Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers reveal new suicide prevention tools from survivors
In suicide research, lessons from survivors—people who, despite the urge to die, find ways to cope and reasons to live—are seldom heard.
Aug 10, 2021
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Health
What it takes to get teens moving
(HealthDay)—Teens with friends are active teens, a new study suggests.
Nov 19, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mobile apps for suicide prevention: What's the evidence?
Mobile applications could provide "an uninterrupted tool for crisis response" for people experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors, although more research is needed to establish their effectiveness, concludes a review ...
Mar 10, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Puerto Ricans who inject drugs among Latinos at highest risk of contracting HIV
Higher HIV risk behaviors and prevalence have been reported among Puerto Rican people who inject drugs (PRPWID) since early in the HIV epidemic. Now that HIV prevention and treatment advances have reduced HIV among PWID in ...
Sep 11, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Rate of new HIV infections drops for first time among black women, CDC reports
(HealthDay)—For the first time, the rate of new HIV infections among black American women declined between 2008 and 2010, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dec 21, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Disparities in lung cancer screening eligibility still exist
(HealthDay)—Despite increases in lung cancer screening eligibility, gender, racial, and ethnic screening disparities may still persist, according to a study published online Jan. 12 in JAMA Network Open.
Jan 25, 2021
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Health
Short daily walk might help teen smokers cut down or quit, study says
Teenagers who increased the days on which they got just 20 minutes of exercise were able to cut down on their smoking habit. And teenage smokers were more likely to quit altogether if they participated in a smoking cessation/fitness ...
Apr 9, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Sedentary behavior increases the risk of certain cancers
Physical inactivity has been linked with diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease, but it can also increase the risk of certain cancers, according to a study published June 16 in the JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer ...
Jun 16, 2014
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Health
Sitting time not associated with poorer diets in US adults
Previously identified associations between TV viewing and a less healthful diet may stem from exposure to advertisements of high calorie foods and 'distracted eating' rather than the activity of sitting itself, although sitting ...
Jul 16, 2015
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Diabetes
Diabetes target achievement up from 1999 to 2010, more needed
(HealthDay)—For U.S. adults with diabetes there has been an improvement in achievement of targets from 1999 to 2010, but many still do not meet the recommended goals, according to research published in the April 25 issue ...
Apr 25, 2013
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