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State Health Rankings – Louisiana Last, Vermont First
The health of Americans has recently been under close scrutiny in a study that analyzed health...
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‘America’s Health Rankings 2008’- Vermont Is Healthiest State
A comparison of state rakings from 2007 to 2008 released
Wednesday by the United Health Foundation...
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Texans Face Growing Health Risks
Because of the continuously failing health care system in the United States, health risks are...
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New Canadian Campaign Promotes At Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
The latest cancer incidence report has found that survival rates among cancer sufferers are...
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At Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
Recently, a
new Canadian campaign has started to promote at home screening for
colorectal...
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Quit Smoking to Prevent Cancer! Lung Cancer Incidence Higher in Smokers
There are some easy steps Americans can do in order to prevent cancer: avoid smoking, whether it be...
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The Incidence of New Cancers in the U.S. Drops for the First Time
The overall incidence of new cancer cases
and death due to cancer dropped for the first time in...
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Cancer Rates In Decline
Upon a close analysis of the records compiled by the Government regarding cancer, it has been...
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Healthy Habits Finally Pay Off: Cancer Rates Start Declining in the US
New cancer cases and deaths have started to decline for the
first time in both American men and...
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Overall US Cancer Rates Drop For The First Time
Rates of new cancer diagnoses and deaths among American men and women have dropped for the first...
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Study: Diabetes Drug Avandia Riskier Than Actos
Older diabetics taking Avandia may face higher risk of heart
failure and death than those taking...
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Hospitals Ignore MRSA Infections
A very dangerous hospital infection is killing a shocking number of patients, according to a recent...
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U.S. Smoking Rate Drops
For the first time on record, the percentage of U.S. adults who
smoke cigarettes has fallen below...
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Avapro Blood Pressure Drug Ineffective To Heart-Failure Patients
In a clinical trial, the blood pressure medicine Avapro didn’t perform better than other medicines...
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Law Requiting Vision Test for the Elderly Tied to Fewer Driving Deaths
A study from the University
of Alabama showed that
instituting a law requiring drivers who are...
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November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Quit Smoking!
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and statistics don’t
look too promising. According to the...
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Lung Cancer Treatment Drug Tarceva Makes the Disease Possible To Treat
The drug Tarceva, made by OSI Pharmaceuticals has been found to cause an increase in survival rates...
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More U.S. Children Take Medications For Chronic Diseases
The number of U.S children who take
medications for chronic diseases is growing dramatically, a...
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Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure
Consumer group Public Citizen on Thursday asked the Food and
Drug Administration to ban...
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Study Identifies New High-Risk Group for Suicide: Middle-Aged Whites
A new study shows that the worrying trend
of suicides among middle-aged white men and women really...
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U.S. Suicide Rate Rise For White, Middle-Aged Men And Women
Though the suicide rate dropped between
1986 and 1999, the number of suicides for white women age...
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Infant Mortality Rate in the U.S. Still High
A report from the federal Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention shows that the infant...
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HealthGrades Annual Hospital Quality Study Released
Analyzing 17 procedures undergone at 5,000 US hospitals from
2005 to 2007, HealthGrades, a leader...
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US Infant Mortality Rate – Definitely Not Improving, CDC Says
Infant mortality rate is continuously decreasing in the
United States, dropping to 29th in the...
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One Quarter of United States Teen Girls Received HPV Vaccine
On
Thursday, federal health officials informed that 25 percent of teen girls in
the United States...
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Report: 25 Percent Of US Teen Girls Got Cervical Cancer Vaccine In 2007
However controversial Merck’s cervical cancer vaccine
Gardasil has been considered since approval,...
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Employee Sick Leave Associated With Premature Death
Employees who take extended sick days from work may be at higher risk of passing away sooner that...
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October’s Focus – Raising Breast Cancer Awareness
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicks off
today, it is important to remember that early...
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Americans Mark the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
On a national level, breast cancer
represents the second leading cause of cancer death for women,...
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Drug-Coated Stents Safe for All Heart Attack Patients
Drug-coated stents are safe to use and
effective for all heart attack patients and they can cut...
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Quit Smoking To Prevent Cancer! Lung Cancer Incidence Higher In Smokers
There are some easy steps Americans can do in order to prevent cancer: avoid smoking, whether it be...
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Report: US Cancer Cases, Deaths Down For First Time In A Decade
For the first time in ten years, the number of men and women
in the US developing and
dying from...
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African-Americans No Longer Underprivileged When It Comes To Liver Transplants
Thanks to a new scoring system, patients with the greatest
need will be the ones to most benefit...
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CDC’s Report Finds Food Allergies In US Kids Are On The Rise
A new report released by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics shows that
the number of...
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1 in 4 US Teen Girls Received Merck’s HPV Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday that only 25 percent of...
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Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!
Whether you’re young or old, you need to keep moving! No
matter you’re doing brisk walks, running...
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German, French Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize for Virus Discoveries
Stockholm - The finding of cervical cancer virus and the discovery of the human immunodeficiency...
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AHA Recommends Screening For Depression In All Heart Patients
People suffering from some form of heart disease appear to
be at a higher risk of depression as...
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Flu Shots while Pregnant Cut Risk of Infections for You and Your Baby
Mothers-to-be should consider getting a flu shot while
pregnant in order to protect their newborns...
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Fish-Oil Can Reduce Heart-Failure Mortality Rate
A study conducted by a team of 357 Italian cardiology
centers has found that omega-3...
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Just 1 in 5 Men Screened for Prostate Cancer Last Year
Although the American Cancer Society strongly recommends
annual testing, starting with at the age...
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2008 Kids Count Data Book
The situation of children in the United States shows slight signs of
improvement from 2000 to...
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Giant Networks ABC, CBS and NBC Join Hands in Cancer Initiative
It
is always great news when you hear that the fight against cancer brings more
people together,...
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Death Gap Expands between Educated and Less Educated in the US
Being educated could boost your chances to live longer new
research suggests.
American...
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Alarming Disparities in Life Expectancy across the US
Americans’ life expectancy is stagnating or falling as
obesity, high blood pressure, different...
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American Diabetes Risk Test Available Online - Get Tested!
March 25th will mark the 20th anniversary of the American
Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes...
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Rock Stars Rock, But They Die Younger: Study
You would not believe it by looking at the Rolling Stones however, a new study says rock stars are...
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