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People With a Disability More Likely to Be Obese, Have Chronic Illnesses
June 26, 2013 Adults with a disability are more likely to be obese or extremely obese than those without a disability according to a new ... > full story -
People Prefer 'Carrots' to 'Sticks' When It Comes to Healthcare Incentives
June 26, 2013 To keep costs low, companies often incentivize healthy lifestyles. Now, new research suggests that how these incentives are framed -- as benefits for healthy-weight people or penalties for overweight ... > full story -
Influenza Infection Increases Likelihood of Bacterial Pneumonia 100-Fold
June 26, 2013 It's been known for more than two centuries that pneumonia cases increase during flu ... > full story -
Primary Care Doctors Prefer NSAIDS for Chronic Pain Treatment
June 25, 2013 For treating the estimated 100 million Americans with chronic pain -- a population larger than those with heart disease, cancer and diabetes combined -- research reported shows that primary care ... > full story -
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Unintended Consequences of Emergency Department Information Systems in U.S.
June 24, 2013 Emergency department information systems (EDIS), a significant focus of both federal legislation and US health care reform, may ultimately improve the quality of medical care delivered in hospitals, ... > full story -
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Low-Income Uninsured U.S. Adults Less Likely to Have Chronic Conditions Compared With Medicaid Enrollees
June 23, 2013 Compared with adults already enrolled in Medicaid, low-income uninsured adults who may be eligible for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act were less likely to have chronic conditions such as ... > full story -
Stress from 9/11 Linked to Nationwide Resurgence in Smoking Among Americans Who Had Quit
June 20, 2013 The 9/11 attacks on America appear to have caused about one million former smokers across the country to take up the habit again and maintain it, according to a public health ... > full story -
New Survey Shows Widespread Opposition to ‘killer Robots,' Support for New Ban Campaign
June 19, 2013 The results of a new survey show that a majority of Americans across the political spectrum oppose the outsourcing of lethal military and defense targeting decisions to machines. The opposition to ... > full story -
A Stigma Too Far? Research Looks at How Cyclists Are Perceived in a Car-Dominated Society
June 18, 2013 New research looks at why cycling is still a peripheral form of transport despite efforts to boost its popularity during the last 20 years. Discrimination is said to be a large part of the problem ... > full story -
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Trusted Voice of Doctors Is Key to Viability of Health Care Cost-Control Reforms
June 17, 2013 While many Americans mistrust government, and are generally suspicious of health insurance companies and the pharmaceutical industry, they overwhelmingly trust physicians and view them as faithful ... > full story
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