Health & Illness

Health & Illness, for many of us, is a topic constantly on our minds. Here you will find odds relating to health conditions, diseases, treatments, and potential outcomes. With topics including cancer, diabetes, health insurance, birth and much more, the Health and Illness portal concerns the lives and wellbeing of everyone, yourself included.

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GENDER GAPS IN LUNG CANCER, EVEN FOR NEVER-SMOKERS

In 1976, the odds that a woman would be diagnosed with lung cancer in a year were 1 in 3663. The odds for a man were 1 in 1066. By 2006 the lung cancer diagnosis odds for a man dropped slightly to 1 in 1403 and shot up for women to 1 in 1937.

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BIRTH DEFECTS COMMON BUT OFTEN MANAGEABLE

“Ten fingers and ten toes?” It’s often the first question brand new parents think to ask. Of course, it contains the more serious query, “Is my baby normal and healthy in every way?”

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POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION: IT'S NORMAL TO BE BLUER THAN NORMAL

Though giving birth is often a joyous occasion, postpartum depression is common enough to be a household phrase, affecting 1 in 7.14 mothers, and nearly as many fathers.

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THE FRESHMAN 15, OR 5

Students new to college have a lot to gain: experience, knowledge, a mountain of debt, and—according to the stereotype—more than a few pounds of flesh.

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HISTORY OF THE HYSTERECTOMY

It’s the most common gynecological surgical procedure in the US: Over 600,000 hysterectomies are performed annually.

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STERILIZATION (AND ITS DISCONTENTS)

In 1922, a new operation for men, intended to help the aging recover some of that youthful pep, was written up in Popular Science magazine: the vasectomy.

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