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| 2009/12/31 |
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| Over the last several decades numerous research efforts have determined that those with higher education have better health and lower risk of disease. That said, here are ten medical conditions for which you can reduce the risk by having a better education. |
| tags higher education risk of disease disease risk aging health illness cancer risk obesity |
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| 2009/10/27 |
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| Though the US is on the verge of what could be sweeping changes to its health care system to provide greater coverage at potentially less cost, the US and other countries still have not taken the steps to truly reduce costs by actively promoting preventative medicine. |
| tags preventative medicine health promotion health reform disease prevention genetic testing obesity |
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| 2009/10/13 |
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| While we the public love our fast food and sodas, our bodies do not and the increasing obesity epidemic is clear proof of a need for change. Unfortunately, the promotion of soda and fat taxes lacks significant support and we need to think of other ways to thin up our population. |
| tags obesity fat tax soda tax obesity epidemic fast food tax health care costs health care efficiency |
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| 2009/08/29 |
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| As a condition affecting almost 2% of the population, congestive heart failure is a pandemic and epidemic expected to affect more than 1.5 billion people within the next 15 years. With high blood pressure and coronary heart disease as significant causes, this is avoidable. |
| tags congestive heart failure CHF obesity high blood pressure insufficient exercise |
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| 2009/08/17 |
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| In the stagnating heat of late summer, the thick oppressive humidity is enough to keep many inside, but for those with asthma, staying inside is less about avoiding the heat than avoiding the smog and air pollution that can easily induce an asthma attack. |
| tags asthma asthma and obesity traffic pollution and asthma |
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| 2009/07/05 |
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| From the response to the H1N1 flu, we can see that our governments do have the ability to unite behind an urgent issue and can promote corrective action. Sadly, with a crisis bigger than any flu, the rate of obesity continues to rise without any national plan. |
| tags obesity obesity epidemic healthcare costs federal response |
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