Several states 60% of adults will be obese. In states with the lowest rates, 40% of adults will be obese. About a quarter of US adults will be severely obese.
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Intermittent Fasting: Live ‘Fast,’ Live longer?
Does scientific evidence support the claims made for intermittent fasting? A new review article in the New England Journal of Medicine concludes that it does..
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Doctors Prescribe More of a Drug If They Receive Money from a Pharma Company Tied to It
Pharmaceutical companies have paid doctors billions of dollars for consulting, promotional talks, meals and more. Doctors who received payments linked to specific drugs prescribed more of those drugs.
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New Suicide Prevention Number Could Lead to Surge in Calls
Suicide rates in the United States have climbed steadily over the past two decades, contributing to a decline in the average U.S. life expectancy.
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Instagram can help shy people make friends – study
A survey of 700 college students at WSU found Instagram helped them make and strengthen friendships. Shy, introverted people seemed to benefit the most.
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Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Portion Of Obamacare
The case is likely to go to the Supreme Court. Should the court strike down the law, it will upend the U.S. health care system.
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Many Obamacare protections now set in Washington State law
After court ruling has raised the possibility that the Affordable Care Act might be invalidated, officials issue seek to reassure those covered through the law.
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Parenting Your Aging Parents When They Don’t Want Help
Conflicts often threaten relationships between aging parents and their adult children just when understanding and support are needed the most.
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Poverty Grew in One-Third of Counties Despite Strong National Economy
Most of the biggest increases were in rural and Southern areas that saw a downturn in local industries and where residents lacked job training and skills
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With Encouragement From Trump, States Move Forward on Importing Drugs
The Trump administration Wednesday announced plans that would pave the way for Americans to begin purchasing lower priced prescription drugs from Canada.
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King County child dies from flu
The child was previously healthy and died on December 15thin a Pierce County hospital. This is the first reported flu death in a child in King County 2009.
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Four Cases of Hepatitis A Confirmed in Snohomish County
The individuals were hospitalized for treatment, one of whom has already been released.
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Take care: some medicines can impair your driving
Some prescription and over-the-counter nonprescription medicines can have side effects that may make it unsafe for you to drive
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Home hospital care proves an effective alternative to hospital care for some patients
If the practice was adopted widely, the approachcould transform how acute care is delivered in the U.S.
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Feeling sick is an emotion meant to help you get better faster
Fatigue, for example, reduces your level of physical activity, which leaves more energy available for the immune system.
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