Health Behavior News Service covers the latest peer-reviewed studies and systematic reviews on the effects of behavior on health, health disparities and patient engagement research. Our goal is to present the facts for readers to understand and use to make informed choices about health and health care.
Obese Mexican-Americans Lack Diet, Exercise Advice From Doctors
June 30, 2011
Only half of obese Mexican-American adults receive diet and exercise advice from their physicians, although obesity is on the rise for this group.
Health Insurance Doesn’t Always Protect People From Medical Debt
June 30, 2011
A new study confirms that having health insurance coverage is no guarantee against accumulating medical debt for working-age adults.
Obese Girls More Than Twice as Likely to Be Addicted to Smoking
June 21, 2011
Obese teenage girls are more than twice as likely as other girls to develop high-level nicotine addiction as young adults, according to a new study.
African-Americans With Thyroid Cancer Fare Worse Than Whites
June 21, 2011
African-Americans have fewer incidences of thyroid cancer but have a more advanced form of the disease once they receive a diagnosis — and are more likely to die from it, according to a new study.
Young Asian/Pacific Islander Women in Calif. Face Higher Breast Cancer Risk
June 21, 2011
Young Asian/Pacific Islander women born in California have higher risks of breast cancer than young white women, and some groups, including Filipinas, might have higher risks than African-Americans.
Treatment for Minority Stroke Patients Improves at Top-ranked Hospitals
June 21, 2011
A new study suggests there has been some improvement in reducing the gap in stroke hospitalization between white and minority patients.
Early Interventions for Schizophrenia Look Promising, but Evidence Is Inconclusive
June 14, 2011
Many physicians and researchers believe that early intervention can increase the chances for recovery, reduce recurrences and even keep the warning signs of psychosis from progressing to the actual disease. A new systematic review evaluates the evidence.
Review: Statins Helpful, But No Quick Fix After Cardiac Emergency
June 14, 2011
Over the long term, treatment with cholesterol-lowering statins reduces the rate of mortality and cardiovascular events such as heart attack. Still, it is unclear whether these drugs take effect rapidly when the risk of these dire events is highest.
Easing Distress in Caregivers of Dying Patients
June 14, 2011
Interventions can buffer caregivers of terminally ill patients from the significant stresses they face in providing care to a loved one, a new Cochrane review finds.
Bisexual, Lesbian Women Less Likely to Get Pap Tests
June 7, 2011
A new study finds that young bisexual and lesbian women are less likely to get Pap tests than straight women, while young bisexual women face a higher risk of being diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases.
Most Primary Care Physicians Don’t Address Patients’ Weight
June 7, 2011
Fewer than half of primary care physicians talk to their patients about diet, exercise and weight management consistently, while pediatricians are somewhat more likely to do so, according to two new studies.
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