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Fifty-three percent of U.S. adults trust presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) more than presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) to address the issue of health care, compared with 33% who trust McCain more than Obama to address the issue, according to a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll, the Post reports.

Pharmaceutical companies, which 'have been waging war against inexpensive generic drugs for years at the national level,' are now 'taking their fights to the states, promoting proposals that would' bar pharmacists from automatically replacing prescriptions for brand-name drugs with generics, the Baltimore Sun reports.

PEOPLE being treated for type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for depression, according to a new report, and individuals with depression have a moderately increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes...

New data indicates that more than one in four adult Americans without medical insurance have a mental illness or substance use disorder, or both. But many state healthcare initiatives intended to cover the uninsured are neglecting these conditions, according to a report by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (National Council). The report is available at

All bizjournals.com news Tobacco distributor Alliance One International will be late filing its annual report for the third straight year, it said Tuesday.In a filing with the Securities and Exchange ...

At the launch of the CARI (Children at Risk in Ireland) Annual report on Tuesday 17 June 2008 at Buswells Hotel, Minister John Moloney TD, Minister for Equality, Disability and Mental health paid tribute to the CARI Foundation - stating that their 'professionalism and dedication to the welfare and protection of children has greatly improved the lives of thousands of children and parents throughout the country' .

A unique study discovers community involvement and a sense of belonging aids physical and mental health. 'Social trust, sense of belonging and community participation were each significantly associated with health outcomes,' the researchers found. Physical health - as reported by the study participants -'remained significantly associated with social trust' even among twins.However, social [...]

People being treated for type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for depression, according to a new report, and individuals with depression have a moderately increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Men whose prostate cancer recurs after they have undergone surgical removal of the prostate may benefit from early radiation therapy, according to study findings reported in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association.

Female veterans do not receive the same quality of outpatient care as male veterans at about one-third of the 139 Department of Veterans Affairs facilities that offer it, according to a report released on Friday by VA, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Women account for about 14% of the U.S.