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Ethnic pride may boost African-American teens' mental health

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Most adolescents who belong to an ethnic minority group wrestle not only with their self-esteem (like most teens), but also with identity issues unique to their ethnic group, such as dealing with social stigma. A new study ...


AMA votes to seek repeal of 'don't ask,don't tell'

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- The American Medical Association on Tuesday voted to oppose the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, and declared that gay marriage bans contribute to health disparities.


Barn personnel experience higher-than-average rates of respiratory symptoms

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire study undertaken earlier this year ...


Smoking cessation results mixed among Ohio's Appalachian women

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In the Appalachian region of the country — where smoking rates are high, tobacco is often a cash crop and income and education levels are low — a smoking cessation effort led by non-medical professionals was successful in ...


People entering their 60s may have more disabilities today than in prior generations

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a development that could have significant ramifications for the nation's health care system, Baby Boomers may well be entering their 60s suffering far more disabilities than their counterparts did in previous ...


Playing sport up to the end of pregnancy is healthy for the baby and the mother

Playing sport up to the end of pregnancy is healthy for the baby and the mother

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Contrary to more conservative customs, exercising up to the end of pregnancy has no harmful effect on the weight or size of the foetus. This is what has been indicated in a study carried out by researchers ...


Depressed women can lose weight as successfully as others do

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women with major depression were no less likely than were women without it to have successful results with a weight loss program, according to an article in the Winter 2009 Behavioral Medicine. Group Health Research Instit ...


US tops world in health care spending, results lag

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- The United States ranks near the bottom in life expectancy among wealthy nations despite spending more than double per person on health care than the industrialized world's average, an economic group said Tuesday.


Ethnic pride key to black teen mental health

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Ethnic pride may be as important as self-esteem to the mental health of young African-American adolescents, according to a new study in the Nov/Dec issue of the journal Child Development.


WHO: AIDS leading cause of death, disease in women

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44.



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