Diabetes
Prevalence of metformin use 0.7 percent in prediabetes
(HealthDay)—For U.S. adults with prediabetes, the prevalence of metformin use is 0.7 percent, according to a study published online April 3 in Diabetes Care.
Apr 7, 2017
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Twenty-five food categories explain 70 percent of salt intake
(HealthDay)—For U.S. persons, 70 percent of dietary sodium comes from 25 food categories, with bread the top contributor, according to research published in the March 31 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Apr 3, 2017
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Diabetes
Lack of recent health care tied to unawareness of diabetes
(HealthDay)—Factors that are associated with being unaware of diabetes include not receiving health care in the past year, while a family history of diabetes and hospitalizations in the past year are factors associated ...
Mar 21, 2017
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Health
Photos show promise as dietary assessment tool, but more training needed
Research at Oregon State University suggests that photographs of your food are good for a lot more than just entertaining your friends on social media - those pictures might help improve your health and also national nutrition ...
Mar 7, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
Fewer overweight adults report trying to lose weight
Although weight gain has continued among U.S. adults, fewer report trying to lose weight, according to a study appearing in the March 7 issue of JAMA.
Mar 7, 2017
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Health
Gluten-free diet may increase risk of arsenic, mercury exposure
People who eat a gluten-free diet may be at risk for increased exposure to arsenic and mercury - toxic metals that can lead to cardiovascular disease, cancer and neurological effects, according to a report in the journal ...
Feb 13, 2017
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Health
Study tallies extra calories Americans consume in their coffee, tea
More than 160 million people in the U.S. drink coffee or tea on a regular basis, and many of them use sugar, cream, flavored syrups or other calorie-laden additives in their drinks of choice. A new analysis reveals just how ...
Jan 30, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Nearly half of U.S. men infected with HPV, study finds
(HealthDay)—Many American men are infected with the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV), but unlike women, men are more likely to stay infected throughout their lives, a new study finds.
Jan 19, 2017
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Cardiology
Conventional trials can't detect heterogeneity in BP Tx effects
(HealthDay)—Conventional clinical trials are unable to detect clinically important heterogeneity in intensive blood pressure (BP) treatment effects, according to a modeling study published online Jan. 3 in the Annals of ...
Jan 3, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Survey: Significant number of airline pilots report depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts
Hundreds of commercial airline pilots currently flying may be clinically depressed, according to an anonymous survey of nearly 1,850 pilots conducted by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Dec 14, 2016
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