More than one-third of women who go to a Catholic hospital for reproductive care aren’t aware they’re seeking obstetrical and
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California on front line as STDs run rampant in US
A billboard on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood screams out a stark warning: “drug-resistant gonorrhea alert!” The words are set against
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Prevalence of eating disorders taken from largest sample in the US
Biological Psychiatry has published a new study revising the outdated estimates of the prevalence of eating disorders in the United
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Genome study presents new way to track historical demographics of US populations
Sharon Browning of the University of Washington and colleagues developed a method to estimate historical effective population size, which is
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Adoption of ‘healthier’ Mediterranean-style diet varies considerably across US states
The traditional diet of people in Mediterranean countries has been linked to numerous health benefits and has been shown to
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Deadly falls rise 31 percent in 10 yrs among US seniors
People age 65 and older are falling at an increasing rate across the United States, with deadly tumbles among the
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Number of US deaths from poison-laced synthetic pot rises to 4
A deadly batch of synthetic marijuana laced with rat poison has claimed its fourth victim in the US Midwest, as
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Study highlights the health and economic benefits of a US salt reduction strategy
New research, published in PLOS Medicine, conducted by researchers at the University of Liverpool, Imperial College London, Friedman School of
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Manchester on the frontline: US hope in opioid battle
Tucked away in the corner of a US fire station are two plastic chairs, a tiny poster saying “anyone, anytime,
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