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Obesity among state's low-income teens nearly triple that of more affluent peers
Dec 10, 2008 |
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California's low-income teenagers have a lot in common: Sugary soda. Fast-food restaurants. Too much television. Not enough exercise. The result: Low-income teenagers are almost three times more likely to be obese than teens ...
Mothers from affluent neighborhoods near highways increase odds of low weight babies by 81 percent
Jul 30, 2008 |
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Living near city expressways is associated with adverse birth effects on expectant mothers and their newborns, according to a novel study with global implications. In the August edition of the Journal of Epidemiology and Co ...
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Affluent and urban drawn to online social networks: Nielsen
Sep 26, 2009 |
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Market-tracker Nielsen reported on Friday that the ranks of US online social network users continue to grow, with cyber communities tending to attract people who are affluent and urban.
Poor kids 4 times as likely to be seriously injured on roads as rich kids
Apr 01, 2008 |
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Rates of serious injury among child pedestrians in poor areas of England are four times as high as those among children in affluent areas, finds research published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
High-quality child care leads to academic success for low-income kids
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 15, 2009 |
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For low income parents, finding high quality child care not only boosts the performance of their children in school, but actually combats the effects of poverty, according to a new study in the journal Child Development.
Los Angeles fast-food restaurant ban unlikely to cut obesity, study finds
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Restrictions on fast-food chain restaurants in South Los Angeles are not addressing the main differences between neighborhood food environments and are unlikely to improve the diet of residents or reduce obesity, according ...
Market based reforms have not harmed equity in the NHS, say researchers
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Recent NHS reforms, such as the introduction of patient choice and provider competition, have not had a deleterious impact on equity with respect to waiting times for elective surgery in England, concludes a study published ...
Wide income gap linked to deaths in both rich and poor nations
Oct 23, 2007 |
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A wide income gap between the most affluent and the worst off in society is closely associated with higher death rates worldwide, especially for younger adults, finds a study published on bmj.com today as part of a global ...
Quality schooling has little impact on teenage sexual activity
Feb 08, 2008 |
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A report published in the online open access journal, BMC Public Health, shows that socio-economic situation and the local high school catchment area have a more powerful influence on reported sexual experience among 15 and ...
Social class dictates cancer risk
Sep 26, 2008 |
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Cervical and lung cancer are more common in poor people while rates of breast cancer and melanoma are higher in the wealthy. A detailed analysis of the incidence of these four different kinds of cancer, carried out on more ...
Research shows sharp rise in hospital admissions for children's dental care
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Researchers from Peninsula Dental School and the UCL Eastman Dental Institute have used data from the Hospital Episodes Statistics resource to identify a marked increase in the number of hospital admissions for children with ...
Folks below the 'digital divide' would use the Internet more if they had it, research suggests
Apr 14, 2008 |
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There is still a "digital divide." Rich people are connected to the Internet more than poor people, and some worry that this creates an "electronic underclass" unable to access important services. Subsidies ...
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