chronic disease chronic disease / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½AV WebTeam Cancer, Heart Disease Worries Eclipse COVID-19 Americans express more concern about personally contracting cancer than a variety of other diseases or medical conditions, including heart disease, COVID-19, stroke, diabetes, the flu and AIDS. /poll/358070/cancer-heart-disease-worries-eclipse-covid.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/358070/cancer-heart-disease-worries-eclipse-covid.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:00:00 GMT Diabetes Rates Rise in 18 States in Past Decade Since 2008-2009, the diabetes rate has increased in 18 U.S. states while declining in none. Obesity has risen in 34 states during that time. /poll/243911/diabetes-rates-rise-states-past-decade.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/243911/diabetes-rates-rise-states-past-decade.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 13 Nov 2018 08:00:00 GMT Â鶹´«Ã½AV's Top Well-Being Findings of 2017 Â鶹´«Ã½AV editors highlight the most important health and well-being discoveries from the Â鶹´«Ã½AV-Sharecare Well-Being Index in 2017. /poll/224675/gallup-top-findings-2017.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/224675/gallup-top-findings-2017.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 10 Jan 2018 21:15:00 GMT Medicaid Population Reports Poorest Health Medicaid recipients are less likely than those with other types of insurance and the uninsured to rate their health positively. They are also more likely to smoke and be obese. /poll/223295/medicaid-population-reports-poorest-health.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/223295/medicaid-population-reports-poorest-health.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 07 Dec 2017 08:00:00 GMT Diabetes Costs U.S. Economy Estimated $266B Annually Diabetes among American adults costs the U.S. an extra $245.5 billion per year in healthcare and another $20.4 billion annually in workplace absenteeism. /poll/221078/diabetes-costs-economy-estimated-266b-annually.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/221078/diabetes-costs-economy-estimated-266b-annually.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 14 Nov 2017 05:01:00 GMT Â鶹´«Ã½AV Vault: Stigma About Epilepsy Persisted in 1949 During National Epilepsy Awareness Month, the Â鶹´«Ã½AV Vault shows that the American public's views about epilepsy have come a long way. /vault/221219/gallup-vault-stigma-epilepsy-persisted-1949.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /vault/221219/gallup-vault-stigma-epilepsy-persisted-1949.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 02 Nov 2017 17:15:00 GMT Americans' Experiences With Non-Drug Treatments for Pain Many adults in the U.S. suffer from back pain. Most prefer to try non-drug treatments to manage it. /opinion/gallup/220166/americans-experiences-non-drug-treatments-pain.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/gallup/220166/americans-experiences-non-drug-treatments-pain.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 03 Oct 2017 19:00:00 GMT Americans Open to Drug-Free Pain Treatment Over Opioids Nearly eight in 10 Americans prefer drug-free ways to treat their physical pain. More communication between doctors and patients about drug-free alternatives could help reduce deaths from prescription opioid abuse. /opinion/gallup/218762/americans-open-drug-free-pain-treatment-opioids.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/gallup/218762/americans-open-drug-free-pain-treatment-opioids.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 12 Sep 2017 13:00:00 GMT Diabetes Rate Greatest Among Transportation Workers Transportation workers, followed by farmers/fishers/foresters, have the highest diabetes rate among major occupations. Physicians have the lowest. /poll/214097/diabetes-rate-greatest-among-transportation-workers.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/214097/diabetes-rate-greatest-among-transportation-workers.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 26 Jul 2017 04:01:00 GMT Healthy Eating Linked to Lower Likelihood of Depression U.S. adults who say they ate healthy "yesterday" are a third less likely to currently have depression than those who say they did not eat healthy. /poll/209000/healthy-eating-linked-lower-likelihood-depression.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/209000/healthy-eating-linked-lower-likelihood-depression.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 03 May 2017 04:01:00 GMT