News tagged with health risk behaviors


Genetic screening could reveal hidden high risk for coronary heart disease

Finnish researchers have shown that genetic marker information can improve risk evaluation of coronary heart disease. The study comprised over 24,000 Finnish subjects and was led by Professor Samuli Ripatti. The results revealed ...

Cardiology created May 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People with depression may not reap full benefits of healthy behaviors

Depression may inhibit the anti-inflammatory effects typically associated with physical activity and light-to-moderate alcohol consumption, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Women abused as children more likely to have children with autism

Women who experienced physical, emotional, or sexual abuse as children are more likely to have a child with autism than women who were not abused, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). Those ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Children of divorced parents more likely to start smoking

Both daughters and sons from divorced families are significantly more likely to initiate smoking in comparison to their peers from intact families, shows a new analysis of 19,000 Americans.

Health created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Big improvements in preconception health trends among women of reproductive age reported

A woman's health status before pregnancy is critical for the health and wellbeing of the fetus and mother-to-be. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has set Healthy People 2020 national ...

Health created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tobacco industry appears to have evaded FDA ban on 'light' cigarette descriptors

New research from Harvard School of Public Health (HPSH) shows that one year after the federal government passed a law banning word descriptors such as "light," "mild," and "low" on cigarette packages, smokers can still easily ...

Health created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Higher heart attack rates continue six years after Katrina

New Orleans residents continue to face a three-fold increased risk of heart attack post-Katrina—a trend that has remained unchanged since the storm hit in 2005, according to research being presented at the American College ...

Cardiology created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Health benefits of marriage may not extend to all, study says

Marriage may not always be as beneficial to health as experts have led us to believe, according to a new study.

Health created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Survey finds public support for legal interventions to fight obesity, noncommunicable diseases

The public is very supportive of government action aimed at changing lifestyle choices that can lead to obesity, diabetes, and other noncommunicable diseases—but they're less likely to support such interventions if they're ...

Health created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A loved one's support can backfire, study finds

People who receive high levels of emotional support from their partner have an increased risk of death if they perceive their partner as not caring, understanding and validating, reports a Cornell study published in Health Ps ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds incentive price for reducing HIV risk in Mexico

Studies have found that conditional cash transfer programs, in which governments pay citizens if they consistently practice societally beneficial behaviors, have improved pediatric health care and education ...

HIV & AIDS created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Shame about past alcoholism predicts relapse and declining health in recovering alcoholics

Feeling shame about past instances of problem drinking may increase the likelihood of relapse and other health problems, according to a new study in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psycho ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Time spent watching television is not associated with death among breast cancer survivors

Spending a lot of time watching television after breast cancer diagnosis is not linked to death in these breast cancer survivors. It appears that after accounting for self-reported physical activity levels after diagnosis, ...

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

Early predictors of occupational back reinjury identified

(HealthDay)—About 25 percent of workers with back injury report reinjury after returning to work, with risk factors including male sex, previous similar injury, and having health insurance, according to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

White young adults more likely to DUI

White young adults were 50 percent more likely than their Black, Hispanic or Asian peers to self-report driving after drinking at age 21, finds a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Health created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0