Study points to long-term health problems for pediatric cancer survivors
...und that patients living in households with annual incomes of less than $20,000 were 2.6 times more likely to suffer long-term general health problems than patients from higher-income households. Those patients were twice as likely to suffer mental health problems as well as activity limitations including t...UNC study: Trails, places to excercise, streetlights can boost activity levels
... and those with less education and lower household incomes were less likely to get the recommended amount of physical activity and reported generally less favorable neighborhood environments and less access to places for physical activity," Huston said. A related study in September's issue of the American J...Many low income Medicare beneficiaries will still face high drug bills under proposals in Congress
...--Although Medicare beneficiaries with very modest incomes are the ones least likely to have drug coverage, m...n many of these couples with large shares of their incomes devoted to paying for drugs." Beneficiaries living on $10,000 to $20,000 annually are less likely t...UCLA report shows disparities in children's health
...rt of what is needed for young Californians of all incomes and ethnicities," said report lead author Moira Inkelas, adjunct assistant professor in the UCLA School of Public Health and assistant director of the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities. The UCLA report also provides a glimp...Graduation may be hazardous to your health
... million uninsured young adults ages 19 to 23 with incomes under 100 percent of poverty. State mandates to require colleges and universities to offer coverage to all full-time and part-time students, and require all full-time and part-time students to have health insurance, could help cover up to 1.8 millio...Americans pay more for health care but receive less in return
...means more resources for patients or simply higher incomes for health care providers," said Gerard Anderson, PhD, lead study author and professor of in the School's departments of Health Policy and Management and International Health. "Policymakers should assess exactly what Americans are getting for their g...Racial, economic disparities seen in kids' vision care
... different genders, racial and ethnic backgrounds, incomes and insurance statuses. There may be differences in the actual rate of vision problems in these groups, he says -- though there is not enough data on incidence to know for sure. But because much of the disparity found in the study was economic in na...In Health Affairs interview, Breaux outlines plan to cover uninsured
...ans, with full premium subsidies for families with incomes below 150 percent of the federal poverty level thr...tax credit, and partial subsidies to families with incomes up to 250 percent of poverty. "Look at the problem we have right now in this country with employer-...Disparity between rich and poor for hip, knee replacement
...universal access to health care, people with lower incomes and/or less education are much more likely to be l... replacement surgery, people with low education or incomes were twice as likely to have severe hip or knee arthritis, yet only half as likely to be on a waitin...Supportive mothers ease harm of prenatal alcohol exposure
...ir study assessed 42 mothers, most of whom had low incomes and were black, and their children for attachment and coping skills, both in a laboratory setting and a home setting. The children were between the ages of 3 and 5 and none were diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome, a disorder involving neurological...Caregiving for spouse prompts women to retire earlier
...male caregivers reported not only higher household incomes than their female counterparts but also less satisfaction from their work. "The husbands seem to delay their retirement, therefore, for financial reasons, rather than a greater work commitment or a desire to escape their family life," Clarkberg says....Housebound elderly benefit from early intervention
...ved alone in the community, represented a range of incomes and educational backgrounds, faced broadly the same health and social care environment, and had, within the last three months, developed a physical disability which meant they could no longer go out of the house without help. They were followed close...Understanding genetic cancer risk might not help smokers kick the habit
...ion examined 557 African-American smokers with low incomes from an inner-city community health clinic. "We chose this group to test our intervention because quit rates are lowest among those with a low income," said McBride. "And, African-Americans bear a much greater health burden of smoking than whites. W...N.C. Health Choice program boosting access to dental care for poor children, study shows
...ns of children who come from working families with incomes that are too high to qualify for Medicaid but too low to afford private insurance," he said. The study involved sending a survey to parents of children participating in N.C. Health Choice a week after the children were first enrolled, he said. Resear...'I think I can' helps shed pounds after giving birth
...d women and women living in households with higher incomes were more likely to work out before they became pregnant. Exercising before pregnancy strongly predicted whether women would exercise during pregnancy. But a woman's belief in her ability to exercise regularly -- which researchers describe as exerc...ACP-ASIM releases plan to eliminate uninsured by 2009
...um subsidy program, starting with individuals with incomes between 100 and 200% of the federal poverty level ... would later be extended to uninsured persons with incomes above 200% of the FPL. The subsidy would be applied toward the purchase of individual coverage to be...Non-traditional roles may boost risk of heart disease and death
...abetes. Researchers also found that men with lower incomes and a lower educational level had an increased risk of heart disease and death. Men with personal incomes of less than $10,000 per year had twice the risk of death compared to men with incomes of $50,000 or...Poor patients twice as likely to die from heart disease
...s. Of the 2,207 patients, 22 percent had household incomes under $10,000 per year. They tended to be female, older and have such other ailments as hypertension, diabetes and heart failure. They were also less likely to receive medications that past clinical trials had demonstrated to be effective, and they w......ental anxiety, lower educational levels, and lower incomes and were less likely to receive regular dental care than those who rated their oral health as good to excellent. The researchers also measured the patients' well-being and quality of life using a standard scale and found that those in the poor oral ...Pain, price, insurance delays for new vaccines concern kids' doctors
...ving to pay out of pocket. Others with high enough incomes could pay for it themselves, though some doctors in the survey described their system of having parents verify up front that they could pay. But those without insurance, or with public insurance like Medicaid, initially faced either a cost that could...