Little evidence that breast cancer diagnosis leads to employment discrimination, study concludes
...erson Cancer Center in Houston, discusses how most stereotypes of breast cancer survivorship have proven to be untrue. For example, breast cancer does not lead to higher divorce rates, and the type of breast surgery plays little role in a woman's sexual function or satisfaction. "We should, however, not grow com...'Sobering' disparity: African-Americans receive less compensation for job-related back injuries
... researchers noted. Tait speculated that negative stereotypes represent the most likely reason for the differenc...ent. "Those judgments may be affected by negative stereotypes about chronic back pain, about compensable in juries, and about minorities. While the patterns that ...Health care treatment differs by race
...ked. The study blames differences in treatment on stereotypes embedded in the culture of the United States and reflected, consciously or not, in the attitudes of health care providers. Two such stereotypes, it says, are beliefs that members of minority groups, "particularly African-American men," are responsibl...Illegal drug use causes painful complications for oncology patients
...this problem," said Kedziera. "Misconceptions and stereotypes have forced some clinicians to feel uncomfortable prescribing medication for the fear that it will be misused or wind up in the wrong hands. The oncology nurse can serve as a point person for both the suffering patient and the attending physician. W...Sounds of New York, evidence for a preferred ear, ultrasound for the eye
...ay not be listening to music as loudly as cultural stereotypes would suggest (4aPP1) CITY SOUNDSCAPES According to the World Health Organization, noise is an increasing public health problem. It can create adverse effects ranging from hearing impairment to sleep disruption and performance degradation at work ...'Before and after' diet ads promote bias against overweight people
...t is easily controlled, it reinforces the negative stereotypes that obese people are inherently lazy or lack discipline." In the study, 59 people were either exposed to a "before and after" diet ad of an obese woman who lost weight or exposed only to the "before" or "after" picture embedded in a different ad. ......the film industry continues to depict many ancient stereotypes associated with epilepsy. From Hollywood blockbus...ndustry highlights many of the ancient beliefs and stereotypes surrounding epilepsy including demonic or divine possession, genius, lunacy, and delinquency. Salli...Re-examining alcohol problems among American Indian communities
Numerous stereotypes exist about American Indians' use of alcohol. New ...high as previous research has indicated. Numerous stereotypes exist about American Indians' use of alcohol. However, a new study of alcohol dependence among two ...Addressing medical students as 'student doctors' may help quell patient fears
...e being present. Trainees themselves could counter stereotypes by making a greater effort to appear interested, smart, and punctual all in line with their new "student doctor" status, he concludes....Gay, lesbian couples can teach heterosexuals how to improve relationships
...s research is that we have to shake off all of the stereotypes of homosexual relationships and have more respect for them as committed relationships. Gays and lesbians may be more competent at having a mature relationship. Our data suggests our society needs to reconsider its policy and that we should value and...Study: Racial, ethnic disparities seen in all types of pain
...red. And more studies are needed to understand how stereotypes and other sources of bias can color the interaction between health care providers and patients, and what strategies might counteract these effects. "Clearly, local, state, federal and private sector initiatives, in combination with advocacy and scien...Even health professionals who treat obesity are biased against overweight patients
...icit measures, health professionals associated the stereotypes lazy, stupid and worthless with obese people," she said. There also was a significant relationship between age and bias; younger people show greater bias. She said the findings were particularly noteworthy since the sample was comprised of professio...Study: Stereotypes prevail in media coverage of depression
...ournal Social Science & Medicine, show that gender stereotypes increasingly pervade popular media discussions of ... job covering these issues, but rather that gender stereotypes are pervading the way we talk about mental illness for better or for worse," says Metzl, an assista...Drugs may not be best weapon against teen migraines, study finds
...al therapy, said Cottrell, who noted that although stereotypes sometimes suggest teens have little to say to adults, teens in this study were eager to talk about their migraines. "Most people who have headaches want to talk about them because they're used to no one listening to them," she said. "I didn't have a...Children as young as 5 have gender bias when it comes to picking a musical instrument
...em that it just astounds me," she said. How these stereotypes develop is unknown. It could be based on the size...es, the researchers wondered if these gender-based stereotypes still existed, if they occurred in younger children and if they could be modified. To explore these ...Childhood sexual abuse proves top predictor for HIV infection in women
...cted womens sexual behavior and medical providers stereotypes about who gets infected. Because public health clinics treat more women of color with HIV, these clinicians perceive the women as uncooperative if they dont change their risk-taking behavior, Wyatt said. But theyre missing the full picture. White wom...U-M health leaders offer an innovative framework for keeping academic medicine viable
...s, declining medical school applications, negative stereotypes of university medical centers and increasing demand for high-tech treatments? Only through a coordinated effort among the teaching, research and patient care areas of one of the nation's largest and oldest academic medical centers, say U-M Health Sys...Stereotypes of aging may have significant effect on gaits of older persons
...e as a society could work to minimize the negative stereotypes about aging and being old, we could likely improve...uter game that flashed words associated with aging stereotypes on the screen. The words flashed by too quickly to read, but slow enough to perceive subconsciously....Friends don't influence the prejudices and stereotypes of adolescents
... number of possible reasons why the prejudices and stereotypes of adolescents are not influenced by their friends," said Dr. Fishbein. "First, friends are chosen mainly on the basis of shared activities and discussions of prejudice and stereotyping may be rare in adolescents' interactions with their friends, wh...New book explores timely social issues of family relationships & raising of children
...en whoseonly "problem" is that they violate social stereotypes of masculine and femininebehavior. While Feder focuses on children who are needlessly subject topsychiatric and medical treatment, in "Protecting Faith Versus ProtectingFutures: Religious Freedom and Parental Rights in Medical Decision Makin...