Health Rewind: Blacks Support Health Insurance Coverage of Birth Control
Plus, people are more health conscious on Mondays.
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Blacks Support Birth Control Being Covered by Health Insurance - A recent survey found that almost 70 percent of Americans believe that birth control methods should be covered in health insurance. Blacks, Latinos and women were most supportive of this coverage, Time.com wrote. The poll also found that Americans overwhelmingly support covering preventive care like cancer screenings, vaccinations and mental health care. — (@kelleent) Kellee Terrell(Photo: Keith Brofsky/Getty Images)
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Mental Illness and Crime May Not Go Hand and Hand - Less than 10 percent of crimes committed by people suffering with mental illness were done while showing symptoms of their illness, says a recent study. Overall 7.5 percent of crimes were directly linked to mental illness symptoms, with 3 percet linked to depression; 4 percent to schizophrenia; and 10 percent to symptoms of bipolar disorder, Health Day reported. (Photo: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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Celebrity Deaths Make Us More Health Literate - Celebrity health issues spark more Americans to research illnesses, researchers from Indiana University found. Looking at the death of Apple’s founder Steve Jobs, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2011, the study found that many Americans, including people of color and lower-income Americans, were prompted by Jobs' death to research the disease as well. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Not Vaccinating Kids Is Deadly - UNICEF’s new infographic on vaccines points out just how deadly not getting our children vaccinated can be. If every child were immunized today, that could save 25 million lives by 2020. Some of the deadliest diseases from not being vaccinated are rotavirus, meningitis and measles. See the entire graphic here. (Photo: Frank Polich/Reuters)
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Study: Cervical Cancer Vaccines Work in Women With HIV Too - Cervical cancer vaccines are showing success in women living with HIV/AIDS around the world, says a new study. The New York Times writes that this discovery is important because cervical cancer is killing women who live in areas where HIV/AIDS rates are high. In the past, vaccines have not worked as well in HIV-positive people because of their compromised immune systems. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Love in the City Star Talks About Beating Breast Cancer - Reality star Bershan Shaw, from the new hit show Love in the City, recently shared her personal story of fighting breast cancer. Shaw, then 33, had been diagnosed with stage-4 cancer and was told she had months to live, but she chose to fight. Thanks to chemotherapy, she has been living cancer free for the past five years, the Huffington Post writes. (Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images)
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Bullying Has Lasting Effects in Adulthood - Bullying is not mere child’s play — it can affect children way into their adulthood. A recent study found that the psychological effects can linger for decades and that men who were bullied as children were more likely to earn less at work, be unemployed and suffer from mental health issues. (Photo: Relaximages/Getty Images)
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Study: People Are More Health-Conscious on Mondays - A new report found that Americans are more likely to schedule doctor’s appointments, quit smoking or start a diet and exercise program on Mondays than any other day of the week. Health advocates believe that we look at Mondays like we would Jan. 1 — a fresh start — the Atlantic wrote.(Photo: GlobalStock/Getty Images)
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Are Teens Dying Behind the Wheel? - Car accidents due to distracted driving are a serious public health problem in the U.S., especially among young people, a new report warns. Among these accidents, 16 percent of deaths occur among teens. Researchers cite that more awareness around texting and drinking while driving needs to be done. (Photo: kali9/GettyImages)