Risk of hospitalization from violent assault increases when local alcohol sales rise 5 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The risk of being hospitalized from being violently assaulted increases when there is increased alcohol sales near the victim's residence, finds a new study in this week's PLoS Medicine. | |
Memory lane: Older persons with more schooling spend fewer years with cognitive loss 22 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Those with at least a high school education spend more of their older years without cognitive loss – including the effects of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and dementia -- but die sooner after the loss becomes apparent, reveals ... | |
Chronic disease management: Does it improve health and save money? 5 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A study published in the May/June issue of Health Affairs reports on the first randomized trial providing a scientifically valid look at what one might expect from chronic disease management programs that serve low-income ... | |
Quit smoking message not getting air time in mental health care 21 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
People with mental illness are not receiving the support they need to stop smoking, despite high rates of nicotine dependence and deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses. | |
Homeless youth need more than treatment for substance abuse, study says 22 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A new study of homeless youth suggests that treating substance abuse and mental health problems may not be enough to help get teens off the streets. Instead, researchers found that creating more opportunities for work, education ... | |
Men are more likely than women to crave alcohol when they feel negative emotions 22 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Women and men tend to have different types of stress-related psychological disorders. Women have greater rates of depression and some types of anxiety disorders than men, while men have greater rates of alcohol-use disorders ... | |
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