Health
Simple tips can lead to better food choices
A few easily learned tips on eating and food choice can increase amount of healthy food choices between 5 percent and 11 percent, a new Yale University study has found.
Nov 13, 2018
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Health
For stroke, pre-diabetes and coronary heart disease, physical activity seems to be as good as popping a pill
(Medical Xpress)—Doctors should consider prescribing exercise as well as medication for some common conditions, a new study suggests. It found that exercise affects outcomes about equally as well as prescription drugs for ...
Feb 7, 2014
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Cardiology
A polypill strategy to improve global secondary cardiovascular prevention
The polypill, a combination pill taken just once a day that includes key medications for secondary prevention of heart disease, may be an effective low-cost strategy to improve adherence to medication recommendations and ...
Aug 4, 2014
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Health
Diet and exercise are a universal prescription for better health
What if there were a nearly universal prescription for better health, one that could save untold thousands of lives annually, lower health care costs and even help shrink the nation's carbon footprint?
May 15, 2015
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Health
Average age of women giving birth increases over the last year, CDC says
The average age of women giving birth in America rose last year as the nation's birthrate held steady after several years of decline, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Sep 11, 2013
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Neuroscience
In autopsy study, over 90% of former NFL players showed signs of brain disease CTE
Many football fans fondly remember Rick Arrington as the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback from 1970 to 1973, but his daughter's memories are tainted by years spent watching her dad suffer from late-stage chronic traumatic ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds childhood bullying linked to distrust and mental health problems in adolescence
A new study, co-led by UCLA Health and the University of Glasgow, found that young teenagers who develop a strong distrust of other people as a result of childhood bullying are substantially more likely to have significant ...
Feb 13, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mpox vaccine found to be protective by CDC
Researchers from the Mpox Emergency Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta have conducted a case-control study based on data from a nationwide electronic health record database, Cosmos, ...
HIV & AIDS
CDC researchers examine HIV-related stigma among US healthcare providers
A Systemic Review from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed studies of HIV-related stigma among healthcare provider and identified three main themes: attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors; quality of patient ...
Oct 9, 2018
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Study uncovers gut bacteria differences in children who later develop juvenile idiopathic arthritis
For the first time, scientists have shown that gut bacteria differences are associated with later development of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, a debilitating rheumatic childhood disease, and that these differences are present ...
Jul 6, 2023
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