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NEWS ABOUT: young adult

young adult stories: 5 news summaries

Young Adults Biggest Fans
of Health Care Reform 

Also top supporters of public option: survey

Sep 2, 09 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Making up 30% of the uninsured population, young adults are the biggest supporters of health reform and the public option, a poll finds—but they're also among the quietest. Only 53% of working young adults qualify for employer-based insurance, and they usually can’t afford to take out their own... More »

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health insurance • young adult • health care reform • uninsured • survey • demographic trends • supporters • Jay-ZTV

 Swine Flu Hits Hardest  
 Among Young Adults 

Excessive immune reaction may be at fault in Mexican deaths

Apr 27, 09 8:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The swine flu sweeping through Mexico is wreaking havoc among young adults in particular, reports the Washington Post, with the entire death toll as of yesterday comprised of those between 25 and 50. Some believe the trouble for young adults is an overpowering immune reaction that ravages throat and lung... More »

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Mexico • disease • bacteria • immune system • young adult • virus • swine flu

Uninsured Young Adults Play Doctor

Some feel invincible
but most just can't afford pricey premiums

Feb 18, 09 9:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Twentysomethings in low-paying jobs with no health coverage are taking up the slack with self-diagnosis and treatment, a potentially dangerous practice that may seem unavoidable. Many say they face a choice between buying insurance and making rent—and they're opting for the latter. "They’re new to the work... More »

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health care • health insurance • New York • Manhattan • young adult • health insurance premiums • David Paterson

OPINION

Anne of Green Gables, at 100, Goes Legit

Scribe cheers as Modern Library adds heroine to canon

Jul 10, 08 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Impetuous redheaded orphan Anne of Green Gables got the biggest gift of all on her 100th birthday: Official introduction into the literary canon. The Modern Library will issue a centennial edition of the first book in the series of eight. Some scholars bristle at the decision to place Anne alongside... More »

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literature • young adult • Canon • book • young adult novel • Anne of Green Gables • centennial

Majority of Alcoholics Are Young Adults

Study splits drinkers into 5 categories;
2 largest are in 20s

Jul 2, 07 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than half of all alcoholics in the United States are young adults, reveals a new study that surveyed 1,484 US adults. The study, reported by CBS, divided problem drinkers into five types. Despite the stereotype of the alcoholic as middle-aged, the average age in the two largest groups—... More »

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drugs • alcohol • alcoholism • United States • dependence • drug use • Americans • young adult

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