Children Displaced By Hurricane Katrina Experience High Rates Of Illnesses, Mental Health Problems Children displaced by Hurricane Katrina have high rates of illness and mental
health issues after "more than three years of nomadic uncertainty," the New York Times reports. According to a study by researchers at the
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comEfforts Seek To Examine Language Barriers Among Trauma Patients, Raise HIV/AIDS Prevention Awareness Among Immigrant Communities, More The following highlights various efforts to address racial and ethnic
health disparities. International Connections: Language service company International Connections is currently conducting a study that looks at how language barriers affect patient care in provider settings. The study will look at miscommunication between trauma victims and first responders at the scene of an automobile accident or other incident.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMen With Wives, Significant Others More Likely To Be Screened For Prostate Cancer Although the link between early screening and prostate cancer survival is well established, men are less likely to go for early screening unless they have a wife or significant other living with them, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
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