News tagged with demographic characteristics
Chubby hubby is common, but ethnicity matters
Dec 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study helps untangle how marriage, gender and ethnicity are related to body weight. The study of almost 8,000 men and women will be published in the journal Obesity.
'Beneficial' effects of alcohol?
Oct 14, 2009 |
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According a new study of over 3,000 adults aged 70-79, the apparent association between light-to-moderate alcohol consumption and reduced risk of functional decline over time did not hold up after adjustments ...
Fatal (fiscal) attraction: Tightwads and spendthrifts tend to marry (w/ Video)
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Aug 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to love and money, opposites really do attract, says a University of Michigan researcher.
Adults with HIV in Rural Areas Experience Discrimination, Stigma
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by Oregon State University researchers shows that rural residents in Oregon who have HIV/AIDS experience stigma and discrimination in day-to-day living and when accessing health care services.
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Gender and demographic differences are poor predictors of juror satisfaction
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Communication Theory explored the impact of gender, demographic differences, and emotion on the experience of jury deliberation. Researchers found that neither gender nor demographic characteristics affected juror satisf ...
Women, minorities more prone to filing grievances
May 12, 2008 |
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Many employees often do not file grievances even when presented with the opportunity to do so. A new study in Industrial Relations sought to assess the degree to which certain minority groups may be more or less prone to fil ...
Extreme nausea and vomiting varies among pregnant women from different countries
Apr 25, 2008 |
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Mothers born in India and Sri Lanka are three times more likely to suffer from extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (hyperemesis gravidarum) than ethnic Norwegians. This finding comes from the Norwegian Institute of Public ...
Older women more likely to become, remain depressed than older men
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 04, 2008 |
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Older women appear more susceptible to depression and more likely to stay depressed but less likely to die while depressed than older men, factors that contribute to the higher burden of depression among older women, according ...
Geography and history shape genetic differences in humans
Jun 05, 2009 |
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New research indicates that natural selection may shape the human genome much more slowly than previously thought. Other factors -- the movements of humans within and among continents, the expansions and contractions of populations, ...
Rheumatoid arthritis: Worse in women?
Jan 14, 2009 |
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Women appear to suffer more from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than men. This is revealed in research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Arthritis Research and Therapy.
Refractive errors affect vision for half of American adults
Aug 11, 2008 |
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About half of U.S. adults age 20 and older have refractive errors, or eye problems that result in less than 20/20 vision, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. ...
Kidney cancer surgery often determined by surgeons' practice style, not medical factors
Mar 10, 2008 |
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A new study reveals that the type of surgery a patient with kidney cancer receives depends more on the surgeon’s preference than on the patient’s tumor size, demographic characteristics, or general medical health. The findings ...
Number of fast-food restaurants in neighborhood associated with stroke risk
Feb 19, 2009 |
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The risk of stroke increases with the number of fast-food restaurants in a neighborhood, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2009.
Hospital rankings: More than meets the eye
Oct 21, 2008 |
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Medicare's pay-for-performance program ranks and rewards hospitals according to how well they meet certain guidelines for clinical care. But researchers at Duke Clinical Research Institute say the program penalizes hospitals ...
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