Word: suffering
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...Commission's ultimate finding, however, is that "it does not have to be this way." Differences in longevity have many causes - the poor in America, for instance, are more likely than the rich to suffer diabetes, obesity or death in a gang fight - but with the new report, WHO aims to uncover "the causes of the causes." It sets out not to cure diabetes or crack down on violence, but to pinpoint the social factors that make the more poorly likely to suffer, and this "gradient," or the degree to which different groups are unequal in health, is far steeper...
...polls - to put aside their lingering resentments and think about the bigger picture. "I want you to ask yourselves: Were you in this campaign just for me?" And at another point: "You haven't worked so hard over the last 18 months, or endured the last eight years, to suffer through more failed leadership. No way. No how. No McCain...
Millions of Americans who suffer from the uncomfortable intestinal disorder diverticulosis - more than half of the population will develop it in older age - have been told for decades to avoid eating popcorn, nuts, and that all-American favorite, corn on the cob, because those foods may compound the disorder. But a new study released this week suggests that these foods may not increase diverticulosis risk, and that in fact people who eat lots of nuts and popcorn have lower rates of the disease than others...
Diverticulosis is a baby boomer disease, prevalent among aging Westerners - one in 10 Americans over 40, both men and women, have it, according to the National Institutes of Health. By age 60, one in three Americans develop the tell-tale colonic bulges, and two-thirds of Americans over 85 suffer from the disorder, according to Strate's study. The exact causes of diverticulosis are poorly understood, Strate says, but a leading culprit appears to be the Western diet...
Many Americans with the disorder suffer only a few symptoms, perhaps occasional bloating in the lower abdomen or constipation. But up to 35% of people with diverticulosis will develop the more serious condition, diverticulitis, which results from inflammation of the diverticula, and causes severe pain, nausea, cramping, chills and fever, requiring invasive medical treatment such as surgery...