News tagged with income populations


Flame retardants linked to lower-birth-weight babies

Exposure during pregnancy to flame retardant chemicals commonly found in the home is linked to lower birthweight babies, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public ...

Health created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Speaking two languages also benefits low-income children

(Medical Xpress)—Living in poverty is often accompanied by conditions that can negatively influence cognitive development. Is it possible that being bilingual might counteract these effects? Although previous research has ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sleeping sickness by stealth

(Medical Xpress)—Stealth is a well-known concept in military tactics. Almost since the invention of radar, the hunt began for counter-technologies to hide aircraft and missiles from detection – most successfully ...

Immunology created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Education - a key determinant of population growth and human well-being

28 July 2011 -- Future trends in global population growth could be significantly affected by improvements in both the quality and quantity of education, particularly female education. Projections of future population trends ...

Health created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Fast food most popular with middle incomes

(Medical Xpress) -- A new national study of eating out and income shows that fast-food dining becomes more common as earnings increase from low to middle incomes, weakening the popular notion that fast food should be blamed ...

Health created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Child food allergy prevalence linked to urban/rural status

(HealthDay) -- The prevalence of childhood food allergy is associated with urban/rural status, even after adjusting for confounding variables, according to a study published online May 17 in Clinical Pediatrics.

Pediatrics created Jun 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pictures effective in warning against cigarette smoking, study shows

Health warning labels (HWLs) on cigarette packages that use pictures to show the health consequences of smoking are effective in reaching adult smokers, according to the results of a new study published in the December issue ...

Health created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Place matters when it comes to health

The community or neighborhood you live in can impact your health in big ways, and disadvantaged, low-income populations in the United States are at an increased risk of experiencing unhealthy conditions, more sickness and ...

Health created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0