epidemiology http://www.npr.org epidemiology en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:19:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif epidemiology http://www.npr.org We're Living Longer, But Not All That Healthier A fresh look at what makes people sick around the world finds that life expectancy has ticked up in the past 20 years. But people aren't necessarily in the best of health during those extra years. Chronic problems, like depression and pain, are on the rise. Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:19:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/12/12/167122571/were-living-longer-but-not-all-that-healthier?ft=1&f=147292086 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/12/12/167122571/were-living-longer-but-not-all-that-healthier?ft=1&f=147292086 A fresh look at what makes people sick around the world finds that life expectancy has ticked up in the past 20 years. But people aren't necessarily in the best of health during those extra years. Chronic problems, like depression and pain, are on the rise.

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]]> How Your Job Could Hurt Your Heart People with stressful jobs had a 23 percent higher risk of heart attack than those whose jobs weren't pressure cookers. A stressful job has to combine intense demands and little control over decisions about the work. Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:53:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/09/14/161157317/how-your-job-could-hurt-your-heart?ft=1&f=147292086 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/09/14/161157317/how-your-job-could-hurt-your-heart?ft=1&f=147292086 People with stressful jobs had a 23 percent higher risk of heart attack than those whose jobs weren't pressure cookers. A stressful job has to combine intense demands and little control over decisions about the work.

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]]> So You Want To Be A Disease Detective? A team of doctors and scientists, known as disease detectives, fly around the world on a moments notice to investigate mystery illnesses or contain outbreaks. These Sherlock Holmes of medicine chatted on Twitter about what it's like to be a disease detective and how you snag the gig. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:46:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/08/31/160326040/so-you-want-to-be-a-disease-detective?ft=1&f=147292086 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/08/31/160326040/so-you-want-to-be-a-disease-detective?ft=1&f=147292086 A team of doctors and scientists, known as disease detectives, fly around the world on a moments notice to investigate mystery illnesses or contain outbreaks. These Sherlock Holmes of medicine chatted on Twitter about what it's like to be a disease detective and how you snag the gig.

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]]> Disease Sleuths Surf For Outbreaks Online When sick people search the Web for remedies or tweet about their symptoms, they're sending an early warning signal about disease outbreaks. Now scientists and public health officials are listening in. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:44:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/02/07/146519243/disease-sleuths-surf-for-outbreaks-online?ft=1&f=147292086 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/02/07/146519243/disease-sleuths-surf-for-outbreaks-online?ft=1&f=147292086 When sick people search the Web for remedies or tweet about their symptoms, they're sending an early warning signal about disease outbreaks. Now scientists and public health officials are listening in.

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