News tagged with social factors
Self-image and social interaction help to explain the link between exercise and mental health
We've heard it time and time again: exercise is good for us. And it's not just good for physical health – research shows that daily physical activity can also boost our mental health. But what actually accounts for the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Minority children at higher risk for weight problems in both US and England
With ties to diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol, childhood obesity in wealthy countries is certainly of growing concern to researchers. A new study explores the ties between childhood weight problems, socioeconomic ...
Health
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Study: Common gene mutation affects kids with autism spectrum disorders
(Medical Xpress)—Over the past decade, researchers have made great strides in identifying genes that lead to an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which result in a continuum of social deficits, communication ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Sep 14, 2012 |
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AHA: New school fitness assessment will aid in the battle against childhood obesity
American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on a unified fitness assessment program announced today by The President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition; the American Alliance for Health, ...
Overweight and Obesity
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Healthy living into old age can add up to 6 years to your life
Living a healthy lifestyle into old age can add five years to women's lives and six years to men's, finds a study from Sweden published in the British Medical Journal today.
Health
Aug 30, 2012 |
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Yoga proves to reduce depression in pregnant women, boost maternal bonding
It's no secret that pregnancy hormones can dampen moods, but for some expectant moms, it's much worse: 1 in 5 experience major depression.
Health
Aug 08, 2012 |
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Children of 'The Troubles' more prone to suicide
People who grew up in the worst years of 'The Troubles ' are more prone to suicide in Northern Ireland, according to new research carried out at Queen's University Belfast.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 25, 2012 |
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Long-term cancer survivors struggle to keep regular work hours
Long-term cancer survivors take sick leave more often than their disease-free colleagues, suggesting that they struggle at work despite their ability to work five years after diagnosis. These findings by Steffen Torp, from ...
Cancer
Jun 19, 2012 |
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Study links loneliness in older individuals to functional decline, death
Loneliness in individuals over 60 years of age appears associated with increased risk of functional decline and death, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine.
Health
Jun 18, 2012 |
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Studies show sleep times influenced by race, ethnicity and country of origin
Two studies scheduled for presentation today at SLEEP 2012 are reporting sleep disparities among Americans based on racial and ethnic background.
Health
Jun 13, 2012 |
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Immigrant women giving birth in Spain suffer 'great stress,' a study warns
A study conducted at the University of Granada has concluded that most immigrant women who give birth in Spain suffer "severe stress" and should receive psychological treatment after giving birth to help them overcome disorders ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
May 30, 2012 |
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Drawing test can predict subsequent stroke death in older men
A simple drawing test can predict the long-term risk of dying after a first stroke among older men, finds research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Cardiology
May 09, 2012 |
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Study identifies 5 factors that promote a positive body image in women
Women with high family support and limited pressure to achieve the 'thin and beautiful' ideal have a more positive body image. That's according to a new study looking at five factors that may help young women to be more positive ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 09, 2012 |
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Social factors better indicate early death risk than skin color, geography
In a novel study of health disparities in the United States, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have identified 22 socioeconomic and environmental variables that together are better indicators of early death ...
Health
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Predictors identified for rehospitalization among post-acute stroke patients
Stroke patients receiving in-patient rehabilitation are more likely to land back in the hospital within three months if they are functioning poorly, show signs of depression and lack social support according to researchers ...
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Apr 06, 2012 |
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