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More than 20% of adults in the United States smoke, according to a 2005 report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Over the past 10 years, smoking has continued to decline among older adults. Although for many years smoking rates were not declining among young people, this trend is now changing for the better.
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Mental Illness Awareness Week: October 4 - 10
By Teri Robert , Health ExpertNext week, October 4 - 10, is Mental Illness Awareness Week. In 1990, the United States Congress... Read more »
Have Mental Illness? Don't Expect to be Welcome at the Olympics.
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...year, one in four people suffer from a diagnosable mental illness in the United States. In... Read more »
Anxiety Statistics
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...Mental Health, over 18% of the adult population in the United States, have anxiety disorder in... Read more »
Understanding Depression - Color me sad.
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...6 percent, or 1 in 17 - who suffer from a serious mental illness. In addition, mental disorders... Read more »
Have a Mental Illness? Don't Plan on Attending the Beijing Olympics.
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...Committee left in place rules that ban those with mental illness, sexually transmitted diseases,... Read more »
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Anxiety Disorders: Risk Factors
...Traditional Mexican cultural effects and social ties, appear to protect recently arrived immigrants from mental illness, even when they are poor. Eventually, however, the consequences of... Read more »Bipolar Disorder Prognosis
...to themselves.Family members may also feel socially alienated by the fact of having a relative with mental illness, and feel forced to conceal this information from acquaintances.Economic... Read more »Can ADHD Be Accurately Diagnosed?
...DSM-IV, the accuracy of diagnosis increases. Physicians should also rule out any other physical or mental illnesses that may be causing symptoms. Some of these include: Learning... Read more »Obesity Risks & Risk Factors
...anorexia. Bulimia is binge eating followed by purging in order to lose weight. Anorexia nervosa is a mental illness in which the person refuses to maintain weight at the normal level because of a... Read more »The Americans with Disability Act and Your Anxiety
...for the accommodation. Physical disabilities can be easier to determine than disabilities caused by mental illness. Limitations caused by diabetes, heart disease or a specific physical need such... Read more »Images
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Depression Undiagnosed in Centenarians
November 28, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Centenarians are one of the fastest growing groups of Americans, yet little is known about their overall health. When... Read summary »
More Americans taking meds for mental health issues: study
May 05, 2009According to new research, 73 percent more adults and 50 percent more children in the United States are using drugs to treat mental illness than in... Read summary »
After Katrina: Victims Mental Health Worsening
March 20, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Two years later, the ravages of Hurricane Katrina are still seen, not just in destroyed property, but also in the minds of the... Read summary »
Genes Predict Kidney Disease?
May 18, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire)-- A new study reveals three genes that contain common mutations may put some people at a higher risk for kidney disease. More than... Read summary »
Trauma Associated with Chronic Fatigue
January 08, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Chronic fatigue syndrome affects as many as 2.5 percent of adults in the United States. Little is known about the cause, but... Read summary »
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