Health Minister Greg Hunt has written to private health insurers to tell them their proposed premium rises for 2020 are too high, a media report says. It’s believed the industry is asking for a rise of 3.5 per cent, up from the 3.25 per cent they were allowed for 2019. “I have written to private… Read More »
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The anger and fear seething throughout the United States could be having a fatal impact on some of the nation’s youngest citizens. More teens and young adults are coming to a violent end in recent years, either at their own hand or another’s, new federal data show. Both… Read More »
According to a report published this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of people with chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis is rising. A new CDC report calls for increased action to prevent and treat STDs. Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its annual Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance… Read More »
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The number of people who’ve developed a severe form of lung disease potentially tied to vaping has now risen to 215 cases across 25 states, and federal health officials are recommending that Americans not use e-cigarettes. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health… Read More »
Rise in depression, binge drinking and pot smoking among former smokers could drive them back to cigarettes, study suggests Percentage of US adult former smokers rose from 4.4% in 2002 to 49.7% in 2016 Rates of depression among former smokers increased from 4.88% to 6.04% Marijuana use nearly doubled from 5% to 10.09% and binge… Read More »
Stock Image: PA Sugar-rich diet feeds the rise of new superbug Independent.ie The West’s sugar-rich diet is supporting the emergence of a superbug which has evolved to thrive in hospitals, scientists have warned. https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/sugarrich-diet-feeds-the-rise-of-new-superbug-38398564.html https://www.independent.ie/incoming/article38398427.ece/6c871/AUTOCROP/h342/PL16158081Overeating%20doubl.jpg Email The West’s sugar-rich diet is supporting the emergence of a superbug which has evolved to thrive in hospitals, scientists… Read More »