Study links low wages with hypertension, especially for women and younger workers
Workers earning the lowest wages have a higher risk of hypertension than workers with the highest wages, according to new research from UC Davis.
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Jan 03, 2013 |
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Why current strategies for fighting obesity are not working
(Medical Xpress) -- As the United States wages war on the growing epidemic of obesity among children and adults, a team of University of Colorado School of Medicine obesity researchers conclude that what the ...
Overweight and Obesity
Jul 03, 2012 |
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Federal welfare programs can have negative effects on children's cognitive scores
The United States federal government supports many welfare and entitlement programs that attempt to eliminate poverty by providing financial assistance to families in need. Now, a researcher at the University of Missouri ...
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Jun 13, 2011 |
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Preschool children who can pay attention more likely to finish college
Young children who are able to pay attention and persist on a task have a 50 percent greater chance of completing college, according to a new study at Oregon State University.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 06, 2012 |
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Study questions whether becoming a doctor pays off for women
Women who go to medical school just for the financial rewards of being a doctor could be making a mistake, according to a study published in the Journal of Human Capital.
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Jul 12, 2012 |
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Study: Subsidizing wages at long-term care facilities would cut turnover
Subsidizing the wages of caregivers at group homes would likely reduce worker turnover rates and help contain costs at long-term care facilities, according to new University of Illinois research.
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Jul 21, 2011 |
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Report finds leave insurance program successfully reaches working families
In 2009, New Jersey became one of only two states in the country to enact a family leave insurance law.
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Feb 11, 2013 |
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Treatment for alcoholism dramatically reduces the financial burden of addiction on families
The financial effects of alcoholism on the family members of addicts can be massive, but little is known about whether treatment for alcoholism reduces that financial burden. A study of 48 German families published online ...
Addiction
Sep 24, 2012 |
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Premiums for family health plans hit $15,745
(AP)—There's a new health care survey, and at first it sounds like good news about insurance costs.
Health
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Majority of California's Medi-Cal caregivers live in or near poverty
The demand for caregivers is growing rapidly as California's population ages, but the majority of state's Medi-Cal caregivers earn poverty or near-poverty wages and have poor access to health care and food, a new study from ...
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