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Children from homes that experience persistent poverty are more likely to have their cognitive development affected than children in better off homes, reveals research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news222579979.html Medicine & Health Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:10:01 EST news222579979 A spot of regular retail therapy really does seem to help people live longer, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news221369521.html Medicine & Health Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:32:13 EST news221369521 In one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind, researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in partnership with the Harvard School of Global Health have found that people living at higher altitudes have a lower chance of dying from ischemic heart disease and tend to live longer than others. http://phys.org/news220274501.html Medicine & Health Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:22:50 EST news220274501 Even relatively mild stress can lead to long term disability and an inability to work, reveals a large population based study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news220126138.html Medicine & Health Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:09:15 EST news220126138 Men living in low-income neighbourhoods consume more than three times as many alcoholic drinks each week compared to women in these neighbourhoods, according to a study led by St. Michael's researcher Flora Matheson. http://phys.org/news218372910.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:50:01 EST news218372910 A diet, high in fats, sugars, and processed foods in early childhood may lower IQ, while a diet packed full of vitamins and nutrients may do the opposite, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news216327030.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:50:59 EST news216327030 Shouldering family demands and worries seems to increase the risk of angina, the precursor to coronary artery disease, reveals research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news212304638.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Dec 2010 05:33:24 EST news212304638 If everyone in the UK ate their "five a day," and cut their dietary salt and unhealthy fat intake to recommended levels, 33,000 deaths could be prevented or delayed every year, reveals research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news211695943.html Medicine & Health Thu, 16 Dec 2010 04:40:01 EST news211695943 As primary caregivers, parents are often believed to have a strong influence on children's eating behaviors. However, previous findings on parent-child resemblance in dietary intakes are mixed. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health reviewed and assessed the degree of association and similarity between children's and their parents' dietary intake based on worldwide studies published since 1980. The meta-analysis is featured in the December issue of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news211039803.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:20:02 EST news211039803 Mums who smoke heavily while pregnant run the risk of having kids who grow up to become repeat criminal offenders, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news209103570.html Medicine & Health Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:40:05 EST news209103570 University of Otago researchers have discovered an association between the number of liquor outlets within easy walking distance of home (1km) and the level of binge drinking and alcohol related harm reported in the community. The results of the study, which is the first of its kind in New Zealand, have just been published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news207827900.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:58:50 EST news207827900 A new study published on Wednesday boosts suspicions that a child's risk of allergies could be linked to the season that coincides with the first three months of pregnancy. http://phys.org/news206734497.html Medicine & Health Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:15:14 EST news206734497 A higher rate of diabetes seen among adult Americans when compared to peers in England is explained primarily by a larger waist size rather than conventional risk factors such as obesity, according to a new study by researchers from the RAND Corporation, University College London and the Institute for Fiscal Studies in London. http://phys.org/news205647551.html Medicine & Health Thu, 07 Oct 2010 05:19:39 EST news205647551 Light drinking during pregnancy does not harm a young child's behavioural or intellectual development, reveals research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news205555385.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 Oct 2010 04:20:02 EST news205555385 Women who smoke during pregnancy run the risk of adversely affecting their children’s coordination and physical control according to a new study from Orebro University, Sweden, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news204366275.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:24:47 EST news204366275 Financial incentives in primary care cut heart disease deaths and hospital admissions, particularly among people from deprived areas, finds research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news203076037.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:10:02 EST news203076037 Mums who shower their infants with affection equip them to cope well with life stressors as adults, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news199372282.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:00:03 EST news199372282 When analyzing obesity disparities among women, socioeconomic status and social context may be more important than race, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions. The authors examined race disparities in obesity among black and white women living in the same social context with similar income and compared these estimates to national data. Nationwide, black women were twice as likely to be obese when compared to white women. However, the researchers found that obesity rates were comparable in a sample of white and black women living in similar social and environmental conditions. http://phys.org/news192374216.html Medicine & Health Thu, 06 May 2010 14:30:04 EST news192374216 Fatal assaults among the most disadvantaged in Scotland are more than 30 times as high as they are among the most affluent sectors of society, reveals research published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news192305404.html Medicine & Health Wed, 05 May 2010 19:20:01 EST news192305404 UK prisoners are significantly more likely to have drug resistant TB than other people with the disease, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news187956413.html Medicine & Health Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:07:05 EST news187956413 Living through the trauma of war seems to increase the risk of developing asthma, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news187901282.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:30:02 EST news187901282 Whether or not twins are separated at school, a subject of debate that is often a dilemma for parents, has no affect on their grades, according to a Dutch study published Tuesday. http://phys.org/news180040722.html Other Sciences Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:10:02 EST news180040722 Men who bottle up frustrations about unfair treatment at work are twice as likely to have a heart attack, a study published in Britain on Tuesday suggests. http://phys.org/news178296667.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:10:03 EST news178296667 New immigrants are more likely to cite economic and housing factors as barriers that keep them homeless compared with native-born individuals, according to a new study on the health of homeless immigrants led by St. Michael's Hospital researcher Dr. Stephen Hwang. http://phys.org/news175173062.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:12:50 EST news175173062 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new British study has found that the children of working mothers are less likely to eat right and exercise than children of mothers who stay home. http://phys.org/news174200436.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:10:02 EST news174200436 Children who are the most popular and powerful at school also enjoy better health in adult life compared to counterparts at the bottom end of the pecking order, said a Swedish study published Tuesday. http://phys.org/news173384632.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:24:21 EST news173384632 A new study examining the evolution of maternal mortality rates in Spain since 1996 shows a 17% increase in deaths. This trend is linked to the widespread increase in maternal age. The highest death rates are among foreign women and those who live in the province of Malaga. http://phys.org/news165669233.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:14:45 EST news165669233 People with parents who were violent to each other are more likely to have mental health problems when they grow up, reveals research published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news162670960.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 May 2009 19:23:30 EST news162670960 Two-thirds of the difference between death rates among African Americans and Caucasians are now due to causes that could be prevented or cured, according to a new study appearing in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The study, "Black-White Differences in Avoidable Mortality in the United States, 1980-2005," found that death from preventable or treatable conditions represented half of all deaths for individuals under age 65 and accounted for nearly 70 percent of the black-white mortality difference. http://phys.org/news159712407.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:34:00 EST news159712407 Irish kids now weigh 24 kilos more than they did in 1948, reveals research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news153473661.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:37:25 EST news153473661