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Repeatedly working when ill boosts risk of long term sick leave
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Repeatedly going to work when ill significantly boosts the chances of having to take long term sick leave later on, reveals research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
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Sexual problems rarely addressed by internists caring for cancer survivors
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Few internists who care for cancer survivors address issues of sexual dysfunction with their patients, according to a study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers. In their article appearing in a November ...
Not a healthy state for all Latinos in the US
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Where Latinos are born and their immigration status affect the quality of health care they receive in the US, according to Professor Michael Rodríguez and colleagues from the UCLA Department of Family Medicine and ...
Hidden threat: Elevated pollution levels near regional airports
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Scientists are reporting evidence that air pollution — a well-recognized problem at major airports — may pose an important but largely overlooked health concern for people living near smaller regional airports. ...
Health information not communicated well to minority populations, researcher finds
Oct 30, 2009 |
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According to the Institute of Medicine, more than 90 million Americans suffer from low health literacy¬, a mismatch between patients' abilities to understand healthcare information and providers' abilities ...
Well-educated women hardest hit by breast cancer
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Well-educated women and those who live alone are emotionally the hardest hit by breast cancer, according to the findings of a new Australian study announced during October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Cancer survivors may not be getting the help they need to stop smoking
Oct 20, 2009 |
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More than a quarter of cancer survivors who still smoke have not been advised to quit smoking by their health care providers in the last year, according to a study published by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center in the ...
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.
Even low alcohol consumption has a negative impact on overall health
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Low alcohol consumption is bad for your health in general. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation studied the relationship between alcohol consumption and he ...
Residents play key role in CT colonography awareness and promoting the radiology specialty
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Residents can serve a vital role in educating Congress, the medical community, and the general public regarding the efficacy of cutting-edge technologies like CT colonography (CTC) as well as the importance of radiologists' ...
Studies: Bone drugs may help prevent breast cancer
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(AP) -- New results from a large women's health study suggest that bone-building drugs such as Fosamax and Actonel might help prevent breast cancer.
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