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Title: Reuters: More Americans getting multiple chronic illnesses
Post by: NaDiNe on January 06, 2009, 06:59:52 AM
More Americans getting multiple chronic illnesses
      


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More Americans are burdened by chronic illnesses such as diabetes and high blood pressure, often having more than three at a time, and this has helped fuel a big rise in out-of-pocket medical expenses, a study released on Tuesday showed.<div class="feedflare">
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http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/Y5dCSIfFliM/idUSTRE5050S920090106