According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the prevalence of obesity among adults in the U.S. is about 42%, rising more than 10 percentage points in the past two decades. During that same period, severe obesity about doubled, to 9.2%. It is estimated that medical costs attributed to obesity are $173 billion, or about $1,861 higher per obese individual compared to adults with a healthy weight.
Category: Experts
Pharmacist: That Prescription Will Cost You $3.5 Million!
A new record has been set for the highest price medication. The newly approved hemophilia drug Hemgenix.
The Thanksgiving Holiday is Fraught with Peril
Thanksgiving is fraught with dangers that most people may never think of. There is the danger from driving great distances with too many cars on the road, some of which may have indulged in too much eggnog prior to driving. The AAA estimates that 55 million Americans are expected to hit the road driving more than 50 miles to see friends and family. The worst traffic is expected to take place Wednesday afternoon as the rush hour traffic mixes with holiday traffic.
Wednesday Links
- Ideal population for the earth: is 8 billion too many or too few?
- Claim: Clinton era adoption law is devastating for Black families.
- Fraudulent unemployment claims in a single year of Covid reached $11 billion in New York.
- Because cannabis is illegal under federal law, only one US facility has been allowed to do research on it.
- Paragon lays out goals for the lame duck Congress.
- Is cannibalism a healthy diet?