Archive: 24/08/2018

Tobacco-funded group starts Montana anti-initiative ad blitz

A group funded by the tobacco industry has launched a massive ad blitz against a ballot initiative to fund Montana's Medicaid expansion program and other health programs by raising the cigarette tax by $2 per pack and taxing ...

Aug 24, 2018

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How low is too low? Study highlights serious risks for intensive blood pressure control

Kaiser Permanente research published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found if patients with hypertension taking prescribed medications experience unusually low blood pressures—systolic blood pressure ...

Aug 24, 2018

Study reveals potential biomarkers of cerebral aneurysm risk

Expansive arterial remodeling (EAR) comprises a genetically programmed biological response designed to restore homeostatic levels of arterial wall stress after an increase in vessel flow load occurs. The magnitude and rate ...

Aug 24, 2018

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Education RE: herd immunity can up readiness to be vaccinated

(HealthDay)—Educating adults about herd immunity can increase the proportion willing to be vaccinated for influenza, according to a study recently published in Vaccine.

Aug 24, 2018

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Living in deprived area is risk factor for cognitive dysfunction

(HealthDay)—Area-level deprivation is an independent risk factor for cognitive dysfunction in older adults, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Aug 24, 2018

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Decline in hospital-acquired conditions continues

(HealthDay)—The rate of hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) continued its decline from 2014 to 2016, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions.

Aug 24, 2018

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Broader scope of practice linked to lower rates of burnout

(HealthDay)—Early-career family physicians who practice inpatient medicine or obstetrics have reduced odds of burnout, according to a study published in the May/June issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.

Aug 24, 2018

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Lower post-op mortality with hip fx surgery on day of admission

(HealthDay)—Postoperative mortality is lower for medically stable older patients who undergo surgery for hip fracture on the day of admission or the following day, according to a study published in the Aug. 7 issue of CMAJ, ...

Aug 24, 2018

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AHA: bandmates in the war and treaty open up about health, homelessness

Michael Trotter Jr. said his mother knew the turkey sandwiches, hot dogs and cupcakes he and his siblings were constantly eating weren't good for them. But life in homeless shelters was traumatic, and eating a nutritious ...

Aug 24, 2018

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TNFi not linked to increased cancer recurrence in RA patients

(HealthDay)—For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), treatment with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) is not associated with increased risk for cancer recurrence, according to a study published online Aug. 14 ...

Aug 24, 2018

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