(Medical Xpress)—Research has shown that children from low-income neighborhoods are at higher risk of being obese and overweight than children from affluent neighborhoods; in fact, one-third of low-income children enter ...
Jun 18, 2013
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A new Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) study has found that low-income and minority parents may be more receptive to vaccinating their daughters against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), while white, middle-class parents ...
May 14, 2013
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People who receive primary care from free clinics are less likely to use the emergency department for minor issues, according to a team of medical researchers.
Jan 23, 2013
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When researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues conducted a random telephone survey among blacks, whites and Hispanics in New York, Baltimore and San Juan, Puerto Rico, they found that Hispanics are nearly twice ...
Jan 9, 2013
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Race, education, and income impact health information-seeking, confidence in obtaining health information and trust in health information sources.
Nov 30, 2012
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Many leading causes of death are linked to unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, including inadequate physical activity. Adults in minority populations have lower levels of physical activity and higher rates of preventable deaths, ...
Feb 29, 2012
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