Health
Fall detector for older people
Pressure measurements enable a newly developed fall detector to "observe" falls that current sensors do not register, thus improving safety for older people who live at home.
Feb 8, 2016
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Cardiology
Reduced blood lead levels linked to lower blood pressure
Through the Strong Heart Family Study, researchers have found that small declines in blood lead levels were associated with long-term cardiovascular health improvements in Native American adults. Participants who had the ...
Jan 11, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study: Women with alcohol-related liver disease have greater mortality risk than men with condition
Investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai and colleagues found that women with fatty liver disease related to alcohol consumption have almost twice the risk of dying within a certain time period than men ...
Jan 25, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Is emotional eating sabotaging your weight-loss efforts?
You know losing that extra weight would be good for your health. Your health care team talked with you about how obesity increases your risk of other health issues, such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and ...
May 6, 2024
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Health
Low-cost, data-driven tool identifies sickest hospital patients
A team of Yale researchers developed and tested an automated tool that uses electronic health records to identify patients most at risk of deteriorating while in the hospital.
Jan 26, 2018
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Addiction
The designated driver role gets a modern update, covering dangers from COVID-19 to social media
The designated driver (DD) is a successful public health strategy dating back to the late 1980s. To better reflect the realities of today's society, now is a good time to evolve the initiative to help mitigate the harms tied ...
Sep 25, 2020
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Cardiology
Older heart patients need personalized preventive care
Strategies to prevent heart attack, stroke and other major cardiac events should be individualized for older adults who should play a role in choosing their therapies, according to an American Heart Association scientific ...
Oct 28, 2013
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Health
Internal clock dictates when you eat, sleep and might have a heart attack—all based on time of day
Anyone who has suffered from jet lag or struggled after turning the clock forward or back an hour for daylight saving time knows all about what researchers call your biological clock, or circadian rhythm—the "master pacemaker" ...
Jul 5, 2022
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Health
Teen mentors inspire healthier choices in younger children
An obesity intervention taught by teen mentors in Appalachian elementary schools resulted in weight loss, lower blood pressure and healthy lifestyle changes among the younger students learning the curriculum, according to ...
Mar 20, 2013
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Health
Supporting weight-loss medications with adequate, tailored nutrition
While weight-loss medications are having a positive effect on many Americans' health, it is important to also talk about nutrition. Not just the "please eat healthy and exercise" narrative (despite its truth), but making ...
May 13, 2024
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