News tagged with health trends
Some groups have trouble controlling diabetes
Among individuals in the U.S. with diabetes, non-Latino whites tend to better control the cardiovascular risk factors blood glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol, while African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, ...
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Study: 'Google Flu Trends' a powerful early warning system for emergency departments
Monitoring Internet search traffic about influenza may prove to be a better way for hospital emergency rooms to prepare for a surge in sick patients compared to waiting for outdated government flu case reports. A report on ...
Jan 09, 2012 |
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GDP up, happiness down
The gross domestic product of the United States -- that oft-cited measure of economic health -- has been ticking upward for the last two years.
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Dec 16, 2011 |
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WHO: young child deaths down a third since 1990
(AP) -- The World Health Organization says almost a third fewer young children are dying than in 1990.
May 21, 2009 |
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Study paints picture of collegiate mental health
(AP) -- Ever since campus counseling centers were established in the 1940s, college officials have known that the prevalence and severity of students' mental health problems were rising. They just didn't know by how much.
Apr 20, 2009 |
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