Most smokers do not perceive themselves at increased risk of experiencing heart disease or developing cancer. That’s according to an article previously published in The Journal of the American Medical Association…
Brooks B. Gump, PhD, and Karen A. Matthews, PhD, of the University of Pittsburgh studied this topic a while back and reported their findings in Health Psychology. Children of lower socioeconomic…
Much statistical research over the past 40 years has found that higher death rates go hand in hand with lower socioeconomic status: the lower the income and education level, the higher…
Six out of 10 people worry about contracting a food-borne illness whey they eat out, according to a survey of 1,000 Americans. The survey, conducted on behalf of the Hepatitis Foundation…
Maternal smoking during pregnancy predicts persistent criminality and acts of violent crimes rather than delinquency limited to adolescence, according to an article published in the AMA’s Archives of General Psychiatry. Researchers…
Boys tend to overestimate their school performance compared to how their teachers rate them, but girls tend to underestimate their own performance, new research shows. The gap emerges around fourth grade…
The combination of high job stress and large family responsibilities spells significant and persistent increases in blood pressure for white-collar women who hold a university degree, a Canadian study shows.…
Social support from women appears to be more effective than support from men in reducing both men’s and women’s blood pressure under stress. But, scientists who ran the laboratory experiments that…
Researchers calculated that employed husbands and wives should each do less than half of the household chores (45.8 percent each to be precise) if they want to keep their personal distress…
Amidst the recent flurry of health, nutrition and fitness advice, a Gallup survey shows that consumers are more aware of some basic nutrition principles but still a bit uncertain about how…
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