News tagged with special health


Adolescents with arthritis need more information when transitioning to adult care

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Helping adolescents with arthritis develop the skills and secure resources to assure that their health care needs are met as they transition to adulthood is an important issue in the U.S. In general, the frequency of which ...


For low-income families with special needs kids, where you live matters (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In the United States, caring for a child with special health care needs usually means higher medical expenses for a family — particularly for low-income families, who spend a disproportionally large share of their income ...





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Population segments differ on perceptions of cognitive health

Medicine & Health / Health

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

A new special issue of The Gerontologist has identified for the first time how ethnically, culturally, linguistically, and geographically diverse groups think about aging and brain health.


Disproportionate effects of global warming and pollution on disadvantaged communities

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (10) | comments 17

Global warming, pollution, and the environmental consequences of energy production impose a greater burden on low-income, disadvantaged communities, and strategies to prevent these inequities are urgently needed. A provocative ...


Making the difficult task of transporting a child with special needs safer

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study by researchers from the Automotive Safety Program at Riley Hospital for Children and Indiana University School of Medicine published online July 13, 2009 in the journal Pediatrics reports that the parents of chi ...


Taiwan mulls world's first junk food tax: report

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Taiwan is planning the world's first tax on junk food in a bid to encourage the public to eat healthily and cut obesity rates, a report said Monday.


Study finds ACL reconstruction on the rise

Medicine & Health / Other

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

Patients who have their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructed are more likely to have subsequent knee surgery if they are women or are treated by a surgeon who does a low volume of ACL reconstructions, according ...


In rural areas, more women falling into health care gap

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For Americans living in rural areas, obtaining and maintaining health care can be challenging. Aside from common barriers, including shortages of care providers and facilities, older women face additional challenges, according ...


Poor health among indigenous peoples a question of cultural loss as well as poverty

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The health problems of Indigenous peoples around the world are intimately tied to a number of unique factors, such as colonization, globalization, migration, and loss of land, language and culture. These factors remain even ...


Journal special edition outlines rotavirus burden and need for vaccines

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Journal of Infectious Diseases has released a special edition, Global Rotavirus Surveillance: Preparing for the Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccines. This special edition provides a significant contribution to the unders ...


When nano may not be nano

When Nano May Not Be Nano

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 13, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (8) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- The same properties of nanoparticles that make them so appealing to manufacturers may also have negative effects on the environment and human health. However, little is known which particles ...


Special interest groups bipartisan in Congress, scholar finds

Special interest groups bipartisan in Congress, scholar finds

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Contrary to common perception, special interest groups are not responsible for the partisan division in Congress - and often join bipartisan coalitions to support legislation, according to a Michigan State ...



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