Many high school football players not concerned about concussions
Despite an increase in media attention, as well as national and local efforts to educate athletes on the potential dangers of traumatic brain injuries, a new study found that many high school football players are not concerned ...
Pediatrics
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Study finds most children eat four times the daily salt limit
(Medical Xpress)— Deakin University study has found seven in ten children are eating more than the recommended upper limit of salt each day, putting their health at serious risk.
Health
Oct 08, 2012 |
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Кesearcher identifies factors to help parents and professionals recognize teens in distress
Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for teens, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, a University of Missouri public health expert has identified factors that will help parents, medical ...
Health
Oct 04, 2012 |
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Recent decrease seen in U.S. high school drinking and driving
(HealthDay)—The national prevalence of drinking and driving among high school students decreased by 54 percent from 1991 to 2011, with a national prevalence of 10.3 percent noted in 2011, according to a ...
Health
Oct 04, 2012 |
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Study suggests high use of medicare skilled nursing benefit at end of life
Almost one-third of older adults received care in a skilled nursing facility in the last six months of life under the Medicare posthospitalization benefit, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Me ...
Health
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Lack of sleep leads to insulin resistance in teens
A new study suggests that increasing the amount of sleep that teenagers get could improve their insulin resistance and prevent the future onset of diabetes.
Health
Sep 29, 2012 |
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NYC schools dispensing morning-after pill to girls (Update)
(AP)—New York City is handing out the morning-after pill to girls as young as 14 at more than 50 public high schools, sometimes even before they have had sex. The campaign is believed to be unprecedented in its size and ...
Medications
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Study finds lack of education widens gap in life expectancy
(Medical Xpress)—The MacArthur Research Network on Aging, chaired by Dr. John W. Rowe, has published its latest research showing a widening gap in life expectancy between Americans with higher education ...
Health
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Kids who get gifts of scratch lottery tickets gamble earlier in life
(Medical Xpress)—Youngsters who receive instant lottery tickets as a gift tend to begin gambling earlier in life—a possible risk factor for more severe gambling disorders later, Yale School of Medicine ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 24, 2012 |
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Morning-after pills available at 13 NYC schools
(AP)—The New York City Department of Education is making the morning-after-pill available to high school girls at 13 public schools.
Medications
Sep 24, 2012 |
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Almost half of U.S. adults have gum disease
(HealthDay)—Gum disease affects nearly half of American adults aged 30 and older, a new study finds.
Dentistry
Sep 13, 2012 |
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Hands-on activities for high schoolers effectively teach about antibiotics
A hands-on project to educate high schoolers about appropriate antibiotic use was highly effective, promoting more sophisticated understandings of bacteria and antibiotics and increasing understanding of the dangers of antibiotic ...
Health
Sep 12, 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 ...
Health
Sep 06, 2012 |
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IADR/AADR published study estimates high prevalence of periodontis in US adults
In a study titled "Prevalence of Periodontis in Adults in the United States: 2009 and 2010," lead author Paul Eke, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, estimates the prevalence, severity and extent of periodontitis ...
Dentistry
Aug 30, 2012 |
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New study notes disparities in periodontal disease
A new article by Dr. Luisa N. Borrell, the chair of Lehman College's Department of Health Sciences, explores the disparities in periodontal disease (gum disease) among U.S. adults along age, sex, racial/ethnic and socioeconomic ...
Dentistry
Aug 28, 2012 |
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