Health Behavior News ServiceA resource for the news media and public to find the best and most recent evidence-based scientific research to help people make decisions about their health and health care.Elderly With Alcoholism Receive Equal Heart Attack Care- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Older Americans with alcohol problems do not get worse treatment than their sober peers when they are hospitalized for a heart attack, according to new research on Medicare patients across the country. 13http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1192 Obesity Shortens Lifespan and Costs Society Billions- (Found June 19, 2008 )http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1596 Splints Good as Casts for Minor Wrist Fractures - When Kids Wear Them- (Found June 19, 2008 ) 041508http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1692 Sodium Intake Far Too High for Americans- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Despite counseling by physicians, Americans still consume far too much sodium, putting them at risk for high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke, according to a new study in the latest issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 1220http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1184 Tooth Loss and Heart Disease Linked, Even Among Nonsmokers- (Found June 19, 2008 ) There is a strong, progressive association between tooth loss and heart disease, researchers report in a study published in the latest issue of American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 1220http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1183 Speeding Blamed for Slow Progress in Cutting Traffic Fatalities- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A new study suggests that speed is largely to blame for Americas slow progress in reducing its motor vehicle death toll during the 1990s. 1220http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1182 Behavior Change Can Help Seniors Sleep Without Drugs- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A new study lays to rest the notion that sleepless seniors might respond poorly to treatments that emphasize behavioral therapy over drugs. 1220http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1187 Employers Missing Out on Best Financial Benefits of Preventive Care- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Employers in the United States are increasingly offering preventive health care services as part of their employee benefits, and they say they are doing it because they want to save money on their workers. But employers are less likely to include services like nutrition and smoking counseling that would provide the most bang for the buck, a new report in the American Journal of Health Promotion concludes. 1230http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1188 Retirees Who Leave Employer Wellness Programs Can Be Drawn Back In- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Many employees drop out of employer wellness programs after they retire, but they might be coaxed to return with program features such as regular mailings and telephone nurse counseling, according to a new study of a program offered by the United Automobile Workers and the General Motors Corp. 1230http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1189 Teen Daughters of Parents With HIV Have Higher Childbearing Rate- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Adolescent daughters of parents with HIV in New York City have a high childbearing rate compared to those in the general U.S. population, a new study finds. 1230http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1190 |