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For decades, public health initiatives successfully have changed the public’s perceptions and personal behaviors regarding a range of health conditions including lung cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis and HIV. Read more »
Heart patients face long-term readmission risk
Within the first year among patients studied, 70.3% of heart failure patients and 50.5% of myocardial infarction patients were re-hospitalized. Read more »
IOM: Evidence lacking on heavily restricting sodium
Evidence does not support reduction to below 2,300 milligrams per day, according to a report by an IOM expert committee. Read more »
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Study: Hormone levels may predict risk of SCD
Testosterone levels were significantly lower in male SCD patients, but were slightly higher among female cases. Read more »
CDC: About 1 in 8 seniors report cognitive decline
In 2011, 12.7% of Americans ages 60 and older reported confusion or memory loss happening more often or getting worse over the previous 12 months. Read more »
Heart association suggests pets lower CVD risk
Pet ownership likely is associated with a reduction in heart disease risk factors and increased survival among patients. Read more »
CDC: Many don't know they have hepatitis C
Only half of Americans identified as ever having had hepatitis C received follow-up testing to determine whether they still were infected. Read more »
One in five adults meets physical activity guidelines
At the state level, the rates of adults meeting the overall guidelines ranged from 27% in Colorado to 13% in Tennessee and West Virginia. Read more »
CV issues may affect cognition in young adults
Brain function in adults as young as 35 may decline as their heart disease risk factors increase, according to a Dutch study. Read more »
