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.Patient Reminders Boost Immunization Rates- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Patient reminders can help physicians improve immunization rates for their practice, according to a new review of studies. 719http://www.hbns.org/news/immunization07-19-05.cfm Surgery Is Favored Treatment for Severe Hemorrhoids- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Surgical removal of severe hemorrhoids is more effective in the long run than tying them off with rubber bands, a less invasive treatment alternative, according to a new review of studies. The review found no significant difference in patients acceptance of each technique, implying patients preference for complete long term cure of symptoms despite the pain and higher risk of complications following surgery. 719http://www.hbns.org/news/hemorrhoids07-19-05.cfm Exercise Helps a Little With Chronic, But Not Acute, Low Back Pain- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Exercise therapy slightly decreases pain and improves physical function in adults with chronic low back pain but appears to do little for those with acute pain, according to a review of evidence from a large number of studies on the subject. 719http://www.hbns.org/news/chronicpain07-19-05.cfm Researchers Find Few Head-to-Head Comparisons of Most ADHD Drugs- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Parents seeking the best individual drug for their children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have little hard evidence to help make that choice. 915http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1127 Intensive Chemotherapy Offers Pluses, Minuses in Advanced Endometrial Cancer- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Complex chemotherapy cocktails offer about one extra month of life to patients with end-stage endometrial cancer but also can result in severe, possibly fatal, side effects, according to the first systematic review of studies addressing the topic. 831http://www.hbns.org/news/chemotherapy08-31-05.cfm Smokers Less Likely to Visit Dentist Than Nonsmokers- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Smokers are significantly less likely to seek dental care than nonsmokers, according to data from a nationally representative sample of 15,250 American adults. The finding holds true regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, location and insurance coverage. 831http://www.hbns.org/news/smokers08-31-05.cfm Family Education Leads to Healthier Diet for Disease-Prone Children- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Home-based counseling can lead to healthier eating habits among children with a family history of cardiovascular disease, according to a study conducted in Finland. Genetic predisposition and unhealthy behaviors are significant risk factors for heart attacks, strokes and related illnesses. 831http://www.hbns.org/news/counseling08-31-05.cfm People With Serious Mental Illness Have Gaps in Knowledge of Type-2 Diabetes- (Found June 19, 2008 ) People with serious mental illness have higher rates of type 2 diabetes than the general population, yet their knowledge of diabetes was generally poor and significantly lower than people without mental illness, according to a new study. 91http://www.hbns.org/news/diabetes09-01-05.cfm Toronto Physicians Reveal Fears While Coping With SARS Outbreak- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A new study of the 2003 outbreak of SARS in Toronto shows how fears of a virulent contagious disease can affect health-care providers and reveals that some of those surveyed who experienced SARS-like symptoms during the outbreak still went to work. 91http://www.hbns.org/news/SARS09-01-05.cfm Abstinence-Only Program May Reduce Extent of Sexual Activity in Middle School- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A new study of an abstinence-only education program for middle schoolers in Ohio shows it did not reduce the number of students having sex for the first time but did reduce future sexual activity among those who already were experienced. 91http://www.hbns.org/news/abstinence09-01-05.cfm |