Health Disparities

Health Disparities

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Reduce Income Inequalities to Save Millions of Lives and Improve Quality of Life
Posted on 2009-11-20 06:00:00 in Health Disparities |

International study reaffirms importance of resolving the income gap between the richest and poorest people in developed countries.

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International Survey Uncovers Lagging Healthcare Practices
Posted on 2009-11-12 06:00:00 in Health Disparities | Healthcare and Public Policy |

A 2009 survey of primary care doctors in 11 nations finds wide differences in practice systems, incentives, perceptions of access to care, use of health information technology, and programs to improve quality.

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Across the United States, Poor Education Linked to Poor Health
Posted on 2009-10-15 06:00:00 in Demographics | Health Disparities |

Report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America highlights the extent to which social factors affect health.

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Neighborhood Environment Influences Diabetes Risk
Posted on 2009-10-14 08:14:14 in Diabetes | Health Disparities | Lifestyle |

Access to, and availability of, residential assets such as exercise opportunities and healthy dining options, help to prevent the onset of type-2 diabetes.

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Trauma in Childhood Shortens Lifespan
Posted on 2009-10-13 06:51:29 in Health Disparities | Trauma |

Adults who experienced extreme psychological trauma in youth have a two-fold increased risk of death.

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Woman’s Education Influences Male Partner’s Lifespan
Posted on 2009-10-12 06:00:00 in Health Disparities | Longevity | Men's Health |

Well-educated women and their male partners are more likely to live a long life than less-educated women and the men they choose as companions

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Prostate Cancer Trends Vary as Factors of Body Weight and Ethnicity
Posted on 2009-09-22 10:09:15 in Cancer | Health Disparities | Weight and Obesity |

For men, maintaining a normal and fit weight may help reduce the risk of prostate cancer.  Brenda Y. Hernandez, from University of Hawaii – Honolulu (USA), and colleagues  investigated the relationship between body mass, height, and weight and prostate cancer risk in the Multiethnic Cohort, a longitudinal study involving 83,879 men, ages 45 to 75 years.

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