Monthly Archive for June 2010
June 22, 2010
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New study from the Ohio State University shows that US preschool-aged children exposed to the 3 household routines of regularly eating the evening meal as a family, obtaining adequate nighttime sleep, and having limited screen-viewing time had an ~40% lower prevalence of obesity than those exposed to none of these routines. These household routines may be promising targets for obesity-prevention efforts in early childhood. The article is published in Pediatrics and is written by Sarah Anderson and Robert Whitaker.
Posted by: Staff on June 22, 2010
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June 21, 2010
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The health of children and their mothers in Cuyahoga County has improved in a few key areas, but the state's most populous county continues to fall woefully short in other areas, such as the rate of low birth weight and racial disparity in perinatal and infant mortality, according to a new report.
Posted by: Staff on June 21, 2010
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June 17, 2010
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Possible explanations suggested by this study for the differences in surgical rates for blacks compared to whites include perceptions by black patients of poor doctor-patient communication. Also, black patients were less likely than whites to have primary care providers or other sources of support that could help them either reconsider the decision when they don't fully understand their prognosis or challenge a clinical decision against surgery that was not based on absolute contraindications complicating conditions that are considered to make surgery inadvisable.
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The study is being called the first to estimate how often current and former patients have skipped getting care because of money worries. It was led by Kathryn Weaver, a researcher at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. Cancer survivors under the age of 65 years were 55 percent more likely to delay or forgo all types of medical care than their same age peers without a history of cancer. “This is important because cancer survivors have many medical needs that persist for years after their diagnosis and treatment,” said Dr. Weaver. Hispanic and black cancer survivors were more likely to go without prescription medications and dental care than white survivors.
Posted by: Staff on June 17, 2010
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June 08, 2010
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We are seeing a global movement for an end to the silent scandal of women dying in childbirth," said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, according to a text of his prepared remarks. "We can stop this, and we will."
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Despite universal health insurance coverage and access to military treatment facilities, we found evidence of racial and ethnic differences in asthma prevalence and outcomes after adjusting for differences in demographic characteristics and socioeconomic status. Compared with white children in the MHS, the prevalence of asthma among black and Hispanic children was significantly higher and their outcomes were often worse.
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Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that children and adolescents living in non-smoking homes in counties with laws promoting smoke-free public places have significantly lower levels of a common biomarker of secondhand smoke exposure than those living in counties with no smoke-free laws.
Posted by: Staff on June 08, 2010
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June 04, 2010
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The bill includes a requirement that Ohio schools measure kids' body mass index, a measure of height and weight, in kindergarten, third, fifth, and ninth grades. However, school districts can seek a waiver to drop the requirement. The bill also called for 30 minutes a day of exercise from youngsters, but school districts successfully lobbied to turn that into a pilot project for districts that want to participate. The vigorous debate among House lawmakers on the legislation comes as children's health groups estimate that about one-third of Ohio children are considered overweight or obese.
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Community intervention can help American Indian families change behavior related to early childhood weight gain and obesity, according to a new Kaiser Permanente and Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) study.
Posted by: Staff on June 04, 2010
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