Eating fish can reduce the risk of diabetes
A study analyses the dietary patterns of the adult Spanish population with high cardiovascular risk. The results reveal a high consumption of both red meat and fish. However, whilst eating lots of cured meats ...
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Nov 11, 2011 |
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Doctors: Test all kids for cholesterol by age 11
Every child should be tested for high cholesterol as early as age 9 - surprising new advice from a government panel that suggests screening kids in grade school for a problem more common in middle age.
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Nov 11, 2011 |
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Study confirms smoke-free workplaces reduce heart attacks
Mayo Clinic researchers have amassed additional evidence that secondhand smoke kills and smoke-free workplace laws save lives. The study will be presented to the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions on Monday ...
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Nov 14, 2011 |
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Diet, lifestyle key to preventing diabetes
(Medical Xpress) -- Dr. Craig Stump, interim director of the Diabetes Research Program at the UA College of Medicine–Tucson, suggests simple behavior changes that can add up to big benefits.
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Nov 21, 2011 |
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It pays to be healthier: Targeted financial incentives for patients can lead to health behavior change
Financial incentives work for doctors. Could they work for patients, too? Could they encourage them to change unhealthy behaviors and use preventive health services more? In some cases, yes, according to Dr. Marita Lynagh ...
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Nov 21, 2011 |
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New study calls sodium intake guidelines into question
For years doctors have warned that too much salt is bad for your heart. Now a new McMaster University study suggests that both high and low levels of salt intake may put people with heart disease or diabetes at increased ...
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Nov 22, 2011 |
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Short waits, long consults keep most patients very happy with their physicians
(Medical Xpress) -- Patients overall in the United States are very satisfied with their physicians and with treatment they receive in outpatient settings, according to new information which challenges common ...
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Nov 23, 2011 |
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Extreme cold good for exercise recovery
Athletes go to great lengths to protect their muscles and recover from exercise-induced muscle damage, but there has been little work to determine what methods are most effective.
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Dec 07, 2011 |
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Public health insurance offers insured infants better, less costly care than private plans
In the fierce national debate over a new federal law that requires all Americans to have health insurance, it's widely assumed that private health insurance can do a better job than the public insurance funded by the U.S. ...
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Dec 08, 2011 |
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Tart cherry juice drinkers gain sleep advantage
Americans seeking a better night's sleep may need to look no further than tart cherry juice, according to a new study in the European Journal of Nutrition.1 An international team of researchers found that when adults had t ...
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Dec 08, 2011 |
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Our jobs are making us sick
(Medical Xpress) -- New research at ANU has revealed that poor work conditions can adversely affect people’s health.
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Dec 12, 2011 |
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Survey: 1 in 4 women attacked by intimate partner
(AP) -- It's a startling number: 1 in 4 women surveyed by the government say they were violently attacked by their husbands or boyfriends.
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Dec 14, 2011 |
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Doctors should tell patients the realities of aging
Dr. Alexander K. Smith hopes to provoke a national discussion about being frank with the very elderly about their individual medical prognosis.
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Dec 16, 2011 |
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Mediterranean diet gives longer life
A Mediterranean diet with large amounts of vegetables and fish gives a longer life. This is the unanimous result of four studies to be published by the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. Research studies ...
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Dec 20, 2011 |
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New analysis casts doubt on results of tobacco industry studies into safety of cigarette additives
New analysis casts doubt on results of tobacco industry studies into safety of cigarette additives
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