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| Health Behavior News Service: Latest Research News
A resource for the news media and public to find the best and most recent evidence-based scientific research to help people make decisions about their health and health care.
01/31/2012, Ethnicity and Disease, A new study finds that decreasing the disparities in rates of type 2 diabetes among Whites, Blacks and Hispanics could eliminate some racial and ethnic disparities in the development of cognitive impairment or dementia. Prior research has shown that type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for all forms of major cognitive impairment, including Alzheimer's disease, according to a study in Ethnicity & Disease.
01/27/2012, Ethnicity and Disease, When people in the U.S. are asked to provide their weight for research surveys, they underestimate their weight and overestimate their height, despite numerous public reports about increasing rates of obesity. Whites are more likely to do so than Blacks or Hispanics, finds a new study in Ethnicity and Disease.
01/24/2012, Health Services Research, Use of electronic health records shows promise for improving care and outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes, but still has considerable room for improvement, according to a new study in the journal Health Services Research.
01/24/2012, Journal of Adolescent Health, Two new studies in the February Journal of Adolescent Health reviewed key factors shown to influence teen driving behaviors: perception of driving risks, parental monitoring and the presence of peer passengers.
01/19/2012, The Cochrane Library, For type 2 diabetics who are not on insulin, monitoring their blood sugar does little to control blood sugar levels over time and may not be worth the effort or expense, according to a new evidence review in The Cochrane Library.
01/19/2012, Journal of Adolescent Health, When parents of middle school students participate in school-based, family interventions, it can reduce problem behavior, according to new research released online in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
01/17/2012, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, New research finds that patients may not always receive all of the screening tests and counseling services that are due during their medical checkups, according to a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
01/17/2012, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Signs that read, "Burn Calories, Not Electricity" posted in lobbies of New York City buildings, motivated more people to take the stairs?and continue to use them even months later, according to a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
01/12/2012, Health Services Research, Frontline health workers-including nursing assistants, paramedics and pharmacy technicians-who received a combination of benefits and support from their employers had greater job satisfaction and provided a higher perceived quality of care, finds a new study in Health Services Research.
01/10/2012, Journal of Adolescent Health, More than 15 percent of Norwegian teenagers ages 15 to 16 reported "mental distress," or symptoms of depression and anxiety, with significantly more girls reporting distress than boys, according to a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Girls with mental distress were also more likely than their male counterparts to be prescribed psychiatric drugs.
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