Tag: research
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Parents should walk the walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to healthy eating and exercise, study shows
A new study highlights the influential role parents have in shaping their children’s eating and exercise habits. Children of mothers who encourage them to exercise and eat well, while doing...
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Study finds that daily use of sunscreen prevents aging of skin
Sunscreen doesn’t just prevent sun burns and skin cancer; using it daily can slow down your skin’s aging too, says a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Australian...
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Death rates for heart and pneumonia patients at critical-access hospitals are rising nationally, study finds
Death rates are rising at rural critical-access hospitals for Medicare patients who have heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia, according to a study published in the Journal of the American...
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Study suggesting that coal is a cause of health problems in E. Ky. is disputed by industry and politicians, defended by researcher
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News A heated debate centers on new research showing that residents in Floyd County, where coal is stripped from the tops of mountains and ridges,...
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Common beliefs about obesity and weight loss found to be myths
Think going to gym class drives weight loss, or that breastfeeding protects a child from obesity? Think again, because these are among seven popular myths about obesity myths, according to an international team...
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Poor, rural mothers-to-be have high levels of stress, and few resources to help them handle it, small-scale study concludes
Low-income pregnant women in rural areas experience high levels of stress, but lack the appropriate means to manage their emotional well-being, according to a small-scale study at the University of Missouri....
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Poll shows depth of prescription drug abuse in Kentucky
By Molly Burchett and Al Cross Kentucky Health News One-third of Kentucky adults have friends or relatives who have experienced problems from abusing prescription pain relievers, and 8 percent have...
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Childhood obesity is linked to more immediate health problems than doctors formerly realized
While a plethora of research on childhood obesity has linked it to long-term health problems, a new UCLA study focuses on the condition’s more proximate consequences, showing that obese children...
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Report: Electronic health records haven’t cut health costs
The conversion to electronic health records isn’t producing savings in health-care costs predicted by a 2005 report, and it’s had mixed results in improving efficiency and patient care, according to...
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Painkiller epidemic was driven in part by drug makers’ financial relationships with researchers who discounted the risks
For almost a decade, medical officials and experts claimed OxyContin rarely posed problems of addiction for patients. The drug’s label, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration, said addiction...