Preventive Care
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AAIC: Sedentary Early Adulthood May Mean Worse Cognitive Functioning Later
Key clinical point: Too little exercise and too much couch time in early adulthood significantly increases the risk of dementia when people reach...
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Tailored Family Counseling Reduces Children’s BMI Gain
Key clinical point: Regular support to families can reduce weight in overweight children. Major finding: After 2 years, children in the...
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New Guidelines Focus on Pediatric Thyroid Nodules and Cancer
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ACC/AHA Cholesterol Guideline Found Efficient, Cost Effective
Key clinical point: The updated ACC/AHA guideline for statin therapy is more efficient than NCEP’s guideline is at identifying which patients will...
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Hypertension, Blood Pressure Down Among US Children, Teens
Key clinical point: Average blood pressure levels have dropped among U.S.
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Study Finds Sharp Increase in Active Surveillance for Low-risk Prostate Cancer
Key clinical point: The management of patients with localized prostate cancer has changed dramatically in recent years. Major finding:...
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Half of Hispanics Unaware of Their High Cholesterol
Key clinical point: Half of Hispanics with high cholesterol are unaware that they have the condition. Major finding: Half of the adults who had...
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ADA: Mobile System Promotes Better Diabetes Self-management
Key clinical point: A mobile health diabetes self-management system improves diabetes knowledge, helps users remember to take medications and...