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In the eye of the storm: Why some people stayed behind
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Jul 02, 2009 |
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Hurricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster in U.S. history, claiming the lives of more than 1,800 victims and causing well over $100 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast. The 2005 storm breached every levee in New ...
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Decline in health among older adults affected by Hurricane Katrina
Jan 22, 2009 |
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In the year following Hurricane Katrina, the health of survivors 65 and over declined nearly 4 times that of a national sample of older adults not affected by the disaster, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns ...
Study: Cancer survivors not getting needed tests
Jun 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- New research finds that people who had radiation treatments for cancer as children are less likely than the general public or even their healthy siblings to get recommended screening tests.
Hurricane Katrina increased mental and physical health problems in New Orleans by up to 3 times
Sep 03, 2008 |
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Half the residents of New Orleans were suffering from poor mental and physical health more than a year after their homes and community were devastated by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, according to research published in ...
Breast cancer survivors can find comfort in teams with athletic goals
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Sep 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Breast cancer survivors may find participation on a team that incorporates physical fitness, such as boating, walking or running, can help improve their quality of life, says a Purdue University sport and ...
Unmanned planes look for Katrina survivors
Sep 15, 2005 |
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Unmanned, small aircraft were being used this week to search for survivors of Hurricane Katrina in the first domestic use of such surveillance vehicles.
Cost-effective strategy to screen second primary colorectal cancers in cancer survivors
Jul 16, 2009 |
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To suggest a feasible economic strategy for second primary colorectal cancer screening of cancer survivors in Korea, A research group constructed a decision-analytic model, compared cost-effectiveness results of cancer screening ...
Childhood cancer survivors less likely to marry, researchers find
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Adult survivors of childhood cancer are 20 to 25 percent more likely to never marry compared with siblings and the general population, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Bi ...
New research shows lower educational outcomes for survivors of childhood cancer
Apr 01, 2009 |
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New research funded by the Canadian Cancer Society has discovered poor educational achievement and learning difficulties for some childhood cancer survivors, especially those diagnosed with brain tumours. This first-of-its-kind ...
Moving away lowers re-incarceration risk for parolees
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Jun 09, 2009 |
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Relocation substantially lowers the likelihood of re-incarceration for parolees, according to new research at The University of Texas at Austin.
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 ...
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