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Study finds tailored diabetes education programs can benefit African, Latin American women who are higher risk

A new study led by Ryerson University provides guidelines on how best to deliver diabetes self-management education programs to women in Black/Caribbean and Latin American communities – gender and ethnic ...

Diabetes created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Examine social factors to explain rise in diagnoses of mental disorders, researchers say

(Medical Xpress)—Examining social factors is vital to better explaining and understanding the dramatic rise in the number of Americans diagnosed with mental disorders in recent years, according to an analysis by a team ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Patient centered medical home helps assess social health determinants and promote health

Physicians from the Departments of Pediatrics and Family Medicine at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) are proposing that current pediatric guidelines and practices could be implemented ...

Health created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drinking one 12oz sugar-sweetened soft drink a day can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes by 22 percent

Drinking one (or one extra)* 12oz serving size of sugar-sweetened soft drink a day can be enough to increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 22%, a new study suggests. The research is published in Diabetologia (the j ...

Diabetes created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Facebook interests could help predict, track and map obesity

The higher the percentage of people in a city, town or neighborhood with Facebook interests suggesting a healthy, active lifestyle, the lower that area's obesity rate. At the same time, areas with a large percentage of Facebook ...

Overweight and Obesity created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Psychopaths are not neurally equipped to have concern for others, study shows

Prisoners who are psychopaths lack the basic neurophysiological "hardwiring" that enables them to care for others, according to a new study by neuroscientists at the University of Chicago and the University of New Mexico.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Costs to treat heart failure expected to more than double by 2030

By 2030, you—and every U.S. taxpayer—could be paying $244 a year to care for heart failure patients, according to an American Heart Association policy statement.

Cardiology created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Technology cuts the cost of dementia care

Due to its ageing population, the Netherlands is seeing an explosive growth in the number of dementia patients. This is expected to increase from 250,000 in 2013 to 500,000 in 2050. Cost cutting in the healthcare ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Three unique genes found to influence body size and obesity in people of African ancestry

Researchers from Dartmouth's Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Sciences (iQBS) and the Center for Genomic Medicine have helped to discover three unique genetic variations that influence body size and obesity in men and ...

Genetics created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Can team-based care improve primary care delivery and patient outcomes?

In a team-based care approach, a diverse group of clinicians shares responsibility for a panel of patients and consults with each other regularly. This model of delivering primary care can improve patient ...

Health created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Schizophrenia sufferers miss out on heart disease diagnosis

(Medical Xpress)—Those diagnosed with schizophrenia are less likely than the general population to have a recorded diagnosis of heart disease, a new report published in BMJ Open has found.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Adolescents with disabilities are more likely to have menstrual problems and need tailored care

Menstrual problems among adolescents with learning and physical disabilities are more common compared to the general population and there is no one-size fits all solution when managing the symptoms, says a new review published ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Food poisonings up from raw milk, poultry bacteria

(AP)—Health officials are seeing more food poisonings caused by a bacteria commonly linked to raw milk and poultry.

Health created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study discovers that stem cell senescence drives aging

Declining levels of the protein BubR1 occur when both people and animals age, and contribute to cell senescence or deterioration, weight loss, muscle wasting and cataracts. Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that adult progenitor ...

Medical research created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Evolving genes lead to evolving genes

Researchers have designed a method that can universally test for evolutionary adaption, or positive (Darwinian) selection, in any chosen set of genes, using re-sequencing data such as that generated by the 1000 Genomes Project. ...

Genetics created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast