Americans' concerns about stomach ulcers and other stress-related health problems rose sharply during the recent recession, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed Google search patterns from December 2008 through the end of 2011 ...
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During the Great Recession from 2008 to 2011, a greater-than-expected number of Americans searched online for stress-related symptoms, U.S. researchers say. John W. Ayers of San Diego State University, Benjamin Althouse of the Santa Fe ...
Total U.S. healthcare spending in 2012 increased by 3.7 percent -- 0.4 percentage points higher than in 2011 -- the lowest rate since 1960, U.S. officials say. An analysis by the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and ...
Drinking too much alcohol hurts health in several ways, but many U.S. physicians are loathe to bring up drinking during a doctor's visit, researchers say. A Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta ...
Doctors aren't talking often enough with their patients about the harmful effects of alcohol, even if those patients are binge drinkers, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday. Only one in six adults says a doctor or health professional ...
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Hispanic women tend to be less informed than white women about the link between being obese or overweight and increased risk for heart disease, a new study finds. For the study, published recently in the Journal of Women's Health, the ...
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Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered novel compounds produced by certain types of chemical reactions – such as those found in vehicle exhaust or grilling meat - that are hundreds of times more mutagenic than their ...
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HealthDay Reporter Latest Cancer News Pain One Year After Breast Cancer Surgery Experimental Treatment for Rare Soft-Tissue Cancer Cancer Patients Vulnerable to Flu Complications Surgery With Radiation Best for Tongue Cancer Only High-Risk ...
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Hypothyroidism, a condition that causes low or no thyroid hormone production, is not linked to mild dementia or impaired brain function, a new study suggests. Although more research is needed, the scientists said their findings add to ...
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Fit in 50 years: participation in high school sports best predicts one's physical activity after age 70 Seventy year olds who don't frequently visit the doctor have something unexpected in common - most played high school sports. They ...
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New research shows that many Americans who are at risk for type 2 diabetes don't believe they are, and their doctors may not be giving them a clear message about their risk. American Diabetes Association researchers surveyed more than ...
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The more U.S. adults with health issues use their skills and talents to do what they do best, the less they report pain, worry, stress or anger, a survey says. The Gallup Daily tracking interviews of 120,354 U.S. adults Aug. 22 to Dec. ...
A genetic mutation associated with an increased risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and other health problems is common in Africans and people of African descent worldwide, according to a new study. The findings may help explain why ...
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Obese children who don't have type 2 diabetes but take the diabetes drug metformin while improving their diet and exercise habits seem to lose a bit of weight. But it isn't much more weight than kids who only make the lifestyle changes, ...
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Cancer death rates continue to decline in the United States, mainly because anti-smoking efforts have caused a drop in lung cancer deaths, researchers report. From 2001 through 2010, death rates for all cancers combined decreased by 1.8 ...
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