Five-year survival for younger adults with colorectal cancer (CRC) improved only for whites between 1992 and 2013, according to a new analysis to be presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2022. However, no survival gains ...
May 24, 2022
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Recent Black immigrants and those who have been in the U.S. for 15 years or longer are less likely to die earlier, in general, and from cardiovascular disease specifically, than Black adults born in the U.S., according to ...
May 9, 2022
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Worldwide sales of fitness trackers increased from US$14 billion in 2017 to over $36 billion in 2020. The skyrocketing success of these gadgets suggests that more people than ever see some value in keeping tabs on the number ...
May 5, 2022
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One of the best things Black women can do for their health may be to get a college education, according to results of a national analysis.
May 3, 2022
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The high rate of diabetes and high blood pressure combined in Puerto Rican people may be linked to structural changes in the brain, according to a study published in the March 30, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical ...
Mar 30, 2022
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COVID-19 has sent nearly 900,000 Americans to the hospital in the past two years. A new study shows that the ZIP codes they came from had a lot to do with how sick they were when they got to the hospital, and how much care ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Around the world, there are an estimated 1.2 billion adolescents between 10 and 19 years old. Although adolescence lies between childhood and adulthood, adolescents are neither big children, nor little adults. They have increased ...
Feb 9, 2022
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A new study shows that living in a neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage is a risk factor for adverse weight development in children under school age. Researchers studied the connection between neighborhoods' socioeconomic ...
Jan 24, 2022
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Physical activity, nutrition and cognitively stimulating activities are all known to be good ways to prevent Alzheimer's disease and dementia. And older adults at risk can access a variety of lifestyle services to that end, ...
Jan 20, 2022
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When it comes to the link between socioeconomic status and health, perception can be as important as reality. A study published by the American Psychological Association finds that new mothers who see themselves as lower ...
Jan 13, 2022
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