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1. Childhood Poverty, Parental Abuse Cost Adults Their Health for Years to Come

   Growing up in poverty or being abused by parents can lead to accumulated health problems later in life, according to research from Purdue University.

   "Childhood disadvantage has long-term health consequences—much longer than most of us realize," said Kenneth F. Ferraro, distinguished professor of sociology. "A novel aspect of this study is that childhood disadvantage was linked to the onset of new health problems decades later."

2. Study Suggests Earning a College Degree Before, But Not After, Getting Married Protects Against Obesity

   People who earn a college degree before getting married are much less likely to become obese than those who graduate from college after getting married, according to a new study.

3. Consumers Increasingly Face Companies’ Creative Smoke and Mirrors, Study Finds

   Heavily marketed as a safer, healthful alternative to smoking, electronic cigarettes are under fire from California health officials who have declared "vaping" a public health threat, hoping to head off the type of deceptive manipulation that tobacco companies succeeded with for decades, according to researchers. 

4. Study Finds EITC Bolsters Recipients’ Self-Respect While Helping Them Financially

   America's welfare state is quietly evolving from needs-based to an employment-based safety net that rewards working families and fuels dreams of a better life, indicates a new study led by a Michigan State University (MSU) scholar.

   The major reason: the little-known Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a $65 billion federal tax-relief program for poor, working families. The program has been expanded dramatically during the past 25 years, while cash welfare has been sharply curtailed.

5. Study Reveals Why Men Receive Much More Media Coverage Than Women

   For years social scientists have grappled with the question of why men receive far more media coverage than women, and now a new study reveals the answer.

6. Study Suggests Same-Sex Couples Face More Obstacles to Infertility Treatment Than Opposite-Sex Couples

   Same-sex couples encounter more obstacles to treatment for infertility than opposite-sex couples, suggests a new study that will be presented at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA). 

7. Study Uses Internet and Social Media to Show How Fracking Documentary Influenced Public Perception and Political Change

   Social scientists have long argued documentary films are powerful tools for social change.

   But a University of Iowa (UI) sociologist and his co-researchers are the first to use the Internet and social media to systematically show how a documentary film reshaped public perception and ultimately led to municipal bans on hydraulic fracking.

8. Timing of First Childbirth Influences Women’s Health at Age 40

   A new study finds some surprising ways in which women's health at midlife is connected to when they had their first child and to their marital history. Researchers found that women who had their first child in their early 20s didn't report better health at midlife than those who had their first baby as a teen. 

9. Study Shows TV's Subliminal Influence on Women's Perception of Pregnancy and Birth

   In an era where popular culture is increasingly recognized for its impact on lay understanding of health and medicine, few scholars have looked at television's powerful role in the creation of patient expectations, especially regarding pregnancy and birth.  

10. Getting the Most Out of the U.S. Healthcare System

    Kids with life-threatening illnesses need cutting-edge technology and medical expertise, but families face uneven access and paths to such care.