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Health Insurance Unaffordable in the US for 1.6 M People in 2007/2008
When it comes to health insurance things don’t look very good for Americans. According to a...
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Risks for Strokes Caused by Fast Food Joints
A new study found that the people who live in neighborhoods that are packed with fast-food...
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Risk of Stroke Linked to the Number of Fast Food Joints in Your Area
Having more fast food restaurant in your neighborhood increases your chances of having a stroke,...
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Insurers Group Backs Universal Health Care
America’s
Health Insurance Plans, a trade group representing companies that insure more
than 200...
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Report: Half Of Young Adults Have A Mental Health Disorder
Nearly half of US youths suffer from a psychiatric
disorder, from alcohol dependency to...
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Rate of Uninsured Kids Declines, More Children Living in Poverty
According to a report released Nov. 25 by
Families USA, the number of American children without...
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Shaking a Crying Baby Might Cause Brain Damage
Cologne, Germany - A crying baby should never be shaken as this can cause severe brain damage or...
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Health Care Reform, a Difficult Mission for Barack Obama
Health care reform was one of the central issues in his campaign. Barack Obama has proposed major...
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Health Insurance Costs – A Burden for Most Americans
Health insurance continues to be a big issue for Americans and a fiery subject of debate for both...
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3 Percent of American Children Are Unisured, with an Insured Parent
More than 2 million American children have
no health insurance because their parents can’t afford...
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Census: 1 in 6 People Living in the US Lacked Health Insurance in 2005
Health insurance continues to be a major problem for
Americans, according to a report released...
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Obama, McCain Have Different Visions of the Health Care System
Both presidential candidates Barack Obama
and John McCain are promising to expand healthcare...
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Pain Relievers Lower PSA Levels, May Affect Prostate Screening
Pain relievers like aspirin and ibuprofen appear to lower a man’s PSA level, which is measured...
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Employers Pay More For Insurance, Plan To Make Employees Bear Costs
Employers across the country are paying more for health insurance and are trying to transfer at...
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American Health Insurance, Census Report, Positive and Negative Aspects
As the findings of a recent study
conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau revealed, the number of...
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Massachusetts Knows Good Health Insurance Policy
Tuesday, United Stated Census Bureau officials
announced that the number of Americans without...
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Controversial Census Report Says the Number of Uninsured Americans Declines
As it was reported earlier this week by the
US Census Bureau, the number of Americans without...
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Number of U.S. Residents Who Lack Health Insurance Drops
A recent study conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau revealed the surprising fact that, for the first...
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The West Is The Best - Fitness Wise
A study published by the American College
of Sports and Medicine, ACMS, found
that the fittest...
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Mental Illness Translates in Billions in Lost Earnings for the US
Mental illnesses became not only a national problem, but they also cost Americans at least $193...
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Studying More Adds Years to Your Life
The more you study, the better your chances to live longer
are, a new study by the Harvard School...
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Healthy Lifestyle Is the Secret to Longer Life, Researchers Say
Not smoking, regular exercise, maintaining normal weight,
and avoiding diabetes and high blood...
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Mayor of Oklahoma City Takes Care of Residents' Girth
Mick Cornett, mayor of Oklahoma City, proposed one very challenging and unusual New Year’s...
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Vermont at the Top of Healthy States
Vermont sub-classed Minnesota this year regarding
the general healthiest state according to a...
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47 Million Americans Living without Health Insurance
The latest estimates from the US Census Bureau indicate that the number of uninsured Americans has...
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US Painkillers Demand Higher Than Ever
The amount of painkillers sold at retail establishments is
an alarm highlighting either that...
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Low Life Expectancy In The US
Americans’ life span cannot
equal life expectancy in 41 other countries, according to a new...
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American Adolescents Playing It Safe
An extensive government report on US youth shows high school students have a wiser approach to sex:...
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Too Many Fast-Food Restaurants Lead to an Increased Number of Strokes
Researchers present at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference...
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Study: Polar Oceans Populated by a Large Number of Species
Monday, a marine census revealed that there were 7,500 documented species in the Antarctic...
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Census of Marine Life: Amazing Marine Life Discoveries Announced
According to a "Census of Marine Life," a complex project that is trying to map the...
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Maternity Tourist Boom Brings Midwife Crisis to Hong Kong
Hong Kong - Like most things from the cradle to the grave in Hong Kong, it used to be simply a...
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Health Insurance – A Major Problem in the US
US Census Bureau released a report this week according to which only one in six people living in...
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Update2: Number Of Americans Without Health Insurance Drops
According to a report released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Wednesday, the number of Americans...
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America’s Health Insurance Rates, Median Income Increase,Census Bureau Says
America’s poverty rate remained flat in 2007 as median household income edged upward, according to...
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Report: San Francisco - The Fittest City in the US
A scientific analysis by the American College of Sports Medicine released at its annual meeting in...
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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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The 108th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count
The annual Audubon Christmas bird
count is already tradition. This year, the funny, though...
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New Orleans Evacuated As Hurricane Gustav Closing In
Last night, mayor Ray Nagin demanded a quick
evacuation of New Orleans, meant to protect the...
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Hurricane Gustav hits Cuba, heads to Gulf Coast
Havana/Washington - Gustav strengthened to a dangerous category 4 hurricane late Saturday, as it...
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Democrats, Obama take convention to Hispanic territory
Washington (dpa) - The mile-high city of Denver in the Rocky Mountain state of Colorado and its...
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Tropical Storm Edouard slams Texas
Tropical Storm Edouard slammed into the Texas coast near the Louisiana border on Tuesday morning,...
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Women Who Savagely Tortured 5 Year Old Have Been Arrested
Two women who the Los Angeles police say tortured a 5-year-old boy have been finally aprehended....
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US Study Shows Modern-Day Immigrants Adapt Quickly
A study on immigrants’ integration conducted by a Duke University
economist and sponsored by the...
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Mothers Celebrated For The 100th Time
Sunday was the 100th anniversary of Mother’s Day celebration, a holiday that pays tribute to...
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Hispanics are US’ Largest, Fastest-Growing Minority
According to a survey carried out by Census Bureau, the nation's largest and fastest-growing...
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Old Fashioned Census in 2010
It seems that the much planned 2010 census will fail to be made
using high technology as it was...
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Free Rides For Senior Citizens
The Regional Transportation Authority met on Monday to vote
the implementation of the legislation...
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Thamilchelvan’s Death Not to Affect Peace
According to Sri
Lanka’s government the death of S. P.
Thamilchelvan, chief of the...
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