Cancer Survivors Not Receiving Preventive Care
08/06/2013, American Journal of Preventive Medicine - A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that some cancer survivors do not always have the best access to primary care and that the type of health insurance they have-or don't have-may be a factor. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - August 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Teens Missing Recommended Vaccines
08/01/2013, Journal of Adolescent Health - Health care providers are missing opportunities to improve teens' vaccination coverage, reports a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - August 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Employers Can Motivate Employees to Get Moving
07/30/2013, American Journal of Health Promotion - Workplace efforts to encourage employees to increase physical activity are most effective when they incorporate tools such as pedometers and related electronic health information, finds a new review in the American Journal of Health Promotion. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - July 31, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Unemployment Linked to Reduced Use of Preventive Health Care
07/23/2013, Health Services Research - Fluctuations in the unemployment rate affect people's health care choices, finds a new study in Health Services Research. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - July 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Significant Others Can Influence Extreme Dieting
07/25/2013, American Journal of Health Promotion - Women who are frequently encouraged by their significant others to lose weight are more likely to resort to unhealthy measures to do so, according to new research in the American Journal of Health Promotion. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - July 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Blacks and Latinos Seek Mental Health Care Less Often
07/18/2013, Health Services Research - Blacks and Latinos receive less adequate mental health care than Whites, finds a new study in Health Services Research. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - July 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Obesity Is a Major Obstacle for Disabled Americans
07/16/2013, American Journal of Preventive Medicine - Obesity and its related health problems impacts far more people with a disability than previously reported, according to new research in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - July 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Men Say They Want Prostate Cancer Test, Despite Risks
07/09/2013, American Journal of Preventive Medicine - A survey of men age 40 to 74 found that 54 percent said that they would still opt for a popular prostate cancer screening test despite recent recommendations that the test not be performed, finds a new study in American Journal of Preventive Medicine. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - July 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lower Coronary Heart Disease Deaths By Making Several Lifestyle Changes
07/09/2013, American Journal of Preventive Medicine - Programs to address multiple health behaviors, such as diet and exercise, significantly lowered the risk of a fatal heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular event in people with coronary heart disease, finds a new review in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - July 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wellness Programs Linked to Healthier Foods in Schools
07/11/2013, American Journal of Preventive Medicine - A new study in American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that schools with more robust federal wellness programs offer healthier foods and beverages, including foods offered in vending machines, school stores and a la carte sales. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - July 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Later Cord Clamping After Birth Increases Iron Levels in Babies
07/11/2013, The Cochrane Library - Delaying clamping of the umbilical cord after birth benefits newborn babies, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - July 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nursing Homes with More Black Residents Do Poorly
06/25/2013, Health Services Research - Nursing homes with higher proportions of Black residents do worse financially and deliver lower-quality care than nursing homes with few or no Black residents, finds a new study in Health Services Research. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - June 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hispanic and Black Kids Less Likely to Use Medication to Control Asthma
06/27/2013, Health Services Research - Black and Hispanic children with asthma are less likely than White children to use long-term asthma control medications, finds a new study in Health Services Research. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - June 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Electronic Health Record Adoption Uneven Across U.S.
06/27/2013, Health Services Research - A new study in Health Services Research finds wide geographic variation in the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) by ambulatory health care sites. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - June 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Taxing Unhealthy Food Spurs People to Buy Less
06/18/2013, American Journal of Preventive Medicine - Labeling foods and beverages as less healthy and taxing them motivates people to make healthier choices, finds a recent study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - June 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
