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.Media Messages May Reduce Secondhand Smoke in Homes- (Found June 19, 2008 ) People who see news stories and advertisements about the dangers of secondhand smoke are more likely to feel that it is harmful, and may restrict smoking at home, according to new research published in the American Journal of Health Behavior. 1231http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1191 Alzheimer's Drugs Offer Modest Improvements, Equal Effectiveness- (Found June 19, 2008 ) The Alzheimer's drugs Aricept, Razadyne and Exelon can lead to small improvements in mental functioning and the ability to carry out everyday activities in people with mild to moderate forms of the disease, according to a new review of recent studies. 124http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1207 Intensive Education Helps Back Pain Sufferers Get Back to Work- (Found June 19, 2008 ) 012908http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1653 Many Women of Childbearing Age Missing Folic Acid Message- (Found June 19, 2008 ) 030408http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1672 Depression, Anxiety Are Linked to Obesity, Unhealthy Habits- (Found June 19, 2008 ) 030508http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1669 Increasing Income Support to Poor Elderly Might Improve Health, Study Hints- (Found June 19, 2008 ) 031008http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1673 Poor Neighborhoods Create Health "Double Jeopardy" for Minority Kids- (Found June 19, 2008 ) 031108http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1674 Mailed Reminders Encourage Heart Attack Patients to Take Medicine- (Found June 19, 2008 ) 031108http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1675 Minnesota Parents Support Birth-Control Education- (Found June 19, 2008 ) 031908http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1677 Comprehensive Sex Education Might Reduce Teen Pregnancies, Study Finds- (Found June 19, 2008 ) 031908http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1676 |