How Diabetes Became a Global Epidemic
The rate of type two diabetes continues to rise around the world, and many experts agree that it has become a global health crisis. Worldwide, the rate of diabetes increased by about 8 percent in men...
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11 Awesome Fitness Experts to Follow on Twitter
It’s time to get moving! If you love living a healthy lifestyle and you’re active on social media, there are many communities and experts that will speak to your interests. Exercise buffs and fitness...
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8 Ways Obamacare Is Already Helping Health Care
Since it was signed into law on March 23, 2010, the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," has helped to improve the health care of millions of Americans. To his detriment, in the months...
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Concussed
Any sort of injury, from a little scrape to a serious bone-break, is a nuisance. But some types of injuries are far more traumatizing to deal with than others. If you or a loved one has ever had the...
View ArticleThe 5 Best Open Online Courses in Public Health and Policy
Workers in the public health field protect and improve the health of communities by conducting research on disease and injury prevention, promoting healthy living and preventing health problems before...
View ArticleProtecting the Privacy and Health of Human Research Subjects in the Digital Age
Whenever people are used as guinea pigs in academic or clinical research, they are officially called human research subjects. Although research using human subjects has been regulated for years,...
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The Hazards of Holidays
If you’ve heard it once you’ve heard it a thousand times: The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year. No matter what you celebrate, there’s something nice about the light, cheerful feeling...
View ArticleAmateur Student Scientists are Solving Big Problems, Like Anthrax
The answers to some of the biggest questions in science often turn out to be far simpler than researchers originally hypothesize. As a result, inexperienced but open-minded students frequently make...
View ArticleWhy We Need to Save U.S. Poison Control Centers
The national network of Poison Control Centers (PCC) is made up of 57 site specific operations. Even though these centers directly and indirectly save countless lives each year, many of the nation’s...
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How In-Home Health Care Could Be Safer
With more people turning to in-home care providers as an affordable alternative to hospital care or nursing homes, there is an increasing demand for workers. From 2010 to 2020, the home health care...
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