News tagged with poverty level

CDC: Fewer smokers go to the dentist

Smokers not only have more problems with their teeth than non-smokers, they also go to the dentist less often.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

2.5 million California children still at risk of secondhand smoke exposure

Despite having the second-lowest smoking rate in the nation, California is still home to nearly 2.5 million children under the age of 12 who are exposed to secondhand smoke, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Chronic stress seems linked to achievement gap

(PhysOrg.com) -- Children in low-income families lag behind their higher-income counterparts on virtually all measures of achievement, and this gap tends to increase over time. There are many reasons why, but a Cornell environmental ...

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created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report shows federal poverty guidelines leave state's seniors destitute

Data and research on what it really takes for seniors to make ends meet in each of California's 58 counties will be released today at the state Capitol in Sacramento.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Public opinion a good predictor of terror attacks: study

Public opinion polls are good predictors of terrorist attacks, according to a study published Thursday which argues that terrorists do not act independently of their countrymen's attitudes.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A bright future with solar lanterns for India's poor

Solar energy has the potential to improve the living conditions of poor rural households in India as well as contribute to the country's future energy security, according to Professor Govindasamy Agoramoorthy from Tajen University, ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (20) | comments 0