Tag: public health

Bed Bugs Found Carrying Drug-Resistant MRSA

The study information was released and performed in Canada but now we…

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Is Your Name One of the Top Ten Baby Names?, and Other Links

Top ten baby names are out. John isn’t one of them. Neither…

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Retirees Not Realistic in Planning for Possibility of Long-Term Care

Getty Images, Rosemary Calver   In a recent survey from the Society of Actuaries…

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Tai Chi Combined with Proper Meds Reduces Depression in Elderly

In a study published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, reported…

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30 Years Ago All These Baby Boomers Would Have Been in Wheel Chairs

Joint-replacement patients these days are younger and more active than ever before.…

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Can Thinking Younger Make You Live Longer?

This is from a paper by Laura M. Hsu via Robin Hanson:…

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Senior Fitness, Obesity and Medicaid – Weighty Issues!

Obesity carries with it inherent health problems. Obesity carries with it inherent…

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How to Measure Happiness

Nowadays, a lot of folks pursue happiness as if it were their…

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Devices for the Treatment of Obesity: Modes of Action

Market drivers in the treatment of obesity are strong, and include the…

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Ultraprocessed Foods Lead to Chronic Illnesses

Much of today's foods are "ultraprocessed," lead to obesity and its ultimate…

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