Category: Epidemiology
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Creative People Really Are a Little Crazy
The notion that highly creative people tend to be eccentric or even a little “crazy” is not just a stereotype.
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The Most Dangerous Jobs in the U.S.
This article was originally posted on RealClearScience. Thanks to Mike Rowe, we know that chicken sexer, horse inseminator, and sewer inspector are among the dirtiest jobs in America. But the dirtiest jobs are not necessarily the most dangerous. For that information, we must consult the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Suicides in U.S. Are Up, Especially in Rural Areas
Whatever the cause, America’s suicide epidemic is getting worse.
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Literature Review Links Coffee & Bladder Cancer
Each additional daily cup of coffee you drink raises your risk of bladder cancer by 3% to 5%.
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Jail ‘Anti-Vax’ Parents
Your family’s right to be sick ends where public health begins.
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Thinking About Sex vs. Actually Doing It
Young adults spend roughly twice as much time thinking about sex as actually having sex.
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U.S. States Ranked by Alcohol Poisoning Deaths
What explains the unusually high alcohol poisoning death rates in Alaska and New Mexico?
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Drug Overdose: The Real American Epidemic
As it turns out, our society’s habit of reaching for the medicine cabinet for every (heart)ache and pain is quite literally killing us.
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From Which Cancer Will You Die?
About 25% of Americans will end up with “cancer” written on their death certificates.
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CDC Lost Its Ebola Gamble
The CDC needs to find a spokesperson who can properly spell out exactly what scientists do and do not know about Ebola.