'Green biased' yellow fever swept through Irish immigrants in 19th century US
New research by University of Warwick historian Dr Tim Lockley has found why yellow fever had a green bias in 19th century fever outbreaks in the southern states of the US. Almost half of the 650 people killed ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 06, 2012 |
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Overqualified recent immigrants three times as likely to be injured at work
Men who are recent immigrants and over qualified for their jobs are more than three times as likely to sustain an injury at work as their appropriately qualified peers who have been in the country for some time, suggests ...
Health
Jul 09, 2012 |
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Bridging the doctor-patient gap
(HealthDay) -- With health care becoming increasingly high-tech, fast-paced and cost-conscious, a lot of doctors and patients alike are feeling out of sorts.
Health
Jun 01, 2012 |
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Reminders of secular authority reduce believers' distrust of atheists
What's the group that least agrees with Americans' vision of their country? It's not Muslims, gays, feminists, or recent immigrants. It's atheists, according to many sociological surveys. In one survey conducted in 2006 by ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Bilingual immigrants are healthier, according to new study
Bilingual immigrants are healthier than immigrants who speak only one language, according to new research from sociologists at Rice University.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Perceptions of discrimination may adversely affect health of immigrants' children, study shows
Children of recent immigrants are more likely to make sick visits to the doctor if their mothers see themselves as targets of ethnic or language-based discrimination, researchers at New York University report in a new study. ...
Health
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Bilingual immigrants report better health than speakers of one language
Healthy individuals who immigrate to the U.S. often see their health decline over time. A recent study from Stanford University suggests that immigrants who learn English while maintaining their native language ...
Health
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Lower risk of breast cancer occurrence but higher mortality amongst low-educated and immigrant women
(Medical Xpress) -- Low-educated and immigrant women run a lower risk of breast cancer occurrence than highly educated women and women born in Sweden. However, the risk of dying from breast cancer is higher for those low-educated ...
Cancer
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Outwit the Grim Reaper by walking faster
Men aged 70 and older can elude the Grim Reaper by walking at speeds of at least 3 miles (or 5km) an hour, finds a study in the Christmas issue published in the British Medical Journal today.
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Dec 16, 2011 |
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Why do some Mexican parents discourage teens' physical activity?
Imagine this scene: A teen who is about to enter college goes for a run or heads off for a game of soccer. But Mom and Dad complain about it, and the more physically active the teen is, the more the parents push back against ...
Health
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Both sexism and racism are similar mental processes
Prejudiced attitudes are based on generalised suppositions about certain social groups and could well be a personality trait. Researchers at the University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU) have confirmed the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Latino teens key for campaigns reaching out to immigrant families, study finds
Latino adolescents who share knowledge from the classroom, new media and information technology among immigrant families function as "civic information leaders," a new study by the University of Colorado Boulder ...
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Jul 13, 2011 |
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BMI differences: The immigrant equation
(Edmonton) The obesity problem plaguing Canadians is a story heard frequently these days. For Katerina Maximova, making connections between the rising body mass index, or BMI, among native-born Canadian versus immigrant children ...
Health
May 05, 2011 |
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'Fatting in': Immigrant groups eat high-calorie American meals to fit in
Immigrants to the United States and their U.S.-born children gain more than a new life and new citizenship. They gain weight. The wide availability of cheap, convenient, fatty American foods and large meal portions have been ...
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May 03, 2011 |
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New immigrants less likely to have premature babies in the first 5 years in Canada: study
Immigrants living less than five years in Canada are less likely than their Canadian-born counterparts to have premature babies regardless of where they live, according to a new study by St. Michael's Hospital.
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Apr 28, 2011 |
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