Introduction: Although cardiovascular diseases and psychiatric disorders are linked, it is not yet known if such links are independent of comorbid medical diseases and if these associations depend on race and ethnicity. This study aimed to determine if the associations between cardiovascular diseases with general anxiety disorder (GAD) and major depressive episode (MDE) are ind...

background:  the  current study examined race and ethnic differences in the separate and combined (additive) effects of anxiety, depression and problem drinking on the baseline and trajectory of subjective health among adult men in the united states. methods:  this longitudinal study used data from the fragile families and child well-being study. we included 4655 men, composed of 2407 blacks, 1...

development is a dynamic and continuous phenomenon that is under the influence of various factors forming a complicated multidimensional system together. any impairment in these factors can lead to impaired development in children, which is one of the most common problems in children. therefore, this study provides a brief overview of these factors and the way they affect early childhood develo...

Background In the United States (US), there are 19 million new sexually transmitted disease (STD) infections each year. Untreated STDs can lead to serious long-term adverse health consequences, especially for young women. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that undiagnosed and untreated STDs cause at least 24,000 women in the US each year to become infertile. This clearly is a...

IDDM is one of the most common chronic disorders of childhood (see Chapter 3). Standardized descriptive studies of the epidemiology of IDDM are being conducted around the world, providing much needed information regarding the frequency and potential risk factors for IDDM in developed and developing countries. In many areas, these investigations are being facilitated through the World Health Org...

T he U.S. government reports on minority business ownership as part of the regular economic census performed every 5 years in years ending in 2 or 7. For the purposes of this census, minority-owned businesses are all those not owned by nonminority (Caucasian) business owners. By this definition, minority-owned businesses make up approximately 15% of all U.S. firms. Between 1992 and 1997, minori...