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.E-Mails Show Promise in Promoting Healthier Behavior- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A steady diet of e-mails can change peoples outlook and behavior regarding healthier eating and increased physical activity, according to a new study of 2,598 Canadian workers. 630http://www.hbns.org/news/emails06-30-05.cfm Many Preteens See No Link Between Smoking and Addiction- (Found June 19, 2008 ) One third of children enrolled in a family smoking prevention program believed they could smoke without becoming addicted, according to a new study. Yet, overall, the researchers found most of the children generally had negative attitudes about smoking. 630http://www.hbns.org/news/preteens06-30-05.cfm Mammography Use Exceeds National Goals But Some Groups Still Lagging- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Mammography use by women over 40 is on the rise and already exceeds the target set by the government led Healthy People 2010 initiative, according to a new study that also shows, for the first time, that breast cancer screening rises with age. 630http://www.hbns.org/news/mammography06-30-05.cfm Weather Affects Workouts- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Residents of cool, dry Montana are the most likely to get enough physical activity, and residents of hot, steamy Puerto Rico the least, according to a new research study that links climate conditions with physical activity in the United States. 630http://www.hbns.org/news/weather06-30-05.cfm Docs Technical Skills Matter More To Patients Than Bedside Manner- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Forced to choose between a doctor with excellent medical skills and one with an appealing bedside manner, patients go with the doctor who has the greater technical expertise, according to a new report. 719http://www.hbns.org/news/bedside06-30-05.cfm Australian Study Links Sitting at Work with Obesity in Men- (Found June 19, 2008 ) The more a man sits at his desk, the more likely he is to be overweight, says a new Australian study suggesting that the workplace may play an important role in the growing obesity epidemic. 719http://www.hbns.org/news/obesitymen07-19-05.cfm Smokers Believe Reduced Exposure Cigarettes Are Less Harmful- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Nearly one fourth of cigarette smokers believe that so called reduced exposure tobacco products such as light, herbal or reduced nicotine cigarettes are less harmful to their health than conventional cigarettes, a new study finds. However, such beliefs are not backed up by existing evidence, according to the studys authors. 719http://www.hbns.org/news/cigarettes07-19-05.cfm More Hispanic Women Smoke After Relocating to United States- (Found June 19, 2008 ) More Hispanic women are smoking cigarettes in the United States than they do in their native countries, most likely due to cultural influences. Similar smoking increases are not seen in Hispanic men, according to a new systematic review of studies. 719http://www.hbns.org/news/hispanic07-19-05.cfm Study Warns Against Global Use of Old Asthma Medicines for Kids Coughs- (Found June 19, 2008 ) An asthma medicine widely used around the world to stop childrens coughs has no provable benefit for that purpose and may cause harm, a new review of existing studies reports. 719http://www.hbns.org/news/asthma07-19-05.cfm Single Dose Antibiotics Reduce Appendectomy Complications- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A single dose of antibiotics may be just as effective as multiple doses in preventing infections after an appendectomy, a new research review confirms. 719http://www.hbns.org/news/antibiotics07-19-05.cfm |