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Diabetes Heart Risk “Equivalent to 15 Years Aging”
Reuters/Yahoo, June 29, 2006
Diabetics are at risk of developing cardiovascular disease, one of the world’s biggest killers, 15 years earlier than other people, according to scientists.
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Formula Helps Find Some Colon Cancers
Associated Press, June 28, 2006
Scientists have developed a formula that can help find colon cancer patients with certain inherited bad genes—information that can help determine the best course of treatment and identify family members at risk of developing the disease, too.
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Risks and Remedies: Diabetes Prevention in a Cuppa Joe?
The New York Times, June 27, 2006
Drinking coffee is linked to a reduced risk for diabetes, a new study reports, and caffeine apparently has little to do with the effect.
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Can’t Sleep? Trying Changing Your Behavior
NBC News, June 27, 2006
A study by the American Medical Association shows cognitive behavioral therapy, instead of sleeping pills, helps patients with insomnia sleep at night.
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Surgeon General Warns of Secondhand Smoke
The Washington Post, June 27, 2006
Breathing any amount of someone else’s tobacco smoke harms nonsmokers, the surgeon general declared Tuesday—a strong condemnation of secondhand smoke that is sure to fuel nationwide efforts to ban smoking in public.
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Employers buy ‘wellness’ to save on health care
The Puget Sound Business Journal, June 23, 2006
As health costs continue to surge, more employers are thinking about investing in wellness programs in hopes of slowing the rate of cost increases by improving the health of their employees.
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Disability insurance wise choice for many workers
Associated Press, June 4, 2006
Workers’ compensation only covers limited incidents, and ‘lifestyle shortcomings’ like diabetes and hypertension can lead to an inability to work. Are you covered?
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Obese boomers face immobile future
USA Today, June 6. 2006
Millions of overweight baby boomers are on the fast track to becoming disabled senior citizens, which could have dire repercussions for the nation’s already overburdened nursing home system. Research shows that being obese increases the chance of becoming disabled at a younger age.
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Does my diet fit my genes?
Time, June 11, 2006
The new science of nutrigenomics can explain why fat and caffeine are worse for some than for others, and what you should eat to stay healthy.
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Meditating for better heart health
Associated Press, June 14, 2006
Patients who regularly practice meditation can lower blood pressure and improve insulin levels.
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New cure for the blues: Get old
Time, June 15, 2006
Research suggests you will be happier in your senior years than at any other point in your life, despite illness, widowhood or financial issues.
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New face scanner could save your skin
Associated Press, June 20, 2006
A new device can show detail in detecting sun damage and helps identify your risk for skin cancer.
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More reasons to cut back on saturated fat
MSNBC, May 19, 2006
Saturated fats raise unhealthy levels of cholesterol, and can potentially lead to diabetes, cancer, ovarian disorders and other health problems.
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Not enough sleep associated with weight gain
Reuters, May 24, 2006
Women who get less than five hours of sleep a night are more likely to gain weight and become obese than women who get seven hours or more.
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One-third of U.S. adults diabetic, many unaware of disease
Fox News, May 26, 2006
One in three Americans has diabetes or a prediabetes condition, and of the 78 million Americans with the disease, one-third of them don’t know it.
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Many adults in U.S. lack health insurance
Reuters, May 30, 2006
The majority of 20-something Americans feel they are young, healthy and don’t need health insurance, leading to a growing number of uninsured young adults.
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Can consumer-directed plans save health insurance?
MSNBC, May 30, 2006
Health insurance plans may be hard to swallow as premiums and deductibles continue to increase, but are consumer-directed plans any better?
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Breast cancer drug ‘a little less scary’
Associated Press, April 17, 2006
Studies show a new drug prevents breast cancer in older, high-risk women with few side effects, according to the National Cancer Institute. The drug can also be used to treat osteoporosis.
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Low-calorie diet may help turn back the clock
The Associated Press, April 5, 2006
Longevity researchers say they’ve shown for the first time that following a strict low-calorie diet can decrease DNA damage linked with aging.
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Study: Child obesity expected to soar worldwide
Australian doc says infection is at root of Crohn’s disease
Newsday, March 16, 2006
In the tradition of an Australian Nobel-Prize winner who bucked the establishment, another doctor from down under insists Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disorder, is caused by renegade microbes.
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Happy 150th birthday: a new era looms for old age
Yahoo!/Reuters, March 15, 2006
Modern medicine is redefining old age and may soon allow people to live regularly beyond the current upper limit of 120 years, say experts.
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DNA Diet: Bogus or Breakthrough?
ABC News, March 13, 2006No-carb? Low-carb? Calorie-counting? Those diets are so 20th century. Several experts are saying that the latest dieting trend centers around the humane genome.
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MSNBC.com, March 6, 2006
The number of overweight children worldwide will increase significantly by the end of the decade, and scientists expect profound impacts on everything from public health care to economies.
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Most Americans still skip colon cancer screening
Yahoo! News, March 8, 2006
Three out of four Americans aged 50 to 70 aren’t getting regular colon cancer screening, according to a survey sponsored by the maker of a new screening test for the disease.
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Census report foresees no crisis over aging generation’s health
New York Times, March 10, 2006
The next few decades will see an explosion in the percentage of Americans over the age of 65, but the economic and social impact of this baby boomer sunset may be gentler than had been feared because of a significant drop in the percentage of older people with disabilities, a new federal study has concluded.
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