Hispanic drug use rises in US culture
...sociations Annual Meeting in New York. The study surveyed 6,713 adults in Washington of which 1,690 persons identified themselves as Hispanic. It is the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. Previous research on the effect of acculturation on drug use has been conducted in states with larger Hispan...Parents' depression can weigh on children
... how to help overweight children. UF researchers surveyed 96 overweight or obese children and their parents, comparing how bullying, depression and parents well-being related to each childs quality of life. The researchers looked at a combination of factors, namely health, emotional well-being, academic per...Study reveals gaps in vaccine financing for underinsured children
... program managers and subsequently interviewed and surveyed 48 state immunization program managers from January to June 2006. The researchers found that many states were not able to provide state-purchased vaccines for underinsured children in the private sector, public sector, or both. For example, for vac...New research finds high prevalence of smoking among physicians in China
...that 23 percent of 3,552 hospital-based physicians surveyed were smokers, substantially higher than in the United States (3.3 percent), where the smoking prevalence in the general population is 20.9 percent, and the United Kingdom (6.8 percent), with 25 percent prevalence in the general population. This rate ...World's largest respiratory health study launches next phase
...he family members and the family environment being surveyed at baseline. The TAHSteam is very excited about the possible contribution this study can make to the understanding ofrespiratory diseases internationally. This study will provide answers to what are the most important factors that contribute to chang...Childhood sun exposure may lower risk of MS
...ademy of Neurology. For the study, researchers surveyed 79 pairs of identical twins with the same genetic risk for MS in which only one twin had MS. The twins were asked to specify whether they or their twin spent more time outdoors during hot days, cold days, and summer, and which one spent more time sun...UGA study explains why anti-smoking ads backfire or succeed
...i-smoking ads can be effective. The researchers surveyed students in four middle schools about their exposure to anti-smoking ads and their intentions to smoke. They found that, overall, the more the students were exposed to anti-smoking messages, the more inclined they were to smoke. The exception where ...Lower mortality rates associated with hospitals that rank highest on quality of care indicators
...fewer elderly Americans would die each year in the surveyed hospitals from acute myocardial infarction (AMI), congestive heart failure (CHF) and pneumonia, three common medical conditions. The findings appear in the July/August 2007 issue of the journal Health Affairs. These findings show that these quality...6 out of 10 doctors aren't frustrated that patients can't lower cholesterol
...ty of Birmingham, UK, and Lund University, Sweden, surveyed 750 doctors from 10 countries Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, France, Mexico, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea and the UK - during their From the Heart study. Doctors told them that only 47% of their patients reached their cholesterol goals, b...Students with symptoms of mental illness often don't seek help
...ntal health. Overall, about 10 percent of students surveyed said they received therapy, and the same percentage said they took some type of psychotropic drug. "We can't assume that reducing financial barriers is enough," Eisenberg said. The study found that one of the biggest predictors of whether a student...Parents of chronically ill kids are helped by better access to federal and employer leave
...rchers at RAND, a nonprofit research organization, surveyed 574 full-time employed parents of chronically ill children between November 2003 and January 2004. The study examined the availability of paid and unpaid leaves of absence from work, how often parents missed work to care for their ill children, and t...New survey uncovers how insomnia affects job performance and safety
...ficant impact of their insomnia, only 30% of those surveyed sought professional care to address the problem. The pressure of shift work and the high demands of our round the clock society, often result in the development of insomnia, which is a significant contributing factor to workplace errors that may c...Night shift nurses more likely to have poor sleep habits
...hnson, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, surveyed 289 licensed nurses while they were working on the night shift in the hospital setting, and classified the subjects as either sleep deprived or not sleep deprived. The results showed that 56 percent of the sample was sleep deprived. "Reduction in ...Study examines characteristics of female high school students who report steroid use
...suicide More than two-thirds of the teen girls surveyed reported trying to change their weight. However, those who used steroids were more likely to turn to extreme weight-loss techniques, including vomiting and laxative use. Anabolic steroids are body-shaping agents and cause a loss in body fat and an in...Female teen steroid use not limited to athletes
...thletics. Overall, more than two-thirds of those surveyed reported trying to change their weight. Girls who used steroids were more likely try extreme weight-loss techniques, such as vomiting and laxative use. Adolescent girls reporting anabolic steroid use had significantly more other health-harming beh...Researcher says few families report safe firearm storage
... of Pediatrics. "Over 70 percent of the families surveyed reported not storing their firearms safely in their residence," DuRant said. "This concerns us a great deal because having guns in the home increases the likelihood that they will be used in a suicide or unintentional injury. It's imperative that par...Even when child's cancer prognosis is poor, parent/physician communication can provide hope
...losure and hope in this setting. The researchers surveyed 194 parents of children with cancer in their first year of treatment and the childrens physicians. They assessed whether there was any connection between parents recall of prognostic information conveyed by the physician and the extent to which they ...Getting the word out: Babies are born to be breastfed
...: Almost 69 percent of men and 46 percent of women surveyed reported that they would be comfortable with having their child breastfed in public after the campaign, up from 54 and 35 percent, respectively, before the campaign. "I was amazed by the findings. The evaluation shows that this kind of community inte...TV ads may spur more stroke victims to get help sooner
... and eight months after the second campaign. They surveyed different people each time. To explore the effectiveness of the mass media campaigns on stroke awareness and treatment behaviors, researchers reviewed the Canadian Stroke Networks registry of emergency department visits for stroke during 31 months, ...JRRD releases single-topic issue on pain and pain management
... effectively relieve pain and improve function. We surveyed less experienced doctors and found that they had many fears, concerns, and negative beliefs toward using opioids to treat noncancer pain such as low back pain. If other doctors share these feelings, finding ways to increase their comfort by identifyi...