Double Discrimination Impacts Physical and Mental Health
03/25/2014, Journal of Health and Social Behavior - Racial and sexual minorities, women, and obese people may face more health risks because of their disproportionate exposure to discrimination, according to a new report in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - March 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Moves Take a Toll on Kids' Mental Health
03/20/2014, Journal of Adolescent Health - Children in military families who relocate have an increased odds of suffering mental health problems, finds a large new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - March 21, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Online Ratings Don't Help Patients Compare Hospitals
03/18/2014, Health Services Research - Despite having access to online ratings, patients can't distinguish the quality or performance of one hospital from another, finds a new study in Health Services Research. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - March 18, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cost of Health Care a Burden for Most U.S. Households
03/13/2014, The Milbank Quarterly - Since 2001, health care costs have become more burdensome for almost all Americans, at every income level and in every geographic area, finds a new study published in The Milbank Quarterly. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - March 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Patients Are Loyal to Their Doctors, Despite Performance Scores
03/11/2014, Health Services Research - Patients with an existing relationship with a doctor ranked as lower performing were no more likely to switch doctors than patients with higher performing doctors, finds a new study in Health Services Research. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - March 12, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Better Benefits Help Medicaid Recipients Quit Smoking
03/06/2014, American Journal of Preventive Medicine - Expanded smoking cessation benefits offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) should give more people the opportunity to quit, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - March 7, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Parents Should Team with Kids to Encourage Exercise
03/04/2014, American Journal of Health Promotion - Parents can help motivate kids to be more physically active, but the influence may not result in an improvement in their children's weight, finds a new evidence review in the American Journal of Health Promotion. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - March 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hospitalization Increases Risk of Depression and Dementia for Seniors
02/27/2014, General Hospital Psychiatry - People over age 65 who have been hospitalized are at significantly greater risk for dementia or depression, finds a new study in General Hospital Psychiatry. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Simple Waiting Room Test Can Help Diagnose Depression and Anxiety
02/25/2014, General Hospital Psychiatry - A new study in General Hospital Psychiatry finds patients visiting the hospital for a variety of ailments can be easily screened for depression and anxiety as they wait for care. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Evidence Mixed on the Usefulness of Echinacea for Colds
02/20/2014, The Cochrane Library - For people seeking a natural treatment for the common cold, some preparations containing the plant Echinacea work better than nothing, yet "evidence is weak," finds a new report from The Cochrane Library. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 21, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antibiotics Don't Prevent Complications of Kids' Respiratory Infections
02/18/2014, The Cochrane Library - Antibiotics are often prescribed for young children who have upper respiratory tract infections, however, a new evidence review in The Cochrane Library found no evidence to support this practice. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 19, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
African Americans' Concept of Health May Be More Than Physical
02/13/2014, Ethnicity and Disease - Some African-Americans rate their health as good, despite being overweight or having high blood pressure, finds a new study in Ethnicity and Disease. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 13, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health Inequalities Seen in Gays and Lesbians
02/11/2014, American Journal of Preventive Medicine - People who identify as homosexual have several health disparities relative to their heterosexual peers, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 12, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Men, Elderly, Minorities Not Getting Treated for Depression
02/06/2014, General Hospital Psychiatry - Depression rates are increasing in the U.S. and under-treatment is widespread, especially among certain groups including men, the poor, the elderly and ethnic minorities, finds a new study in General Hospital Psychiatry. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 8, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
With Training, Friends and Family Can Help Loved Ones Quit Tobacco
02/04/2014, American Journal of Health Behavior - A new study in the American Journal of Health Behavior finds that teaching people about smoking cessation-even those without a medical background-can motivate them to encourage their friends, family and acquaintances to stop smoking. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
