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Extra care for outwardly healthy workers costs companies millions annually
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Someone healthy enough to work could still cost an employer more than $4,000 annually in unnecessary health care costs.
Time to get vaccine against regular winter flu
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- It's time to get the first of at least two flu shots recommended for many Americans this fall - the vaccine against regular winter flu is ready.
US swine flu victims had chronic health problems
May 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Health officials have released details about the chronic health problems suffered by the two people who died from swine flu in the United States. The Mexican toddler who died in Texas suffered from ...
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Study Pinpoints Links of Depression with Chronic Pain
Jun 17, 2009 |
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It is well known that chronic pain and clinical depression go together, but a study in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society, shows that the connection between pain and depression is strongest in mid ...
Chronic Care Model helps improve people’s health and care
Jan 06, 2009 |
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Ed Wagner, MD, MPH, knew there had to be a better way. He and Group Health colleagues set out 15 years ago to explore how best to engage patients with chronic diseases in effective care. With Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ...
Spirituality may help women manage chronic illness
Jul 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As women increasingly outlive men, they face increasing risks of chronic illness as they age.
Study examines effectiveness of laparoscopic surgical treatments to alleviate chronic pelvic pain
Sep 01, 2009 |
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A surgical procedure known as LUNA (laparoscopic uterosacral nerve ablation) did not result in improvements in chronic pelvic pain, painful menstruation, painful sexual intercourse or quality of life when compared with laparoscopic ...
Minority health-care clinics separate but unequal
Feb 09, 2009 |
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A study published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine may shed new light on why minority Americans have poorer health outcomes from chronic conditions such as hypertension, heart disease and diabetes.
Napoleon died of kidney illness, says new book by Danish doctor
May 05, 2009 |
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A retired Danish doctor claimed Tuesday to have uncovered the true cause of Napoleon's death, saying the French emperor died of a lengthy kidney illness instead of the being poisoned by his enemies.
Painkiller patch creates addiction
May 17, 2009 |
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Morphine patches are supposed to reduce use of painkillers, and provide more control over their use in chronic pain conditions. But researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and St. Olavs Hospital ...
Childhood cancer survivors experience suicidal thoughts decades after diagnosis
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Adult survivors of childhood cancer have an increased risk for suicidal thoughts, even decades after their cancer treatments ended, according to a study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists.
Chronic low-back pain on the rise: Study finds 'alarming increase' in prevalence
Feb 09, 2009 |
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The proportion of people suffering from long term, impairing low back pain has more than doubled in North Carolina since the early 1990s, according to a new study. What's more, researchers believe the increase may be indicative ...
Postmenopausal women's loss of sexual desire affects health, quality of life
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Women with low levels of sexual desire, often as a result of menopause, are more likely to be depressed and to suffer physical symptoms such as back pain and memory problems than women who report higher levels of desire, ...
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