Researchers announced today in the American Journal of Epidemiology that despite the high level of spending on healthcare in the United States compared to England, Americans experience higher rates of chronic disease and markers of disease than their English counterparts at all ages. Why the health status differs so dramatically in these two countries, which […]
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Physical Activity In The Prevention And Treatment Of Disease (Online Book Release)
Prescribing physical activity for the purpose of preventing and treating various conditions can now become a reality for healthcare professionals all over the world. Nine out of ten of all primary care centers in Sweden prescribe physical activity. The book Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease is often used as a handbook when […]
Looking Older Than Your Age May Not Be A Sign Of Poor Health
Even though most adults want to avoid looking older than their actual age, research led by St. Michael’s Hospital shows that looking older does not necessarily point to poor health. The study found that a person needed to look at least 10 years older than their actual age before assumptions about their health could be […]
Americans Are Less Healthy Than The English, But Live As Long Or Longer
Older Americans are less healthy than their English counterparts, but they live as long or even longer than their English peers, according to a new study by researchers from the RAND Corporation and the Institute for Fiscal Studies in London. The paper was co-authored by James Banks and Alastair Muriel of the Institute for Fiscal […]
New Methods Detect Subtleties In Human Genomes’ Repetitive Landscapes
Scientists have invented methods to scout the human genome’s repetitive landscapes, where DNA sequences are highly identical and heavily duplicated. These advances, as reported today in Science, can identify subtle but important differences among people in the number and content of repeated DNA segments.
Immunization Coverage Is Key To Good Local And Global Health
“Whooping cough, diphtheria and diseases that some of us don’t even recognize anymore are not gone forever. They are widespread in developing countries and do also arise here in the US,” said Palacios. “It is important that vaccine-preventable diseases are kept under control no matter where they crop up, whether it be in Texas or […]
Doctors Need To Help Patients Prepare Better For Health Decisions
Twelve years ago, then 28-year-old graduate student Brian Zikmund-Fisher was forced into the toughest choice of his life: Die from a blood disorder within a few years or endure a bone marrow transplant that could cure him or kill him in weeks. Zikmund-Fisher, now an assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Public […]
Increasing Taxes On Alcoholic Beverages Reduces Disease, Injury, Crime, And Death Rates
Increasing the costs to consumers of beer, wine, and hard liquor significantly reduces the rates of a wide range of alcohol-related deaths, diseases, injuries, and other problems, according to a new study published in today’s online edition of the American Journal of Public Health and scheduled for inclusion in the November print edition. Researchers at […]
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