Mexican immigrants are less likely than Mexican-American women to use contraception before they have had a baby, according to a new study by a researcher at RTI International.
A new multigenerational reproductive toxicity study of dietary Bisphenol A (BPA) in mice conducted by researchers at RTI International found no adverse effects of BPA on parents or offspring at dietary concentrations and doses comparable to those estimated for human exposure levels.
Half of the children in the nation's child welfare system have a history of special health care needs, according to a new study by researchers at RTI International and the University of Illinois.
The growing number of cancer treatment options and their widely varying costs suggest an increased need for oncologists to understand economic issues in cancer care and be able to discuss these issue with their patients, according to a study by researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and RTI International.
As part of a collaborative effort to better understand the relationships among genetics, environment, health and disease, RTI International seeks expertise from the scientific community to help establish a standard set of core measures for genome-wide association studies and other large-scale genomic research efforts.
Even with shorter life expectancies, the lifetime medical costs for obese individuals are greater than costs for non-obese individuals, but those costs are unlikely to spur obesity prevention efforts, according to a new study published by researchers at RTI International and Merck & Co.
Teenage girls whose boyfriends are gang members are nearly twice as likely to become pregnant as those not dating boys involved with gangs, according a recent study by researchers at RTI International, the University of California San Francisco and the University of North Carolina.
A new book, Cyber Security: Economic Strategies and Public Policy Alternatives, provides the first systematic analysis of the economics of protecting cyberspace.
Budget cuts to tobacco control programs significantly reduce their effectiveness, according to a new report by researchers at the University of Wisconsin and RTI International.
A study to be published in tomorrow's New England Journal of Medicine provides new insights and a new assessment tool to help parents and doctors decide on an appropriate course of treatment for preterm births, based on the child's estimated probability of survival and disability.
The first comprehensive review and analysis of research on long-term care financing for America's elderly is now available, the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry (NIC) announced today. This major undertaking, conducted by RTI International for NIC, involved compiling and analyzing all major studies and projection modeling to date on the issue.
In an effort to strengthen and broaden its global health research and project implementation capabilities, RTI International has hired an internationally recognized team of researchers who together comprise the Women's Global Health Imperative formerly at the University of California at San Francisco.
RTI International has been awarded a two-year cooperative agreement by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to develop and deliver Web-based continuing education for forensic science professionals.
Proposed legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will have little impact on America's future economic growth, according to a new report conducted by researchers at RTI International and Harvard University for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
In its first year of operations, the U.S. Agency for International Development-funded Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Control Program has coordinated and monitored the distribution of medicines to more than 14 million people in four African nations.
A new book written by Eric Finkelstein, Ph.D., a health economist at RTI International, and Laurie Zuckerman takes a contemporary look at the economics of obesity.
Five years after all current smokers who receive Medicaid benefits quit smoking, program expenditures would be an estimated $9.7 billion lower, according to a new report by researchers at RTI International.
Screening overweight and obese adults for pre-diabetes is cost-effective, according to a study by researchers at RTI International, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, University of Michigan, MedStar Research Institute, and Indiana University.
As the price of cigarettes has increased in recent years, some smokers appear to be switching to higher nicotine content cigarettes to meet their nicotine addiction dependence, according to a new study by researchers at RTI International.
As part of an effort to better understand voting and political participation in the United States, researchers at RTI International will join with colleagues at the University of Michigan and Stanford University to conduct the survey for the American National Election Study (ANES).
Improvements to the technology infrastructure for researching and developing new biopharmaceuticals could save the industry hundreds of millions of dollars annually, according to a new study conducted by RTI International for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Almost one-third of U.S. children take some form of dietary supplement, most often multivitamins and multiminerals, according to a study conducted in part by researchers at RTI International and the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health.
A recently published study by researchers at RTI International indicates ethnic minorities may be more willing than was previously thought to take part in clinical research, an encouraging sign for those seeking to better understand minority health.
Though consumers are now more aware of the appropriate steps to take to prevent illness when preparing and handling food, many are not putting that knowledge into practice, according to a new study conducted by researchers at RTI International for the Partnership for Food Safety Education, commonly known as Fight BAC!
