Health Rewind: Young Americans Are Healthier Thanks to Obamacare
Plus, pregnant women should eat more fish.
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Obamacare is Strengthening Health Care Among Younger Adults - A new survey suggests that under Obamacare young Americans’ health has improved. Researchers found that younger folks reported that since 2010, they have better mental and physical health and lower out-of-pocket health care expenses, writes Think Progress. Also, there was a 6.2 increase of health care coverage among 19-25 during this time. — Kellee Terrell(Photo: Christopher Futcher/Getty Images)
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Seniors and Mentally Ill Make Up Fastest Growing Prison Population - A recent feature in the Philadelphia Inquirer highlights an ongoing problem: The alarming increase of inmates who are suffer from mental illness and are elderly. According to U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, 45 percent of federal offenders, 56 percent of state offenders and 64 percent of jail inmates have some sort of mental-health issue.(Photo: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Why Is the U.S. Government Mad at Dr. Oz? - Oprah’s pal Dr. Mehret Oz has recently come under fire by the U.S. Senate. Government officials have accused Oz of promoting weight loss scams, USA Today reports. Senator McCaskill (D-MS) testified that Oz tells people that certain supplements are the “magic key” to losing weight when in fact it’s about making money for these companies he is promoting. (Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images)
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Mammograms Cut Breast Cancer Deaths by 28 Percent - Do mammograms actually save lives? A new study found that the scanning procedure cut breast cancer deaths by almost 30 percent. However, critics of this study believe that women should still understand the risk of getting a mammogram, which include false diagnosis and unnecessary treatment, Health Day writes. Â (Photo: Keith Brofsky/GettyImages)
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Living in a “Walkable” Hood Slashes Diabetes Risk - People who live in areas that are safe to walk in are less likely to have diabetes and be obese compared to those who live in areas that are not walkable, says two Canadian new studies. They both suggest that living in an area that encourages walking and biking instead of driving can better residents’ health. (Photo: Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Blend Images/Corbis)
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Delinquent Teens Are Prone to More Violent Deaths as Adults - Teens who sell drugs, drink alcohol or are in gangs have a higher chance of dying a violent death when they become adults, according to a recent study. This was mostly true for girls and Latinos, researchers found. Delinquent girls were five times more likely to die violently than girls in the general population and boys were three times more likely to die, HealthDay reported. (Photo: SW Productions/Getty Images)
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Kids More Likely to Recognize Unhealthy Food Brands Than Healthier Ones - Are food companies to blame for childhood obesity? Researchers from Ireland found that young children have an easier time recognizing food brands for sugary and high-calorie foods than those that are healthier. Another study found that food manufacturers purposely position cartoon characters on food boxes to be within eye level of children as they walk down the aisle, Think Progress points out. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Study: The Recession Can Be Deadly - The recent recession is responsible for 10,000 suicides, a new study says. Researchers found that between 2008-2010, suicide rates in the U.S. rose by 4.8 percent and 6.5 percent in Europe, the BBC writes. The study pointed out that losing a job, having a home repossessed or being in debt were the main reasons for why people killed themselves. (Photo: Andrew Parfenov/Getty Images)