age 5 has increased by 70 percent in the city of Philadelphia, according to research from a University of Pennsylvania ...
Diabetes
Jan 23, 2013 |
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Study: Graphic warnings on cigarettes effective across demographic groups
Quitting smoking is a common New Year's resolution for Americans each year, but research has repeatedly shown it is not an easy task. Some groups, such as racial/ethnic minorities, have an even harder time quitting. New research ...
Health
Jan 14, 2013 |
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Web-based project prevents epilepsy-related depression
Emory researchers announced results of a new study that has proven successful in the prevention of depression in people diagnosed with epilepsy.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 04, 2012 |
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More education, socioeconomic benefits equals longer life
Despite advances in health care and increases in life expectancy overall, Americans with less than a high school education have life expectancies similar to adults in the 1950s and 1960s.
Health
Aug 06, 2012 |
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Social factors better indicate early death risk than skin color, geography
In a novel study of health disparities in the United States, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have identified 22 socioeconomic and environmental variables that together are better indicators of early death ...
Health
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Obesity accounts for 21 percent of medical care costs
(Medical Xpress) -- Obesity now accounts for almost 21 percent of U.S. health care costs -- more than twice the previous estimates, reports a new Cornell study.
Health
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Pediatricians' pain-medication judgments affected by unconscious racial bias, study says
Pediatricians who show an unconscious preference for European Americans tend to prescribe better pain-management for white patients than they do for African-American patients, new University of Washington research shows.
Health
Mar 19, 2012 |
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'Unconscious' racial bias among doctors linked to poor communication with patients
New evidence that physician attitudes and stereotypes about race, even if unconscious, affect the doctor-patient relationship in ways that may contribute to racial disparities in health care
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Mar 15, 2012 |
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Study shows significant state-by-state differences in black, white life expectancy
(Medical Xpress) -- A UCLA-led group of researchers tracing disparities in life expectancy between blacks and whites in the U.S. has found that white males live about seven years longer on average than African American men ...
Health
Feb 24, 2012 |
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Study reveals new wrinkle in growing US health gap
Most studies that have examined growing levels of health disparity in the United States have focused on the gap between the "haves" and the "have-nots" in terms of socioeconomic factors such as education and income.
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Feb 01, 2012 |
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Diagnosis, treatment of depression among elderly depend on racial, cultural factors
Despite improvements to diagnostic tools and therapies in the two last decades, significant disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of depression remain, according to Rutgers research published online by the American Jo ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Black elderly more likely than whites to die after intestinal surgery
Black senior citizens who need surgery for the intestinal disorder diverticulitis are significantly more likely to die in the hospital than their equally ill white counterparts, even when each racial group carries the same ...
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Nov 21, 2011 |
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Hand-held unit to detect cancer in poorer countries
An engineering researcher and a global health expert from Michigan State University are working on bringing a low-cost, hand-held device to nations with limited resources to help physicians detect and diagnose cancer.
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Aug 26, 2011 |
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Positive teens become healthier adults
Teenagers are known for their angst-ridden ways, but those who remain happy and positive during the tumultuous teenage years report better general health when they are adults, according to a new Northwestern University study.
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Jul 19, 2011 |
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Pioneering hospital pay-for-performance program falls short of its goals
Massachusetts' innovative use of "pay-for-performance" bonuses to try to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the case of Medicaid patients has turned up no evidence of the problem at any of the state's 66 acute-care hospitals, ...
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Jun 09, 2011 |
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