Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
TUESDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) — Although the overall lung cancer rate in the United States has been declining in recent years, new research shows a troubling increase in lung cancer deaths among baby boomer women living in some southern and Midwestern states.
The imminent US Supreme Court decision on Barack Obama's signature health care reforms has major implications for November's presidential election and for the future of the United States.
| SEOUL — South Korea and the United States on Saturday launched a massive naval exercise in the tense Yellow Sea, ahead of the 62nd anniversary Monday … See all stories on this topic » |
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A total of 46.3 million people in the United States do not have health coverage, a trend that has been rising in the past 15 years, said a US survey published Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2012 – A two-day naval exercise set for next week involving the United States, South Korea and Japan carries a message for people in …
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The number of people in the United States who have survived cancer is set to reach nearly 18 million in the next decade, up from 13.7 million currently, said a US study out Thursday.
LONDON (Reuters) – Cullen Jones was five when he almost drowned but rather than live in fear of water the American jumped back in with both feet, overcoming his fears to become an Olympic swimming gold medallist and drive a campaign to slash the drowning rate in the United States. The 28-year-old, who won relay gold in Beijing and hopes to earn an individual berth at the London Games, was put straight into swimming lessons by his mother after the water park accident. …
A critical shortage of generic drugs in the United States, particularly in cancer care, could be curbed with legislation now being hammered out by the US House and Senate, doctors said on Monday.
THURSDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) — As many as 2.2 million people in the United States may be infected with chronic hepatitis B virus, a new study suggests.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – More than 80 percent of Shanghai residents want smoking banned in restaurants and entertainment areas, a survey showed, reflecting a growing awareness of health issues in China, the world’s top consumer of tobacco. Around a quarter of China’s 1.3 billion people are smokers, or about as many people as there are in the United States, state media have said. …
Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan's crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the United States 6,000 miles away — the first time a huge migrating fish has been shown to carry radioactivity such a distance.
Originated in Russia, kettle bells were used to train soldiers in the fields. In 2000, the exercise came over to United States and took off.
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