Posts Tagged ‘demographics’

Education tied to better cancer outcomes

EMORY (US) — The first large study in the United States to examine mortality rates of patients with mouth and throat cancers by educational levels find the greatest decreases among those with at least 12 years of education. Continue…

Monday, December 19, 2011 12:16 - 1 Comment

Society & Culture - Dec 8, 2011 11:32 - 0 Comments

Dry roads most risky for young male drivers

PURDUE (US) — A study of Indiana drivers shows heightened risk of serious injury and death for men 45 and older driving on snow and ice, women driving on rain-slick highways, and younger men driving on dry roadways. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 30, 2011 12:21 - 0 Comments

Bully: Cruel to people, not animals

U. MICHIGAN (US) — The more adversities a child experiences, the more likely that child will become a bully. Those challenges have little effect on whether or not a person will be cruel to animals, a new study shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Sep 28, 2011 11:53 - 5 Comments

Why class societies are rule, not exception

STANFORD (US) —The disproportionate suffering of the poor may have been a driving force behind the global spread of class structure during early human civilization, according to a new study. (more…)

Society & Culture - Aug 5, 2011 11:19 - 4 Comments

To ignite economy, local beats global

PENN STATE (US) — To generate income, communities should think outside the big box of large corporations and concentrate on small, locally owned businesses and startups. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 26, 2011 12:18 - 1 Comment

Fighting HIV early extends 1,000s of lives

BROWN (US) — Earlier treatment of South Africans with HIV would reduce new infections, extend the lives of thousands of people, and start saving the government money in as little as 16 years. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jul 13, 2011 12:21 - 0 Comments

South is ‘hot’ and Houston is No. 1

RICE (US) — The city of Houston added 1.2 million people in the past decade—an increase of more than 123,000 per year—more than any of the nation’s 366 metropolitan areas. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2011 16:33 - 0 Comments

Kids in China get heavy on ‘healthy’ diets

USC (US) — American teens who eat their veggies and get lots of exercise are less likely to be obese. The opposite is true in China, particularly for teen boys from affluent families. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 11, 2011 12:51 - 3 Comments

Obesity up, life expectancy down

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) —The obesity epidemic in the U.S. may end the nearly century-long steady climb in life expectancy, according to new research. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jun 21, 2011 11:45 - 4 Comments

Life expectancy in US in a free fall

U. WASHINGTON (US) — More than 80 percent of counties in the United States have life expectancies behind the 10 nations with the best records. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jun 13, 2011 14:40 - 2 Comments

Coal or nuclear? Risk vs. reward

RUTGERS (US) — Affluent, educated, white males are more likely to support increased use of nuclear energy, and less educated African-American and Latino females prefer an increase in the use of coal, despite the risks associated with each. (more…)

Whites in U.S. still live longer than blacks

U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — While life expectancy in the United States has risen from 47 years in 1900 to 78 today, statistics show African Americans, on average, die five years earlier than whites. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 22, 2011 10:50 - 2 Comments

Question of race does disservice

RICE (US) — Scores of people could be underserved by a medical health form question that many take for granted. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 14, 2011 14:55 - 7 Comments

Blame vodka for Russian mortality

STANFORD (US) — The end of an effective anti-alcohol campaign, not capitalism, can be blamed for a 40 percent surge in deaths in Russia between 1990 and 1994. (more…)

Society & Culture - Apr 6, 2011 11:19 - 2 Comments

Schools find formula to lower drug use

U. FLORIDA (US) — Students who attend schools that build a culture of academic success tend to steer away from drug and alcohol use, stealing, and fighting. (more…)

Society & Culture - Apr 1, 2011 16:09 - 2 Comments

‘Hispanic effect’ skews crime stats

PENN STATE (US) — The share of violent crimes committed by African Americans has not dropped as dramatically as previously thought and has even risen in some areas. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jan 18, 2011 13:42 - 1 Comment

6 trends that will transform the US

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Data from the 2010 Census will likely confirm several major demographic shifts in the United States, say researchers, including an overall “browning” and “graying” of America. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 4, 2010 11:01 - 1 Comment

Survey says! More harm than good?

RICE (US) — Though designed to enhance customer experiences, post-service customer surveys might actually harm a business’s relationships with consumers. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 1, 2010 12:51 - 1 Comment

Atlas pinpoints Nigerian inequality

U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — A new online atlas sheds light on inequality in Nigeria by depicting its socio-demographic, economic, and environmental information on a local level. (more…)

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