Email and Texts to Doctors: Not Just for High-Income Patients
03/12/2013, Journal of General Internal Medicine, Low-income patients served by "safety-net" community health centers want to communicate with their doctors via email or text or are already doing so, according to a new study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Elderly Women in Rural Areas Less Likely to Recover from Depression
03/19/2013, Depression Research and Treatment, Being female and living in a rural area are among several factors that predicted whether an elderly person with depression recovered over the course of a year, finds a recent study in Depression Research and Treatment. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Primary Care Physicians Missing Early Signs of Serious Mental Illness
03/21/2013, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Primary care providers could help people with warning signs of psychosis get critical early treatment and potentially reduce the current burden on emergency departments and inpatient units, finds a study in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
School Grades Go Down When Health Risks Go Up
03/26/2013, Journal of Adolescent Health, Academic performance is linked to risky health behaviors in children and teens, reports a new review in the Journal of Adolescent Health. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Reduce Use of Antipsychotic Drugs in Elderly with Dementia
03/28/2013, The Cochrane Library, Most older adults with dementia can successfully be taken off antipsychotic medications, which have negative side effects and increase the risk of death, finds a new evidence review from The Cochrane Library. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diabetes: Computer Based Interventions Provide Limited Support
03/28/2013, The Cochrane Library, Self-management interventions delivered by computer and mobile phone currently provide limited benefits for people with diabetes, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prebiotics: Do Supplements In Baby Formula Help Prevent Allergies?
03/28/2013, The Cochrane Library, Prebiotic supplements in infant formula may help to prevent eczema, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Depressed Teens Have Rocky Twenties
04/02/2013, Journal of Adolescent Health, Depressed teenagers are more likely to have serious problems during their twenties, including ongoing mental illness and excessive drinking, finds a recent study in the Journal of Adolescent Health. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Unwilling to Pay Extra for Wellness
04/09/2013, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Although most overweight adults agree that health insurance benefits designed to promote weight loss are a good idea, they don't want to pay extra for them, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Churches Minister Better Health in African American Communities
04/09/2013, Health Promotion Practice, African Americans who believe their church is responsible for promoting health in their members and the community are also more willing to attend church-based health fairs, according to a new study in Health Promotion Practice. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mandating Fruits & Vegetables in School Meals Makes a Difference
03/12/2013, American Journal of Preventive Medicine - State laws that require minimum levels of fruits and vegetables in school meals may give a small boost to the amount of these foods in adolescents' diets, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - March 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Screening Decisions Are Better Informed When Risk Information Is Personalized
02/28/2013, The Cochrane Library, Patients' ability to make genuinely informed choices about undergoing disease screening increases when the risk information that they receive is related to their own personal risk, rather than average risks, according to the results of a Cochrane systematic review. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - March 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Friendships Are Good for Our Health
02/28/2013, American Journal of Health Promotion, While participating in social activities and organizations promotes health, having personal ties with friends is even better, finds a new study in the American Journal of Health Promotion. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pharmacists Can Improve Patient Outcomes
02/28/2013, The Cochrane Library, In addition to dispensing, packaging or compounding medication, pharmacists can help improve patient outcomes in middle-income countries by offering targeted education, according to a new review in The Cochrane Library. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Marijuana & Alcohol Use Common among 10th Grade Students
02/26/2013, Journal of Adolescent Health, A recent survey found high rates of regular alcohol and illicit and prescription drug use in tenth graders, reports a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
