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5/24/12 - Strokes More Common in Southern States: CDC

5/24/12 Strokes More Common in Southern States: CDC

‎MSN Health & Fitness

Little decline seen in past 5 years minorities hardest hit.

5/24/12 - Doctor visits, drugs drive up health costs for privately insured

5/24/12 Doctor visits, drugs drive up health costs for privately insured

‎Chicago Tribune

Higher prices for visits to doctors, surgery and drugs were the main cause of higher health care costs for privately insured Americans in 2010, ...

5/18/12 - Report: State Medicare costs sixth-highest in nation

5/18/12 Report: State Medicare costs sixth-highest in nation

‎TheDay.com

Kaiser Health News, an editorially independent news service, computed the ... some researchers believe could account for up to a third of U.S. health care costs.

5/14/12 - Eye Changes May Predict Heart Disease in Blacks With Diabetes

5/14/12 Eye Changes May Predict Heart Disease in Blacks With Diabetes

‎U.S. News & World Report

(HealthDay News) -- In black Americans with type 1 diabetes, narrowing of the small arteries in the eye's retina (retinal arteriolar ...

5/10/12 - Diagnosing And Treating Diabetes In Asian Patients - Unique ...

5/10/12 Diagnosing And Treating Diabetes In Asian Patients - Unique ...

‎Medical News Today

According to a new study, Asian Americans have an almost 50% higher risk than other Americans to develop diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes.

5/10/12 - Study: health care accessibility has declined since 2000

5/10/12 Study: health care accessibility has declined since 2000

‎UW Badger Herald

By Kaylie Duffy As health care costs in the last decades have continued to rise, health care accessibility has significantly declined in Wisconsin and ...

5/1/12 - Health Care Disparities Might Affect Black Kids' Cancer Survival

5/1/12 Health Care Disparities Might Affect Black Kids' Cancer Survival

‎MSN Health & Fitness

TUESDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Equal access to health care would reduce the disparity in survival rates between white and black children with cancer, ...

4/25/12 - The Cost Of Appendix Removal Ranges From $1.5K to $180K - How Can ...

4/25/12 The Cost Of Appendix Removal Ranges From $1.5K to $180K - How Can ...

‎InjuryBoard.com

The costs for uninsured patients and those covered by Medicaid were slightly higher than those patients with private health insurance.

4/18/12 - Cancer Pain Frequently Undertreated, Especially Among Minorities

4/18/12 Cancer Pain Frequently Undertreated, Especially Among Minorities

‎Medical News Today

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found that over 33.3% of individuals suffering from invasive cancer do not receive ...

4/18/12 - Study: Obesity Surpasses Smoking in Employee Health Care Costs

4/18/12 Study: Obesity Surpasses Smoking in Employee Health Care Costs

‎EHS Today

A study of more than 30000 employees suggests that when it comes to racking up additional health care costs, obesity surpasses smoking.

4/18/12 - More people save for retiree health care costs

4/18/12 More people save for retiree health care costs

‎CBS News

... at the firm jumped 61 percent last year as more employees took advantage of the tax-free savings vehicle to fund current and future health expenses.

4/13/12 - Mental illness tied to higher rates of physical problems

4/13/12 Mental illness tied to higher rates of physical problems

‎KFDA

20 percent); asthma (17 percent vs. 11 percent); diabetes (9 percent vs. 7 percent); heart disease (7 percent vs. 5 percent); and stroke (3 percent vs.

4/11/12 - High Blood Pressure May Be Especially Lethal for Blacks

4/11/12 High Blood Pressure May Be Especially Lethal for Blacks

‎Health.com

After adjusting for risk factors such as age, sex, body mass index (a measure of body fat based on height and weight), diabetes and history of heart disease ...

4/10/12 - Cancer Care Costs Higher in U.S. Than Europe, But Survival Longer

4/10/12 Cancer Care Costs Higher in U.S. Than Europe, But Survival Longer

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U.S. News & World Report

By Steven Reinberg (HealthDay News) -- The United States spends more on health care than any other country, but those high costs may be ...

4/9/12 - Breast Cancer Race Differences Have Link to Vitamin D Gene

4/9/12 Breast Cancer Race Differences Have Link to Vitamin D Gene

‎MedPage Today

African-American women are more likely than European Americans to have estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer, to develop breast cancer at a younger age, ...

4/5/12 - Study reveals impact of socioeconomic factors on the racial gap in ...

4/5/12 Study reveals impact of socioeconomic factors on the racial gap in ...

‎PhysOrg.com

... Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics Credit: ... not fully capture neonatal and infant mortality — as 71 for white men and 66 ...

3/28/12 - Obesity rate climbs among Mexican-American adults

3/28/12 Obesity rate climbs among Mexican-American adults

‎USA TODAY

By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY In a recognition of the nation's surging Hispanic population, federal researchers reported Wednesday that obesity and diabetes ...

3/27/12 - Adequacy of Diabetes Care for Older US Rural Adults

3/27/12 Adequacy of Diabetes Care for Older US Rural Adults

‎Medscape

Background In the US diabetes prevalence estimates for adults ≥ 65 years exceed 20%. Rural communities have higher proportions of older individuals and ...

3/26/12 - Structural Cavities in Rural Dental Health

3/26/12 Structural Cavities in Rural Dental Health

‎Daily Yonder

On the whole, the nation's oral health has improved dramatically, ... areas even though the costs of providing services are often higher in rural areas.

3/16/12 - Cancer costs hit young and poor hardest: study

3/16/12 Cancer costs hit young and poor hardest: study

‎Chicago Tribune

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new survey, colon cancer patients younger ... into debt or having to borrow money from friends and family to meet expenses.