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1 in 5 people suffer mental illness: report

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Thu, 01/19/2012 - 18:10

Nearly 50 million people in the U.S. - or about one in five - suffered from mental illness in 2010, according to a government report released Tuesday, with women and young adults bearing the brunt of the crisis.


 

Energy Drinks Send Thousands to the ER Each Year

WebMD Health  Mon, 11/21/2011 - 23:02

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There's been a big spike in the number of people who need emergency medical attention after they guzzle popular caffeinated energy drinks, according to a new government report.


 

Deaths from painkiller overdose triple in decade

Headlines from the Associated Press  Tue, 11/01/2011 - 10:02

NEW YORK (AP) -- A new government report shows the number of overdose deaths from powerful painkillers have more than tripled over a decade....


 

CDC: Miners, construction, food workers smoke most

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 09/29/2011 - 09:58

ATLANTA (AP) -- A new government report says construction workers, miners and food service workers are the occupations that smoke the most.

Experts say that may have as much to do with education levels as the jobs themselves....


 

17 million Americans lacked healthy diet in 2010

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Mon, 09/12/2011 - 13:06

Over 17 million US households -- or 14.5 percent -- were unable to eat properly in 2010, either due to small portions, or chronically unhealthy diets, a government report said Wednesday.


 

Banning DTC Ads Could Be Much Ado About Nothing

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Fri, 05/27/2011 - 11:18

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Enacting a two-year moratorium on advertising new prescription drugs directly to consumers likely would have little effect on sales and costs of drugs, and could be bad for public health, a government report concludes.


 

Bitter pill: Cost of U.S. brand-name prescription drugs skyrocke...

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Wed, 03/16/2011 - 07:54

U.S. prices for brand-name prescription drugs rose at a faster rate than costs for other medical goods and services over the last four years, according to a new U.S. government report.


 

Japanese suicides decline in 2010

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 03/03/2011 - 06:19

TOKYO (AP) -- The number of Japanese who committed suicide declined in 2010 but those citing grim job prospects jumped, underscoring the dwindling career opportunities for young people, a government report said Thursday....