Daryl Nelson

Texas continues to be the state with the highest percentage of residents without health insurance, according to the latest Gallup health survey on insurance coverage in the United States.

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Want to be happier? Move out west.

The latest Gallup report finds people living in western states have the highest well-being.

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Cancer rates for lung, prostate and colon cancer has dropped significantly for men in the United States, according to the latest Cancer Facts & Figures report from the American Cancer Society.

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The U.S. suicide rate is the highest in 15 years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The report found the suicide rate has been on the rise since 2000, and hit its highest point in 2009.

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Weight training for two years straight significantly improves motor function for those living with Parkinson’s disease, according to a new report from the American Academy of Neurology.

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More U.S. physicians are prescribing exercise to patients, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Due to one of the worst recessions since the Great Depression, hundreds of thousands of Californians lost their jobs, along with the health plans that came with those jobs, according to a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

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A long commute to work may make it harder for American workers who are “actively disengaged” at work, but commuting isn’t linked to daily stress and worry for “engaged”workers, according to a new Gallup Poll.

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Football players receive concussions because of cumulative hits to the head, as opposed to just one single blow, according to researchers at Purdue University.

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Drug company Pfizer Inc., is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills, after finding an error on the packaging.

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