Health, wealth connected?
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 11:30
in Psychology & Sociology
We ring in the new year with hopes of being healthy, wealthy, and wise. A new study suggests that from a public health standpoint, health and wealth may be connected. Researchers examined Google search patterns during the recent recession, and discovered that people searched for keywords related to health symptoms much more frequently than they would have if the recession hadn't taken place.