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LSD, Good For Anxiety? »
In the first LSD experiment conducted in over 40 years, 12 cancer patients were given a dose of LSD. 8…
Dying to Know: What Are the Top Causes of Death in America »
In the U.S., average life expectancy rates are the highest they've ever been, at roughly 79 years. We're living longer,…
The Organ Donor Problem »
The number of people waiting for an organ transplant has increased at a significantly faster rate than the number of…
Tanning Beds Among Female Youth Dangerously High, Cancerous »
One million Americans use tanning salons daily, and nearly 30 million each year. Using tanning beds before age 35, increases…
Doctors of Death »
Deaths resulting from preventable medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. Further, the number…
A Utilitarian's Disease Donation Guide »
The Ice Bucket Challenge popularized donating to ALS charities, though even if the numbers of afflicted was weighted for life…
Organ Donor Recipients by Age »
There were 28,051 people who received organ transplants in the U.S. in 2012. 43.3% of organ donor recipients were 50-64…
Top Five Causes of Death By Age Group: 2011 »
In 2011, for individuals aged 1-24 and 25-44 years old, accidents were the leading cause of death. This percent gradually…
Private Philanthropy Funds by Allocation »
In 2009, a third of all the U.S. private philanthropy funds donated were allocated to religion ($101 billion) . 9.4%…
Cancer Survival Rates Increasing, Still Room For Improvement »
While surviving certain cancers has become nearly assured, cancers of the pancreas, lung, esophagus, and liver have continued to kill…
#BreastCancer Rate in American Women »
It may be surprising, but the breast cancer rate among American women has generally decreased since 1999, according to the…
HPV and Cervical Cancer »
While there are a 100 different strains of HPV 2 of them are responsible for a majority of the cases…
Americans Overwhelmingly Support the 'Right to Die' »
What should seemingly present another contentious issue that divides Americans across party lines and by generation is, perhaps surprisingly, universally…
Most Americans Support Aided Suicide for the Terminally Ill »
Well over half of Americans support doctor-assisted suicide for the terminally ill with less than 6 months to live. An…
What Is Killing Americans? »
Heart disease and cancer are by far the top killer of Americans. The following four leading causes combined still do…
Are Mammograms Doing More Harm Than Good? »
Mammograms have a 19% reduction rate in mortality due to breast cancer. But, there comes a risk with mammograms. There…
Deadly Cancer Survival Rates by Sex »
Of these six low survival rate cancers, women have a clear advantage. The five year relative survival rate for Mesothelioma…
E-Cigarette Use Increases Among Students »
The percentage of U.S. students in grades 6-12 who had ever tried e-cigarettes more than doubled from 3.3% in 2011…
Do Americans really want to live longer? »
The majority of U.S. adults (56%) say that if medical treatments that slow the aging process (allowing the average person…
How long do you want to live? »
When Americans were asked how long they would like to live, 69% stated an ideal age that was between 79…
Percent Change In Death Rates By Causes Of Death »
From 2000 to 2010, the death rate for Alzheimer's disease increased. However, the death rates for diabetes mellitus, cancer, heart…
Top Causes of Death »
Since 1935, heart disease and cancer have remained the first and second leading causes of death, respectively in America. Stroke…
The Dramatic Rise of Cigarette Prices »
The average cost of cigarettes in the U.S. has increased 1379% in just 40 years. In 1970, the average cost…
Where You Live = If You Live; World's Most Polluted Cities »
In many of the most densely populated cities, air quality is so low that citizens actually suffer health disorders, and…
Private Philanthropy Funds by Source »
Individuals made up 74.9% of private philanthropy funds in the U.S. in 2009. Charitable bequests (funds from a will) accounted…
Foundations by Asset Size »
In 2009, 16.4% of U.S. foundations (nonprofit charitable organizations) had less than $50,000 in assets. 23.4% of foundations had between…
Foundations Double in Number »
The number of U.S. foundations, including nonprofit organizations whose goals are deemed to serve the common good, has more than…
Fun In The Sun Now, May Mean Fewer Sunny Days Later »
Melanoma of the skin is the only cancer, of the seven most common types in the US, whose incidence rate…
Vast Majority of Skin Cancer Incidences, Deaths are Whites »
White people constitute the vast majority of all skin cancer patients, with a rate over 3x as high as any…
Cancer Survival Rates for Blacks at 80s Level for All Races »
A marked disparity exists between the cancer survival rates of all Americans, and those of the African American community. Particularly…
Women More Likely to Get Sunburn »
In 2010, white women were the most likely Americans ages 18-29 to get a sunburn, with 65.9% having gotten a…
Indoor Tanning Rates Among Women »
Among non-Hispanic white women ages 18-29, young women in the Midwest and South regions of the U.S. were the most…
Secondhand Smoke Decreases with Age »
Elderly Americans are less likely than young Americans to have secondhand smoke. Only 31.6% of Americans age 60 and over…
Secondhand Smoke Among Children »
The percentage of American children ages 4-11 with any detectable cotinine (a product of nicotine breakdown) in their system decreased…