News Archive for Demographics

New Clues to Race Gap in Breast Cancer Outcomes (7/7/2009) Shared Race, Social Group Seem to Help People Relate (7/1/2009) Obese Poor Shut Out From Weight-Loss Surgeries (6/25/2009) Breast-Feeding Boosts Child's School Performance (6/17/2009) Racial Clusters Seem to Affect Access to Colon Care (6/16/2009) Lifestyle May Counter Blood Pressure Genes (6/16/2009) Special Ed Services Lacking for Kids Who Repeat a Grade (6/4/2009) Opening Arteries With Drug-Coated Stents OK Over 70 (6/3/2009) Neighborhood Safety Is Linked to Disability (5/29/2009) Inner Ear Dysfunction Puts Older Adults at Risk of Falls (5/26/2009) Looks, Money, Fame Don't Bring Happiness (5/22/2009) Many Black Women Refuse Breast Cancer Treatments (5/22/2009) Money May Matter, Health-Wise, in Old Age (5/18/2009) Risk Factor for Stroke More Common Among Whites (5/14/2009) Where You Live May Affect Your Cancer Diagnosis (5/11/2009) Seniors Who Volunteer May Live Longer (5/8/2009) Racial Disparity Seen in Angioplasty Outcomes (5/8/2009) Less Education May Mean Poorer Health (5/6/2009) U.S. Mental Health Spending Rises, But Many Still Left Out (5/5/2009) Black Youths With High BP May Face Elevated Heart Risks (5/3/2009) Prescription Training Puts Docs in Shoes of Older Patients (5/1/2009) More Educated Choose Healthier Foods, But Pay More (5/1/2009) Young Women's Breast Tissue Offers Clues to Cancer Risk (4/30/2009) Minorities to Bear Brunt of Rise in U.S. Cancer Cases (4/29/2009) Racial Disparity in Death Rate May Be Avoidable (4/24/2009) Medicare Change May Impact Black Kidney Patients (4/23/2009) Family History of Asthma Boosts Odds Almost 6 Times (4/23/2009) Outgoing Nature Could Get You to 100 (4/20/2009) Kids and Veggies: Offer Them and They Will Eat (4/20/2009) Doctor-Patient Talks Key to Blacks Getting Cancer Screens (4/20/2009) Study Rates Breast Cancer Risks Among Races (4/20/2009) Writing About Values Boosts Grades for Middle Schoolers (4/16/2009) Former Inmates at Increased Risk for High Blood Pressure (4/14/2009) Blacks Less Likely to Get Optimal Lung Cancer Treatment (4/13/2009) Race May Not Be Key in Cancer Disparities (4/13/2009) Researchers Profile the 'Light' Smoker (4/6/2009) Dietary Changes Shield Latino Teens From Diabetes (4/6/2009) Hispanic Children More Likely to Have Hearing Loss (4/3/2009) For Some, More Costly Care Is Not by Choice (4/2/2009) Typical Binge Drinker Is Young White Male (4/2/2009) Gene Mutation Doubles Risk of Aggressive Colon Cancer in Blacks (4/1/2009) Most Teens Aren't Getting Preventive Health Care (3/30/2009) Networking May Aid Blacks Who Need Kidney Transplant (3/27/2009) New Guidelines for Treating Heart Failure (3/26/2009) Using Too Much Salt Is Common in U.S., CDC Says (3/26/2009) Black Women at Higher Risk for Aggressive Breast Tumors (3/25/2009) Study IDs Variations in Black, White Genomes (3/24/2009) HPV Data May Aid Vaccine's Effectiveness (3/24/2009) Flushing From Alcohol a Risk Factor for Esophageal Cancer (3/24/2009) Blacks Wait Longer for Hospital Bed, Study Finds (3/23/2009) With the Economy Down, Vasectomy Rates Are Up (3/23/2009) High Rate of Early Heart Failure Seen in Blacks (3/18/2009) Black Male Children Face Highest Risk for Food Allergies (3/17/2009) Most