News tagged with lifetime prevalence

Study finds significant number of kids experience family homelessness

A new multisite study by UCLA and RAND Corp. researchers and colleagues has found that 7 percent of fifth-graders and their families have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives and that the occurrence is even ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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Customers acquired through Google search advertising more valuable than previously thought

(Phys.org) -- In a down economy where advertisers are concerned about every dollar spent, a team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis has developed a new method of measuring the effectiveness of Google search ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tidal locking could render habitable planets inhospitable

Tidally-locked planets - planets with one side perpetually facing their star while the other remains shrouded in darkness - tend to be warmer on one side than the other. The presence of an atmosphere can help ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Study finds 'thirdhand smoke' poses danger to unborn babies' lungs

Stepping outside to smoke a cigarette may not be enough to protect the lungs and life of a pregnant woman's unborn child, according to a new study in the American Journal of Physiology.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Genetic mutation linked to lethal disease

Researchers have identified a genetic mutation found in the Ohio Amish population as the cause of a fatal developmental disease in fetuses and infants, according to research published in the April 8, 2011, issue of Science.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Emergency department CT exams of children have increased substantially

Computed tomography examinations of children in hospital emergency departments increased substantially from 1995 to 2008, according to a new study published online and in the June print edition of Radiology. Researchers said t ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Opioids now most prescribed class of medications

Two reports by addiction researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the National Institute on Drug Abuse show a drastic shift in prescribing patterns impacting the magnitude of opioid substance abuse ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines prevalence and severity of bipolar disorder worldwide

Despite international variation in prevalence rates of bipolar spectrum disorder, the severity and associated disorders are similar and treatment needs are often unmet, especially in low-income countries, according to a report ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study examines prevalence of eating disorders among adolescents

Eating disorders are prevalent in the general U.S. adolescent population and are associated with other psychiatric disorders, role impairment, and suicidality, according to a report posted online today that will appear in ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Depressing future for men? Shift in employment balance between spouses a factor

Emory University experts predict that rates of depressive disorders among men will increase as the 21st century progresses.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Strong link found between victimization, substance abuse

A strong link between victimization experiences and substance abuse has been discovered by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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