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Every year, the US Census Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention administer the National Health Interview Survey to help track the...
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Fewer people are having strokes now than decades ago. But that improvement seems to be mostly among the elderly. Young people are actually having more strokes, partly because of the rise in obesity.
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While the incidence of autism spectrum disorder has increased in recent years, what’s behind it remains relatively mysterious and even controversial. But…
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In the latest issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, editor Fiona Clement reviewed the latest information on surgeries, devices and drugs for the treatment of…
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Both emotional stress and a desire to divert the attention of men drive many victims of child sexual abuse to become obese or develop eating disorders,…
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Researchers say environmental exposures and behavior weigh heavily on the development of 70 to 90 percent of cancers.The research, by a group at Stony…
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While it might seem like stigma could motivate someone to lose weight, studies have linked it to a higher likelihood of overeating.
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Dr. Francis Collins shares the latest research and what it says about understanding obesity and how best to reduce the problem.
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Young American adults own smartphones at a higher rate than any other age group. Researchers from Duke University wanted to see if capitalizing on that…
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We're a nation of legal drug-takers, with 59 percent of adults using at least one prescription drug. That's up from 50 percent 10 years ago. Increased rates of obesity may be the cause.