Moderate financial incentives can promote employee weight loss, according to the findings of a new study by researchers at RTI International and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Teens exposed to the "truth youth" smoking prevention campaign have a more accurate perception of the number of teens who smoke, according to a new study conducted by RTI International and funded by The American Legacy Foundation.
The prevalence of youth and adult smoking declined faster in New York than in the United States as a whole in 2006, according to a new study by researchers at RTI International.
The number and level of math and science classes taken by high school graduates increased dramatically from 1982 to 2004, according to a new study by researchers at RTI International.
A new report prepared by RTI International for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) recommends 14 functional requirements that would serve to increase efficiency and improve billing accuracy for clinicians using electronic health records (EHRs).
Though the role of anti-tobacco advertising in reducing youth smoking has been fairly well established in recent years, a new study by researchers at RTI International indicates newspaper editorial coverage also may have a significant indirect impact.
A systematic review of the research concerning treatment options for uterine fibroids, which affect most American women over 50, reveals surprisingly little evidence to help compare standard treatment recommendations.
RTI's, Dr. Don Bailey, one of few experts in Fragile X Syndrome is available to speak about the disease and its impact on families. Fragile X likely played a role in the murder suicide of pro wrestler, Chris Benoit, and his family.
As part of an effort to reduce neglected tropical diseases in developing nations, RTI International, in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development, has launched an integrated treatment program in five African countries.
RTI International will continue research efforts to improve and prevent premature disease and death among women and children in developing countries as part of the Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research.
Alcohol consumption more severely affects women than men, according to a new study by researchers at RTI International, Pavlov Medical University, Leningrad Regional Center of Addictions, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Three North Carolina research institutions have teamed up with a research institute in Ukraine on an ambitious project to advance the knowledge, diagnostics and treatment of exposure to ionizing radiation.
Visual disorders among America's aging population cost society and the U.S. government billions of dollars each year, according to a new study by researchers from RTI International and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
A new study by researchers at RTI International suggests that cigarette makers are using aggressive point-of-purchase marketing techniques to circumvent policies designed to reduce demand for tobacco products.
As part of an effort to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, RTI International will further develop a novel and cost-effective process aimed at reducing the amount of carbon dioxide released from coal-fired power plants.
Medical professionals and emergency personnel are not prepared to respond to the significant health and safety issues that cyanide poisoning poses to communities across the country, according to a study by RTI International.
Although most parents agree that their kids should watch less television, they also aren't certain how to set and enforce limits, according to a new study by researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, RTI International in Research Triangle Park, N.C., and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
The drug misoprostol, normally used to treat ulcers, was found to prevent excessive postpartum bleeding, a common cause of death of women in developing countries, according to a study conducted by researchers at RTI International, the University of Missouri, India's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, and the National Institutes of Health.
As part of an effort to reduce the impact of neglected tropical diseases in developing nations, RTI International has been selected by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement a collaborative program designed to treat more than 40 million people annually for five years.
In one of the first studies to assess the impact of lost public health care coverage on children in low-income families, researchers at RTI International found that health care needs of these children go unmet as they lose public health insurance.
People who wish to stop smoking can significantly increase their chances of success by using medications such as bupropion, nicotine patch, gum, or an inhaler, according to a new report by researchers at the RTI International-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Evidence-based Practice Center.
"Behavioral Couples Therapy for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse," a new book by researchers at RTI International and Harvard Medical School, provides the first guide to conducting one of the most effective substance abuse treatments.
States require additional direction and guidance from federal health officials as well as answers to epidemiological questions to adequately develop their pandemic flu plans, according to a report conducted by researchers at RTI International.
Although women now make up about half the labor force, concerns about balancing career and family keep many young women from entering male-dominated fields, according to a study by researchers at RTI International, University of Minnesota, University of Michigan and Murdoch University.
Marital therapy may be more effective at treating female alcoholics than traditional methods, according to the findings of a new study by researchers at RTI International; University of Southern California, San Diego; and Old Dominion University.
A small increase in funding for vaccination programs can have a significant impact on the number of children who receive necessary vaccinations, according to a new study by researchers at RTI International.
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