Health gap between social groups widens in later life
...s and were from all occupational grades. They were surveyed five times between 1985 and 2004 on their physical, psychological and social functioning. Occupational grade was measured each time and participants were asked to classify their employment status (employed or retired). The results show that physi...SCHIP has been successful overall, should be expanded says new health care opinion leaders survey
...re posted on the Funds web site. Opinion leaders surveyed include experts from four broad health care sectors: academia and research organizations; health care delivery; business, insurance, and other health industry; and government and advocacy groups. Elected officials and media representatives were exclu...Clinical trial coordinators need more financial conflict-of-interest training
...that 41 percent of the clinical trial coordinators surveyed had experience disclosing financial aspects of the...on and training," Weinfurt said. The researchers surveyed 300 coordinators who were attending the 2006 international conference of the Association of Clinical...Poor diet puts teenagers' health at risk
...entre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research surveyed more than 3800 secondary school students aged 1215 years to evaluate their food intake patterns. They found that the diets of a significant number of adolescents fell short of the recommendations outlined in the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating. ...Pediatricians rarely provide translation services for patients with little English proficiency
...University. Nearly two-thirds of the pediatricians surveyed said they relied on the patients bilingual family member to relay health information. Pediatricians in rural areas or in states with higher proportions of non-English proficient populations were the least likely to use professional translation servic...Teens get needed access to care with state health insurance
... helps them grow into healthy adults." The study surveyed about 1,000 adolescents and their parents shortly after enrollment in New Yorks SCHIP program, Child Health Plus, and again a year later. Upon enrollment, a significant number of adolescents had fair or poor health status (14 percent). The majorit...Few surgeons routinely refer breast cancer patients for reconstruction, U-M study finds
...reconstruction after mastectomy. The researchers surveyed 365 surgeons, asking them how often they referred patients considering a mastectomy to a plastic surgeon before performing the mastectomy. The surgeons were identified from a population-based database of women in the Detroit and Los Angeles metropoli...Survey reveals misperceptions about Alzheimer's among African-American and Hispanic caregivers
...ed today, African-American and Hispanic caregivers surveyed were significantly more likely (37% versus 33%) th...s don't consider them an option. Among caregivers surveyed whose loved one is not currently living in an assisted living facility or nursing home, other race c...Health-care inequities underscore racial disparities in prostate cancer
...s Center for Health Services Research, researchers surveyed 84 African-Americans and 253 whites from North Carolina recently diagnosed with prostate cancer to better characterize the role of knowledge and attitudes, socioeconomic status, demography, and healthcare access in race and prostate cancer. The res...Lack of guidelines on kidney stone attacks could put travel workers and passengers at risk
...es only covered pilots, most of the major airlines surveyed also adopted the guidelines for cabin crew. Very strict guidelines are also in place for the Royal Air Force, with pilots being immediately grounded and referred for investigation if they suffer from renal colic or are found to have kidney st...Women need expanded musculoskeletal care during pregnancy, study finds
..., DC, the studys chief author, 85 percent of women surveyed reported that they had not received treatment for ...r early education and/or treatment." Researchers surveyed more than 600 women at a clinic that serves predominantly an uninsured, underinsured or Medicaid-ins...Teenagers with retail, service jobs at risk of injury, robberies, sleep deprivation
...ses are complying." About one third of the teens surveyed said they had not received any safety training, Runyan said. And others who were trained did not receive instruction in some critical areas, such as what to do in case of robbery or how to deal with arguments or fights among coworkers. "Greater sup...Residents in disaster areas face medication adherence dilemmas
...ovement in disaster planning." First, researchers surveyed 215 patients treated at Ochsner, using the Hill-Bone medication adherence subscale questionnaire and general questions about the extent of hurricane damage the patients experienced. A subset of 78 patients then answered a more detailed questionnaire ...Early sex may lead teens to delinquency, study shows
... were virgins in this first survey. They were then surveyed again one year later, and a third time six years l...early adulthood. When the same respondents were surveyed again in 2002 when most were between the ages of 18 and 26 results showed that the age of first se...Health professionals would prioritize spending on the young over the old
...d (University of Sydney, Australia) and colleagues surveyed 253 health professionals from six countries, asking them to rank ten health interventions in order of priority for spending from most important (rank 1) to least important (rank 10). The median rankings of health-care spending priorities across all...What prevents doctors from counseling their patients to lose weight, exercise and quit smoking?
...ts actual implementation. While 99% of the doctors surveyed said that they believe that educating their patients toward a healthier lifestyle is part of their job, 80% said they don't do it due to lack of time. Half of the doctors said that they don't get paid to educate their patients and 40% found it diffic...Vasectomy may put men at risk for type of dementia
... shot up. Weintraub and her team of researchers surveyed 47 men with PPA who were being treated at Northwestern's Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center and 57 men with no cognitive impairment who were community volunteers. They ranged from 55 to 80 years old. Of the non-impaired men, 16 perc...Study reveals Aussies' social obsession with mobile phones
...l tool, rather than a business tool. "The people surveyed said most of their phone time was spent contacting...l reported as $5200. "Given that half the people surveyed were 25 or younger and on fairly low incomes, the amount they are spending is quite significant," sh...Study in recent issue of Clinical Pediatrics helps pediatricians to understand discipline practices
...rovide more clarity, Dr. Barkin and her colleagues surveyed parents at the pediatrician's office before their child's well-child exam. The survey asked about the use of common discipline practices, about the perception of discipline effectiveness, and the surrounding factors of each type of discipline. The re...Chronic pain up almost 40 percent among US workers in past decade
... More than two-thirds, or 66 percent, of employers surveyed now offer worksite wellness programs to employees, compared to 40 percent in 1996. But while the number of wellness programs is relatively high, the number of programs addressing chronic pain is not. Only 22 percent of wellness programs include a com...