RAND finds cases of undiagnosed diabetes drop sharply
...me period, a sign that diabetes programs targeting minority groups have encouraged more people to get tested, according to the study appearing in the August edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. While undiagnosed diabetes remains a significant problem, weve done an excellent job of...Childhood obesity indicates greater risk of school absenteeism, Penn study reveals
...ender. Young men from economically disadvantaged, minority populations were considered at greater risk for school absenteeism, and that remains true; however, in this study, BMI was a better indicator of poor classroom attendance than these traditional factors or any others. Researchers attempted to contro...Geriatric health conditions have major effect on half of all seniors
...g numbers of conditions were older, female, from a minority ethnic group, unmarried, and had less education and a lower net worth. ...Early-childhood intervention may improve well-being through young adulthood
...Parent Center program. A total of 1,539 low-income minority children who were born in 1979 or 1980 and attended programs at 25 sites between 1985 and 1986 were compared with 550 children who participated in alternative full-day kindergarten programs available to low-income families. The children were tracked ...U of M report says early-childhood intervention improves well-being through young adulthood
...ent Center in Chicago. A total of 1,539 low-income minority children who were born in 1979 or 1980 and attended programs at 25 sites between 1985 and 1986 were compared with 550 children who participated in alternative full-day kindergarten programs available to low-income families. The children were tracked ...Anti-gay hate crimes widespread
...d. The data demonstrate that crimes against sexual minority adults, especially gay men, are disturbingly widespread. Hereks findings were based on a survey he conducted in the fall of 2005 with a nationally representative sample of 662 self-identified gay men, lesbians and bisexuals. The study will be publi...When minority patients have insurance and a medical home, their health care improves
Providing minority patients a medical home in which they have a regul...rvey of more than 2,830 adults, shows that linking minority patients with a health care setting that offers timely, well-organized care where they can routinely...Damon Runyon renews its $2.25 million investment to support young clinical cancer investigators
...who cannot identify a suitable adult donor such as minority patients or patients of mixed ethnicity. However, umbilical cord blood has fewer stem cells, decreasing the likelihood of a successful transplant. Dr. Delaney has developed novel methods for increasing the concentration of stem cells in cord blood....New survey uncovers how insomnia affects job performance and safety
... 48.56%, p<.001 for all comparisons). Only a minority of nurses ( These findings remind us that sleep is not a luxury it is an absolute necessity; and that insomnia significantly affects peoples lives, work performance and safety; more than most of us realize, said Dr. Rosekind. Also, effective...Rising skin cancer rates are more likely to affect wealthy people, says 12-year review
...e per cent of the population belongs to a black or minority ethnic group adds co-author Dr Olivia Dolan, consultant dermatologist at the Royal Victoria Hospital. This means that our results are less likely to be affected by different skin tones and ethnic origin than research carried out in countries with a...May/June Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
..., most are affiliated with universities. Poor and minority patients are overrepresented in their practices. The networks common focus for research is prevention, diabetes, cardiovascular risk factors and mental health. With the majority of research in the U.S. being performed at academic medical centers, w...Survey shows asthma not controlled in majority of patients
... poorly controlled asthma was the fact that only a minority of patients reported having received a personalized asthma action plan from their physician (26 percent of controlled asthmatics and 35 percent of uncontrolled asthmatics). Written asthma action plans have been associated with decreased emergency de...Inactive kids storing up illness for the future
...e of South Asian origin comprise significant-sized minority ethnic populations in many countries worldwide. A consistent finding in South Asian migrant populations, wherever they are located, is a higher incidence and prevalence of premature coronary heart disease compared with the local population. Metabo...Next generation of Latino drug abuse experts at UH to learn, teach
...impact ethnic minorities in the U.S., particularly minority youth," Avelardo Valdez, professor and ODSPR director, said. "Still, the number of researchers studying the problem remains relatively small. We need to prepare the next generation of drug researchers for the consequences of drug abuse in Latino popu...Smoking, growing private hospital care for poor and US flu vaccine policies
... effect of 2004-2005 influenza vaccine shortage on minority groups. Below are summaries of the four studies. Access to the full table of contents and the 11 peer-reviewed articles within can be found on the JUH web site at http://www.springer.com/west/home/public+health"SGWID=4-40467-70-79373664-0 . ...Counseling, coping skills could reduce arthritis disability
...the results are not universally applicable to men, minority groups or people outside of middle age, the authors say. The number of study patients that reported reduced pain was not statistically significant, but the authors say that although "the effect sizes for pain are smallfor the most part, these effec...Study finds decline in nursing faculty primary barrier to nursing program expansion
...sing, male sex and belonging to a racial or ethnic minority were associated with being more likely to pursue higher academic degrees. "This study has practice implications in that it questions where and how we will find the next generation of advanced practice nurses," said Diana J. Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN and...Hurricane Katrina evacuees had deep distrust of public health authorities
...ooking for the deep level of distrust the largely minority victims felt toward public health authorities. In a study appearing in the May issue of the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, the researchers write that this distrust likely played a role in residents' response to evacuation war...Assessment model based on medical history gauges lung cancer risk
...asians, due to the fact that there were not enough minority patients in the cohort to build and validate the model. "We are currently working with other institutions to combine our numbers and build a model specifically for Mexican Americans and African Americans. In preliminary testing, already we are findin...Widowhood's economic consequences harshest on minority women
...nancial widowhood penalty among all ethnic groups, minority women often have lower incomes and fewer assets to...an that of more affluent non-Hispanic White women, minority widows can end up far worse financially if they have few assets to liquidate or borrow against. ...