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BOSTON – The Hub ranked second among U.S. cities, behind only San Francisco, as a destination for expatriots, in a recent listing from Mercer, a management consulting organization. Boston did well by scoring high in several categories used by Mercer, including housing, medical and health considerations, recreation and the availability
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BOSTON – The Hub of New England trails both the Manchester-Nashua area of New Hampshire and even Springfield in western Massachusetts in terms of a "well-being" index created by Gallup, a polling and research organization, and Healthways, a firm that helps governments, insurers and hospitals improve the wellbeing of
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BOSTON – Seeking to encourage active living and safety for Hub residents, the Boston Public Health Commission launched the "I Bike" campaign on Wednesday. Seven Bostonians are featured on campaign posters alongside their wheels as they share their reasons for biking. Plans call for the advertising blitz to run
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Can your environment help hook you on drugs? Drug addiction is a disease — a chemical dependency that arises from the way certain drugs interact with the brain. Put simply: drugs like cocaine and heroin latch onto the nerve cells of the brain, releasing pleasure-producing neurotransmitters like dopamine. Abuse becomes addiction
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Although often under-reported, human trafficking is a serious public health problem. Nearly 21 million people worldwide are victims of forced labor and sexual exploitation. In the U.S., the problem persists under the guise of labor trafficking, domestic servitude, and sex slavery. Survivors of other forms of human trafficking, such
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Imagine a public health program that reduces the incidences of childhood asthma. Or imagine another one that assigns a home visiting nurse to women pregnant with their first child. Don't stop there. Imagine another program that identifies children under six who are at-risk of abuse and another one
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BOSTON – About a year before funding is set to expire for a state trust fund aimed at preventing chronic health conditions, community health organizations and other stakeholders shared with lawmakers their success stories and concerns about what could happen when the program ends. The Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund was
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Millions of couples in 46 countries where the Zika virus may pose a risk have been warned to avoid getting pregnant, according to an updated report from the World Health Organization. The virus is thought to cause birth defects like microcephaly, which prevents the growth of a baby's
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