Sunscreen Use Low Among Americans Despite Health Messages
A summer 2013 online survey of over 4 000 adults shows only about one third regularly use sunscreen. Women and higher income groups use it more, while men and nonwhites have lower perceived risk. Researchers note cost as a barrier and warn about underuse among Hispanics and black Americans.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Dawn Holman
CDC
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Chamblee
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Ticks and Prevention Key to Lyme Disease Education
Public health experts urge awareness of tick bites and Lyme risks across states led by Pennsylvania New York and Massachusetts. Officials stress a tick must attach 24 hours to transmit bacteria and highlight prevention through precautions and early diagnosis amid ongoing scientific debate on diagnosis and treatment.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Feldman
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Infectious Diseases Society of America
CDC
Brian Fallon
Columbia University
David Goodfriend
Loudoun County
Virginia
Maryland
Single mothers face long-term health costs in later life
A study of 25 000 women over 50 across 14 countries links solo motherhood to poorer health and greater daily task disability after age 50. England and Scandinavia show the highest risks, with 27 percent more health difficulties in the United States and 50 percent in England and Scandinavia.
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England
Sweden
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Lisa F. Berkman
Harvard Center For Population and Development Studies
Cambridge
Massachusetts
U.K
Scandinavian
Berkman
Scandinavia
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