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3 in 4 Americans Struggle With Loneliness

December 19, 2018 3, 4, Americans, in, Loneliness, struggle, with

TUESDAY, Dec. 18, 2018 — Folks feeling lonely as the holidays approach have a lot of company, a new study

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Alcohol use may increase among Hispanic Americans as they become more ‘Americanized’

November 22, 2018 'Americanized', Alcohol, Americans, among, As, become, Hispanic, Increase, may, more, They, Use

Higher rates of alcohol use and drinking consequences are found among Hispanic American adolescents and adults who are more “Americanized,”

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Health Problems

CDC: Many Americans may have prediabetes and not know it

November 16, 2018 Americans, and, CDC, Have, It, know, Many, may, not, prediabetes

(HealthDay)—More than one-third of Americans have prediabetes, but 90 percent of them do not know they have it, medical experts

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Health Problems

Nearly one in ten Americans struggles to control sexual urges

November 9, 2018 Americans, Control, in, nearly, ONE, Sexual, Struggles, ten, to, urges

(HealthDay)—The #MeToo movement has given many Americans a glimpse into an unfamiliar world that may have left many wondering, “What

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Health Problems

Over 2 million Americans have hepatitis C; opioids help drive spread

November 7, 2018 2, Americans, C, drive, Have, help, hepatitis, million, opioids, Over, Spread

(HealthDay)—More than 2 million Americans have hepatitis C—and the opioid epidemic is a major contributor to the problem, according to

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Many Americans not being assessed for depression

August 15, 2018 Americans, assessed, Being, Depression, for, Many, not

(HealthDay)—Many Americans aged 35 and older are not being assessed for depression, according to a study recently published in the

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Proposed farm bill would put nutritious food further out of reach for vulnerable Americans, advocates say

August 3, 2018 advocates, Americans, bill, farm, food, for, further, nutritious, of, out, Proposed, Put, reach, Say, Vulnerable, would

The House of Representative’s proposed farm bill could have far-reaching effects on Americans living with chronic diseases like heart disease

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Lyme Disease Striking More Americans in More States

August 3, 2018 Americans, disease, in, Lyme, more, States, Striking

TUESDAY, July 31, 2018 — There’s been a sharp spike in Lyme disease cases in the United States, and the

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The real reason Americans are having fewer babies

July 26, 2018 Americans, Are, Babies’, fewer, Having, Real, reason, the

Birth rates in the United States hit a 30-year low in 2017. According to a report by the Centers for

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