News tagged with rural
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.
Treating kids with malaria at home doesn't work
Apr 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Treating African children at home for malaria doesn't help in cities because most fevers aren't actually caused by malaria, a new study said Tuesday.
Spreading high-speed Internet to rural areas
Mar 16, 2009 |
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To cut the cost of bringing high-speed Internet to rural areas, Dr. Ka Lun Lee and colleagues at the University of Melbourne and NEC Australia in the state of Victoria are experimenting with a way to boost the reach of existing ...
Kentucky a model for broadband expansion
Feb 24, 2009 |
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In Martin County, Ky., a remote corner of Appalachia, it can take hours to reach a doctor's office, a simple cholesterol check costing a miner a day's work.
New biomass charcoal heater: A 'new era' of efficiency and sustainability
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Millions of homes in rural areas of Far Eastern countries are heated by charcoal burned on small, hibachi-style portable grills. Scientists in Japan are now reporting development of an improved "biomass charcoal ...
Rural areas able to increase screening capacity for colorectal cancer
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Arizona has the ability to expand colorectal cancer screening capacity; this potential increase was more pronounced in rural as compared to urban regions, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer ...
Telemedicine can dramatically improve child sexual assault examinations in rural areas
Jan 26, 2009 |
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The use of telemedicine can dramatically improve the quality of child sexual assault examinations in rural communities where rates of abuse and neglect are highest — sometimes more than double the statewide rate — a study ...
Access to energy no panacea in war on poverty
Dec 23, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Access to modern forms of energy does not guarantee a reduction in poverty. Contrary to what current macroeconomic studies would have us believe, more than just electricity, gas or diesel ...
Telephone counseling may be as effective as face-to-face counseling in weight loss maintenance
Nov 24, 2008 |
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Face-to-face and telephone follow-up sessions appear to be more effective in the maintenance of weight loss for women from rural communities compared with weight loss education alone, according to a report in the November ...
MSU doctors bring much-needed psychiatric care to rural areas via technology
Oct 27, 2008 |
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To tackle the growing number of psychiatric cases in Michigan's rural areas, particularly among children and adolescents, a team of Michigan State University doctors from the colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and Human Medicine ...
IT outsourcing could benefit rural hospitals, researchers find
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Patients expect the most up-to-date equipment and technology at hospitals, regardless of the institution's size or budget. Providing that technology, however, can be difficult for small, rural hospitals that often lack the ...
New study on rural HIV care has economic and health implications
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Sep 11, 2008 |
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An Indiana University study found that HIV care providers in rural Indiana report significant stigma and discrimination in the rural medical referral system surrounding issues of HIV and substance abuse. Providers felt that ...
Western Transportation Institute to study drowsy and distracted teen driving
Aug 22, 2008 |
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Over the next year, researchers at Montana State University's Western Transportation Institute will use state-of-the-art video cameras to help teenage drivers stay safe on the state's rural roads.
UM researchers map out America's deadliest roads
Jul 28, 2008 |
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Would you be surprised to learn that nine people died last year on the highway you take to work everyday? Or would you be shocked to see that six teenagers died within five miles of your home in fatal car accidents? With ...
Women's access to credit affects efficiency in rural households
Jul 25, 2008 |
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Rural strategies designed to induce economic growth often emphasize the need to improve access to capital for poor households. However, this approach implicitly assumes that family members pool all their resources and allocate ...
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