Military Culture Enables Tobacco Use
12/04/2014, American Journal of Health Promotion - A new study in the American Journal of Health Promotion finds that U.S. military culture perpetuates the notion that using tobacco provides stress relief. Previous studies of tobacco use for stress relief among soldiers have produced no evidence supporting the theory. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - December 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Physician Behaviors May Contribute to Disparities in Mental Health Care
12/03/2014, Health Services Research - The way medical doctors initially assess, treat and refer racial and ethnic minority patients may contribute to known disparities in their use of mental health services, according to a new study in Health Services Research. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - December 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Urban Parks and Trails Are Cost-Effective Ways to Promote Exercise
12/02/2014, American Journal of Health Promotion - A new systematic review in the American Journal of Health Promotion finds that providing public parks and walking and biking trails is the most cost-effective strategy to increase physical activity among large populations in urban areas. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - December 2, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Depression and Dementia in Older Adults Increase Risk of Preventable Hospitalizations
11/20/2014, Journal of General Internal Medicine - Older adults with mental health conditions, such as depression or cognitive impairment, have a higher risk of readmission within 30 days after a hospital stay for pneumonia, heart attack or congestive heart failure, according to a new study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - November 21, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Schools Often Fail to Follow Their Own Written Wellness Policies
11/18/2014, Health Promotion Practice - A wide divide exists between public schools' written wellness policies and their actual day-to-day practices, finds a new study in Health Promotion Practice. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - November 20, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Medicaid Payments for Office Visits Impact Cancer Screening Rates
11/20/2014, Cancer - New research in the journal Cancer finds that Medicaid recipients are more likely to undergo cancer screening tests when their doctors receive higher reimbursements for routine office visits rather than for the tests themselves. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - November 20, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Poor-Quality Weight Loss Advice Often Appears First in an Online Search
11/13/2014, American Journal of Public Health - More than 40 percent of U.S. Internet users use online search engines to seek guidance on weight loss and physical activity. A new study in the American Journal of Public Health finds that high-quality weight loss information often appears after the first page of search engine results. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - November 13, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Some Psychiatric Patients Are More Frequent Users of Hospital ERs
11/13/2014, General Hospital Psychiatry - New research in General Hospital Psychiatry finds that homelessness, cocaine use, being on Medicare, having a personality disorder or having liver disease appears to be a predictor of frequent ED use by people with a psychiatric illness. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - November 13, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Chronic Care Coordinators Improve Diabetes Monitoring But Not Blood Sugar Control
11/11/2014, Health Services Research - Getting support from a chronic care coordinator increases blood-glucose testing and foot and eye exams in people with type 2 diabetes, but it may not improve blood-sugar control, a new study in the journal Health Services Research indicates. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - November 12, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Unhealthy Diets Linked With Mental Health of Children
11/06/2014, American Journal of Public Health - Children and adolescents who ate foods high in saturated fats, refined carbohydrates and processed foods appear to experience more depression and low moods, suggests a new systematic research review in the American Journal of Public Health. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - November 7, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Coordination Eases the Transition From Pediatric to Adult Health Care
11/04/2014, Journal of Adolescent Health - New research in the Journal of Adolescent Health finds that when a young person moves from pediatric care to an adult practice, the transition is eased and better care is provided when formal processes are in place for the handoff. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - November 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Time Spent Preparing Meals at Home Linked to Healthier Diet
10/30/2014, American Journal of Preventive Medicine - Spending less than one hour a day preparing food at home is associated with eating more fast food and spending more money eating out, finds new research in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Not having time available may be one of the most significant barriers to achieving a healthy diet. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - October 31, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Health Care Shortfalls for LGBT Young Women
10/28/2014, American Journal of Preventive Medicine - Young sexual minority women including those identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) were found to have higher elevated odds of adverse health conditions than heterosexual young women and lower odds of receiving a physical or dental examination, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - October 28, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nearly Half of Older Americans Need Support With Daily Routines
10/23/2014, Milbank Quarterly - About 18 million Americans age 65 and older require help with routine daily activities like bathing, handling medications or meals, finds a new study in Milbank Quarterly. The research shows a growing need for improved services and support for older Americans, their spouses, their children and other "informal caregivers." (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - October 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fecal Blood Test May Save More Lives Than Colonoscopy
10/21/2014, Health Services Research - Colorectal cancer, or CRC, is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. State public health programs could screen nearly eight times as many individuals and prevent nearly twice as many CRC cases by using fecal immunochemical testing, or FIT, instead of colonoscopies, finds a new study in Health Services Research. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - October 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news