fitness statistics in america
The Business of Healthcare
Chronic disease is big business in America. Forty-five percent of the population suffers from long-term illnesses, which accounts for the bulk of total health spending.
John McCain: Town Hall 04/30/08
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Sex in America $8.00 Based on interviews with over 3,000 Americans, this book provides startling information about American sexual practices–exploding longstanding myths and divulging the truth about what goes on between the sexes…. |
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Cold War, Deadly Fevers: Malaria Eradication in Mexico, 1955–1975 (Woodrow Wilson Center Press) $24.39 In the mid-1950s, with planning and funding from the United States, Mexico embarked on an ambitious campaign to eradicate malaria, which was widespread and persistent. This new history explores the politics of that campaign. Marcos Cueto describes the international basis of the program, its national organization in Mexico, its local implementation by health practitioners and workers, and its recep… |
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Trends in the Well-Being of America’s Children and Youth 2003 (Trends in the Well-Being of America’s Children and Youth) $50.00 8th annual edition. Jennifer Hamilton, Project Director. Presents the most recent and reliable estimates on more than 80 indicators of well-being. Provides the policy community, the media, and all interested citizens with an accessible overview of data describing the condition of children in the United States…. |
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Vital Statistics of the United States 2010 (Hardcover) $95 Description not available. |
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World Health Statistics 2007 $39.6 The US spends more on health care as a percentage of gross national product than any other member country. In Samoa, over 66 percent of all women over 15 are obese. Life expectancy in Afghanistan is 42 years whereas for Sweden it is 79 to 83 years and … |
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Know Your Chances (Paperback) $11.41 Every day we are bombarded by television ads, public service announcements, and media reports warning of dire risks to our health and offering solutions to help us lower those risks. But many of these messages are incomplete, misleading, or exaggerated… |
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Statistical Evidence in Medical Trials $53.45 Statistical Evidence in Medical Trials is a lucid, well-written and entertaining text that addresses common pitfalls in evaluating medical research. Including extensive use of publications from the medical literature and a non-technical account of how … |
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Dsm-iv Tr Guidebook $81.18 The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision is the US standard for diagnosis by mental health clinicians and researchers, but is so excruciatingly comprehensive as to be relatively indigestible. The guide des… |