Devout Most Likely to Fight Death to the End (3/17/2009) European Researchers Call for New Doping Standards (3/12/2009) Slight Cut in Salt Intake Would Mean Fewer Heart Attacks, Deaths (3/11/2009) Church-Based Weight Plan Peels Off Pounds for Blacks (3/10/2009) Healthy Foods Harder to Find in Poor Neighborhoods (3/6/2009) Blacks, Hispanics Less Apt to Get Best Heart Failure Care (3/6/2009) Stress May Raise Diabetes Risk for Obese Black Women (3/5/2009) Ethnicity May Drive Response to Obesity, Insulin Resistance (3/4/2009) Half of Black Teens May Be Vitamin D Deficient (3/4/2009) Doc-Patient Relationship May Be Key to Quality (3/4/2009) U.S. Diet Needs Heart-Felt Overhaul (3/3/2009) Views on Old Age May Become Reality Later (2/27/2009) Cancer Death Rates Decline Among Blacks, But Disparities Linger (2/18/2009) Social Class, Gender Won't Shield Smokers from Harm (2/18/2009) One in Three Cancer Survivors on Unemployment Line (2/17/2009) Economic Bad Times Put Minorities at Higher Crime Risk (2/16/2009) Teaching Hospitals' Post-Op Gains Not Extended to Blacks (2/16/2009) Even Mismatched Cord Blood Can Help Kids (2/13/2009) Job Losses Carry High 'Stress Tag' (2/12/2009) Baby Gestures Linked to Vocabulary Development (2/12/2009) Minority Clinics Tougher on Doctors (2/9/2009) Experiences Bring More Joy Than Possessions Do (2/9/2009) Healthy Heart Tips for a Bad Economy (2/7/2009) Parental Distrust May Explain Lack of Black Children in Clinical Trials (2/6/2009) Minorities Distrust Medical System More (2/6/2009) Two-Thirds of Hispanic Women Discover Breast Cancer Themselves (2/5/2009) Most Young, Black Females Are Not Getting HPV Vaccine (2/4/2009) Cancer Survivors Say Costs Keep Them From Care (2/4/2009) Regular Church Attendance May Lower Suicide Risk (1/30/2009) Older Women Get Fewer Kidney Transplants Than Men (1/19/2009) Women in Coastal Areas Have Higher Mercury Levels (1/19/2009) Optimal Treatment Boosts Blacks' Lung Cancer Survival (1/19/2009) Exercise Tips for Seniors to Start a Healthy 2009 (1/18/2009) Menthol Cigarettes the Most Addictive (1/15/2009) Hispanics Respond Poorly to Standard Hepatitis C Therapy (1/14/2009) Pediatric MS Tied to Higher Relapse Rates (1/13/2009) U.S. Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High (1/13/2009) Glaucoma Associated With Reading Impairments in Elderly (1/12/2009) Many Turn Blind Eye to Racism (1/8/2009) Gene Ups Risk for Those on Blood-Thinner Plavix (12/23/2008) Circumcision Rates Too Low (12/23/2008) Rules Change Could Increase Hospice Use (12/22/2008) Exercise Protects Black Women From Type 2 Diabetes (12/19/2008) Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength (12/19/2008) Colorectal Cancer Racial Gap Still Growing (12/15/2008) Uninsured Face Worse Outcomes After Diverticulitis (12/15/2008) Diabetic Eye Disease Rates Soaring (12/9/2008) Anemia Rates Down for U.S. Women and Children (12/8/2008) School-Based Program Can Change Kids' Lives (12/3/2008) Children of U.S. Farmworkers Often Uninsured (12/2/2008) Economy Driving Women to Skimp on Health Care: Poll (12/2/2008) Health Needs of Autistic Children Often Unmet (12/1/2008) Religion May Help Extend Your Life (11/26/2008) New System Improves Distribution of Donated Livers (11/25/2008)