Tag: public health

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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Man Bites Police Dog Then Sues

  Did you get all of this? The suspect was being chased…

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Staph Bacteria in US Meat

The statistics reported by TGEN in Arizona are a bit of an…

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Cartoon Characters Impact Kids’ Cereal Preferences

Based on their experience during countless schleps to the market, moms know…

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Boomers Reluctant to Curtail Lifestyle in Retirement

According to U.S. News Money, workers who haven’t saved enough to retire…

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