To burn more calories, just stand
…of nearly 6 pounds per year. Is sitting the new smoking? There’s plenty of research that claims associations between sedentary behaviors and mortality, but the findings of these studies tend…
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Direct-to-consumer genetic testing: Research review
…had a positive lifestyle change. More specifically, improved dietary and exercise practices were both reported by 12 percent, whereas 19 percent quit smoking. Seven percent of participants had subsequent preventive…
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Oral health worse among undocumented immigrants
…cavities. On average, the noncitizen group was seven years younger than the natives studied. Adjusting for a number of factors, including smoking status and number of permanent teeth, noncitizens still…
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Direct-to-consumer drug advertising spikes demand
…effects were found for asthma medication sales, antidepressant use, prescriptions for a drug used for smoking cessation and contraceptives. In fact, in 2015, the American Medical Association called for a…
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Patients often fare better under the care of female doctors
…body mass index, smoking and family history. “Comparison of Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates for Medicare Patients Treated by Male vs Female Physicians” Tsugawa, Yusuke; et al. JAMA Internal Medicine,…
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Family separation: How does it affect children?
…increase in smoking.” “Shared Physical Custody: Summary of 40 Studies on Outcomes for Children” Nielsen, Linda. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 2014. DOI: 10.1080/10502556.2014.965578. Abstract: “One of the most…
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Study shows private schools aren’t better for low-income students
…to college, have behavioral problems and engage in risky behavior such as fighting and smoking. The findings didn’t change based on where students lived. In other words, the findings also…
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Covering poverty: What to avoid and how to get it right
…description of personal habits like smoking, coffee or soda drinking, watching certain kinds of TV shows, or food choices — especially fast food,” Bryant says. “These short-hands are often used…
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Rural-urban health care disparities: Research roundup
…population toward Hispanics and Asians, and increasingly low rates of obesity and smoking relative to U.S. populations.” This photo, taken by RoyalBroil and obtained from Wikimedia Commons, is being…
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Falling off Santa’s lap and other Christmas injuries
…him smoking, drinking and being overweight.” Romy Lauche, a post-doctoral research fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine at the University of Technology Sydney, told Journalist’s…
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