E-cigarette use common among young adults
Electronic cigarette use remains common among U.S. adults, with highest prevalence among those aged 18 to 24 years, according to a study published online Nov. 3 in JAMA Network Open.
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Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation: News and Research on Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
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More than one in four older adults report falling in the previous year
More than one-quarter of older U.S. adults report falling during the previous year, according to research published in the Sept. 1 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality ...
Sep 5, 2023
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Medicaid expansion associated with increased, but not high quality, screening for alcohol use: Study
People living in states with expanded Medicaid access were more likely to be screened by their doctor for alcohol use compared to people who lived in states that did not expand Medicaid access, but they did not necessarily ...
Jul 10, 2023
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Prevalence of adverse childhood experiences varies by jurisdiction, sociodemographics
The prevalence of individual and total adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), defined as preventable, potentially traumatic events, varies by jurisdiction and sociodemographic characteristics, according to research published ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Are you living in one of America's most depressed states?
For the first time, researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have broken down statistics on depression among Americans, pinpointing which states the debilitating illness is most likely to strike.
Jun 16, 2023
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Prevalence of persons with disabilities varies across occupations
The prevalence of persons with disabilities varies across occupation groups, with the highest prevalence rates among workers in food preparation and serving-related and personal care and service groups, according to research ...
May 19, 2023
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Report: Prevalence of subjective cognitive decline 9.6 percent in ages 45 and up
The age-adjusted prevalence of subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is 9.6 percent among adults aged 45 years and older, according to research published in the March 10 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Mar 14, 2023
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Black people in rural areas have greater mental health resiliency than white people, finds study
Black people living in rural areas of North Carolina were found to have better mental health than white people despite their exposure to various forms of racism and discrimination. This paradoxical finding was reported by ...
Mar 6, 2023
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Pregnant women's cannabis usage in US states where it is legalized raises calls for screening
Pregnant women living in U.S. states where cannabis is legal must be screened for the drug, for the health of both mother and baby. This is the claim of scientists who in a new national study have found that these individuals ...
Nov 29, 2022
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Legalizing marijuana in US states may lead to increases in alcohol consumption
A trio of researchers, two with the University of Pittsburgh, the other with William Patterson University, has found evidence showing that alcohol consumption rises among young people in the United States when marijuana use ...
