A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston investigating trends on the use of pulmonary rehabilitation therapy among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease found that this therapy ...
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Dementia currently affects some 5 million people in the U.S., and that number is expected to triple by 2050. Having dementia affects the way you think, act, and make decisions.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that adults of all ages should engage in 150 or more minutes of moderate physical activity per week. Among adults 60 years of age or more, walking is the most common ...
Apr 20, 2016
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A graduate student at Washington State University Spokane is the lead author on a research paper that shows an overall drop in emergency room visits and hospitalizations by patients who are served by the Spokane Prescription ...
Apr 6, 2016
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Out-of-towners using marijuana in Colorado—which has legally allowed sales of the drug in retail dispensaries since 2014—are ending up in the emergency room at an increasing rate, reports a new study from Northwestern ...
Feb 24, 2016
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Colonoscopies are now a routine preventive diagnostic test for millions of Americans each year. While rates are low, complications like perforation, bleeding, and anesthesia-related heart failure can occur. Yale School of ...
Feb 1, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Heart surgery patients who receive home visits from physician assistants are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital, a new study finds.
Jan 27, 2016
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Early diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea may reduce six-month readmissions for patients hospitalized with heart failure, according to research recently published online by the American Journal of Cardiology.
Jan 26, 2016
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(HealthDay)—A risk-adjusted measure of outpatient colonoscopy quality can help inform patient choices and assist in quality-improvement efforts, according to research published in the January issue of Gastroenterology.
Jan 11, 2016
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Doctors, community workers and social researchers have long recognized a link between the hardships of poverty and health problems.
Jan 5, 2016
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