Single mothers at higher risk for depression
...n. Participants' survey results showed that more than 75% scored in the mild to high range of depressive symptoms based on well-know measurement scales. Results support previous research in this area that low- income single mothers reported a high level of depressive symptoms including negative thinki...Virginity pledges do not reduce STD risk: May encourage high risk sexual behavior
...," said Brckner. "Pledgers have fewer sex partners than non-pledgers, they start having sex later, and the...dgers were less likely to use condoms at first sex than non-pledgers. Because most pledgers are sexually active (88 percent of the pledgers), lower rates of...US life expectancy about to decline, researchers say
...ay sound trivial to some, but in fact it's greater than the negative effect of all accidental mortality, s...dren today may live less healthy and shorter lives than their parents. "In addition to the enormous economic costs of obesity, the personal toll is incalcul...Explosion of child obesity predicted to shorten us life expectancy
...discoveries benefit both children and adults. More than 500 scientists, including eight members of the National Academy of Sciences, nine members of the Institute of Medicine and 10 members of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute comprise Children's research community. For more information about the hospit...Doctor suggested cannabis for pain relief, says one in six medicinal users in the UKMUHC study
...ted using cannabis for medical purposes, with more than a third (35 per cent) saying that they used it six...ent of 916 respondents said cannabis worked better than prescribed medication. 30 per cent of the 872 who answered the question on side effects, said that p...9.2 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in 2004 - up 5%
... procedures increased 5 percent in 2004, with more than 9.2 million procedures performed a growth rate st...ures remained relatively stable in 2004, with more than 1.7 million procedures performed - down 2 percent from 2003. The top five surgical cosmetic procedu...Brain imaging study may hold clues to onset of schizophrenia in people at high risk
...enia, where participants have had the illness less than five years; chronic schizophrenia, where participants have had the illness for more than five years; and healthy age-matched "controls," for comparison. Those at ultra-high-risk had been p...Disfigured patients may be forced to forego surgery
... data combined with the annual survey sent to more than 17,000 board-certified physicians in specialties most likely to perform plastic surgery results in the most comprehensive census on plastic surgery procedures....Half-million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures for Hispanics in 2004 - up 49% from 2000
...data, combined with the annual survey sent to more than 17,000 board-certified physicians in specialties most likely to perform plastic surgery, results in the most comprehensive census on plastic surgery procedures....Aspirin's potential ability to prevent colon polyps may not apply equally to all
...ms of a gene involved in the metabolism of aspirin than in those with the most common form of the gene. Th...cess." The Nurses' Health Study has followed more than 120,000 female registered nurses since the mid-1970s, asking them to complete a questionnaire on ris...Massive weight loss patients create mass appeal for body contouring procedures
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS. Ill. - More than 106,000 body contouring procedures were performed ...s when dealing with lower body contouring. Rather than liposuction to contour the lower body, patients are turning to procedures like thigh lifts, up 45 pe...Research suggests possible blood test for multiple sclerosis
...l dysfunction. Wake Forest Baptist cares for more than 2,000 patients with MS....'Chemistry and Flavor of Hispanic Foods' one-day symposium, March 15
...vel flavors, textures and cooking properties. More than a dozen research papers will be presented during t...ave higher levels of disease-fighting antioxidants than common American bean varieties. The study could lead to the production of healthier varieties of bea...Compound may help prevent diabetes in fast-food fans
...gress, with a multidisciplinary membership of more than 159,000 chemists and chemical engineers. It publishes numerous scientific journals and databases, convenes major research conferences and provides educational, science policy and career programs in chemistry. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C.,...Community-based care beats standard clinic in lowering heart
...hows that such a clinic can be much more effective than a traditional one in improving African American's ...community-based program were two times more likely than the traditional clinic patients to have achieved the cholesterol and blood pressure goals establishe...Chemists identify immune system mechanism for methamphetamine binges
...gress, with a multidisciplinary membership of more than 159,000 chemists and chemical engineers. It publishes numerous scientific journals and databases, convenes major research conferences and provides educational, science policy and career programs in chemistry. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C.,...Cardiologists underestimate racial and ethnic disparities in care
...nd 58 percent practiced in a setting in which less than a quarter of the patients were racial or ethnic mi...ority patients in their practices were more likely than other cardiologists to report that disparities occur often. Females were more than twice as likely ...Stroke awareness low among women, especially minorities
...w or recurrent stroke and nearly 40,000 more women than men die of a stroke, according to American Heart A...troke and 1.3 times more likely to die of a stroke than white women. "Our study documents a knowledge gap between racial/ethnic minorities and whites regar...Blacks less likely to get expensive, newer heart treatments
...elevation acute coronary syndrome are less likely than whites to receive expensive or newer evidence-base...ntary national quality improvement program at more than 400 hospitals nationwide. The review showed that black high-risk patients were typically younger, f...... and Health Promotion at the CDC. People with less than a high school education also tended to have more c...norities, persons with low income, those with less than a high school education, women and millions of Americans without health insurance do not get the qua...