Adult loneliness has been labeled a public health epidemic. It is estimated that between one-third and half of the U.S. adult population experiences loneliness. In extremes, loneliness can lead to ...

As an epidemiologist and physician, I’ve long been concerned about how health interventions for marginalized communities are evaluated. A new study explores that concern and offers some solutions for ...

Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterised by impairments in social ...

Data sources Electronic databases: AMED, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, MEDLINE, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, PsycINFO, Scopus and SPORTDiscus. Eligibility ...

2 Drug Policy Research Group, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA 3 Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford ...

When evaluating the cost-effectiveness of 4 different interventions to prevent or reduce childhood obesity, researchers found that the benefit of these interventions surpassed the current clinical ...

Researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 116 studies to evaluate the effectiveness of physical activity promotion interventions for healthy adults and the components of effective ...

Using behavioral interventions to treat children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can improve both child and parent functioning ...

Components of nonpharmacologic interventions may be effective for treating pediatric migraine, according to a review recently published in Pediatrics. Helen Koechlin, Ph.D., from the University of ...

Background: Several World Health Organisation reports over recent years have highlighted the high incidence of chronic diseases such as diabetes, coronary heart disease and cancer. Contributory ...