Brian Ripp ~ Your Bay Area & Fremont Real Estate & Financial Agent » doctor visit http://brianripp.com Realty World - Viking Realty / Family owned since 1971 Sat, 12 May 2012 00:26:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Foreclosures and Health http://brianripp.com/2012/01/13/foreclosures-and-health/ http://brianripp.com/2012/01/13/foreclosures-and-health/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:27:11 +0000 Brian Ripp http://bripp.blogs.rwnetwork.com/?p=751 Foreclosures may be making some people sick, according to recent research published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.  In markets hit hard by foreclosures, such as, Arizona, California, Florida, and New Jersey, the number of reported visits to emergency rooms and doctor’s offices also has risen.

The study finds that an increase of 100 foreclosures corresponded to a 7.2% increase in reported cases of hypertension and an 8.2% increase in diabetes among people age 20 – 49.  A rise of 100 foreclosures was associated with a 12% increase in doctor visits for anxiety and a 39% increase in visits for suicide attempts, though these figures still represent a small number of patients.

from CRS magazine  Nov./Dec. 2011

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