Health
US life expectancy falls, as many kinds of death increase
A decades-long trend of rising life expectancy in the U.S. could be ending: It declined last year and it is no better than it was four years ago.
Dec 8, 2016
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Health
Americans misinformed about smoking
After voluminous research studies, numerous lawsuits and millions of deaths linked to cigarettes, it might seem likely that Americans now properly understand the risks of smoking.
Aug 22, 2017
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Pediatrics
What did we learn from the 2010 California whooping cough epidemic?
Because whooping cough (pertussis) is almost as contagious as measles (affecting ~12-17 individuals with each case), clinicians are required to report cases of this bacterial respiratory tract infection to the state's department ...
Jul 19, 2012
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Health
Lack of sleep will catch up to you in more ways than one, say experts
Experts from Harvard, Columbia University, the University of Miami, and the University of Massachusetts detailed the health implications of sleep in a conversation with CNN health reporter Jacqueline Howard on Thursday at ...
Feb 20, 2023
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Pediatrics
Study identifies messages about vaccinating children against COVID-19 that resonate best with vaccine-hesitant parents
A study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago found that parents with children who were not yet vaccinated against COVID-19 were most likely to vaccinate their child after reading the following hypothetical ...
May 5, 2023
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Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes linked to shorter lifespan
Type 2 diabetes is linked to lower life expectancy regardless of a person's socioeconomic status, a Scotland-wide study suggests. The research, involving more than three million people, could help scientists understand more ...
Nov 6, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
New clues to skin cancer development show sunscreen is not enough
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists have shown that sunscreen cannot be relied upon alone to prevent malignant melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, according to research* published in Nature.
Jun 12, 2014
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Addiction
Teens' overall substance use declining, but marijuana use rising
Marijuana use in teenagers is on the rise, while cigarette and alcohol use are stable or declining, according to health statistics researchers. In particular, black teens are using more marijuana than in recent decades.
Jul 20, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Russia must tackle 'critical' suicide rate: experts
Russia must launch a public health campaign to reduce the country's suicide rate, among the highest in the world, top psychiatrists said on Thursday.
Oct 20, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Burden of dengue, chikungunya in India far worse than understood
New Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research finds new evidence that an extremely high number of people in southern India are exposed to two mosquito-borne viruses—dengue and chikungunya.
Jul 16, 2015
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