Many Smokers Still Surprised by Facts about Tobacco's Dangers
05/15/2014, American Journal of Preventive Medicine - Between half and one-third of smokers presented with corrective statements about the dangers of smoking indicated that some of the information was new to them and motivated them to quit, finds a new study in American Journal of Preventive Medicine. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - May 16, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Obese Employees Cost Employers Thousands in Extra Medical Costs
05/13/2014, American Journal of Health Promotion - A new study in the American Journal of Health Promotion finds that, on average, a morbidly obese employee costs an employer over $4,000 more per year in health care and related costs than an employee who is of normal weight. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - May 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More Patient Education, Not Physician Training, Helps Control Diabetes
05/08/2014, Ethnicity and Disease - Teaching people with diabetes how to control their blood glucose levels, not their doctors, helps them achieve better results, finds a new study in Ethnicity and Disease. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - May 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Low Self-Rating of Social Status Predicts Heart Disease Risk
05/06/2014, Ethnicity & Disease - How a person defines their own socioeconomic standing (SES) within their community can help predict their risk of cardiovascular disease, but only among Whites, not Blacks, finds a recent study in Ethnicity and Disease. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - May 7, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Misunderstanding Health Insurance Leads Some to Overspend
05/01/2014, Health Services Research - Uninsured adults who didn't understand health insurance tended to have trouble selecting plans that aligned with their stated needs and spent more money, finds a study in Health Services Research. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - May 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Minorities Face Disparities in Treatment and Outcomes of Atrial Fibrillation
04/29/2014, Ethnicity and Disease - Minority patients with atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that increases the risk of stroke, were less likely to receive common treatments and more likely to die from the condition than their white counterparts, finds a new study in Ethnicity and Disease. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 29, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Public Health Centers Deliver Equal or Better Quality of Care
04/28/2014, Health Services Research - A new study in Health Services Research reports that patients who get care at federally funded health centers have fewer office visits and hospitalizations, and receive similar or a better quality of preventive care when compared to similar patients of non-health center primary care providers. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 28, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Insurance Status Affects Where Young Adults Seek Health Care
04/22/2014, Journal of Adolescent Health - Perhaps due to a lack of or inconsistent insurance coverage, young adults age 18 to 25 tend to go to the doctor's office less often than children or adolescents, yet have higher rates of emergency room use, finds a study in the Journal of Adolescent Health. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tobacco Use Varies Widely Among Asian and Pacific Islanders in U.S.
04/17/2014, American Journal of Health Behavior - A new study in American Journal of Health Behavior finds significant differences in tobacco use when analyzed by specific Asian or Pacific Islander ethnicity. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Blacks with Financial Worries Have Lower Health Scores
04/15/2014, American Journal of Health Behavior - Black adults who reported feeling more financial strain also rated their health more poorly than those with less financial strain, finds a new study in the American Journal of Health Behavior. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 16, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Community Demographics Linked to Hospital Readmissions
04/10/2014, Health Services Research - Nearly 60 percent of the variation in hospital readmission rates appears to be associated with a hospital's geographic location, finds a new study in Health Services Research. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Phone Call from a Pharmacist Can Reduce Some Hospital Admissions
04/10/2014, Health Services Research - Pharmacist-patient telephone consultations appear to reduce hospitalizations in patients who are least at risk, finds a new study in Health Services Research. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Many New Parents Unaware of Safety Guidelines
04/08/2014, American Journal of Preventive Medicine - A new parent's health literacy can affect their ability to follow recommendations to protect infants from injury, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 8, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Weight Loss Efforts Start Well, But Lapse Over Time
04/08/2014, American Journal of Preventive Medicine - Learning you have an obesity-related disease motivates many to start a weight loss program, but troubling health news is often not enough to sustain weight loss efforts, finds new research in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 8, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tobacco Promotions Still Reaching Youth
04/01/2014, Journal of Adolescent Health - Teens and young adults who are exposed to marketing materials for tobacco products, such as coupons and websites, were far more likely to begin smoking or to be current smokers than those not exposed, finds a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
