News tagged with neighborhoods


Resisting peer pressure

The company an adolescent keeps, particularly when it comes to drugs and criminal activity, affects bad behavior. Right?

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Living in poor neighborhood a risk factor for out-of-hospital cardiac death

People living in poor neighborhoods are at higher risk of dying of heart disease outside a hospital than are people who live in wealthier neighborhoods, research suggests.

Health created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Confronting meaninglessness

You've just finished an amazing dinner at your favorite restaurant and you are ready to put on your comfy pajamas and slip into sweet slumber. You arrive at your doorstep and find the front door ajar. Your heart beats wildly ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Uninsured trauma patients are more likely to use the ED for follow-up care

Providing access to an outpatient clinic isn't enough to keep some trauma patients who have been discharged from the hospital from returning to the emergency department (ED) for follow-up care, even for such minor needs as ...

Health created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Child's face restored after accident, a first in Mexico

Surgeons have re-attached a large part of the face of a seven year-old child torn in a pitbull attack, Mexico's state-run Social Security Institute said Tuesday.

Other created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Neighborhood status influences older women's cognitive function, study finds

Older women who live in a lower socioeconomic status neighborhood are more likely to exhibit lower cognitive functioning than women who live in more affluent neighborhoods, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

Health created Aug 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mexico: French baby first measles case in 4 years

(AP) -- Mexican health officials say a French baby girl who recently flew in from Paris is Mexico's first case of measles in four years.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Cockroach allergens in homes associated with prevalence of childhood asthma in some neighborhoods

In New York City, the prevalence of asthma among children entering school varies by neighborhood anywhere from 3% to 19%, and children growing up within walking distance of each other can have 2-3 fold differences in risk ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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