A comprehensive literature review provides “compelling” support for recommending aerobic physical activity to help prevent or slow dementia and brain aging. Medscape Medical News
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The World Health Organization (WHO) reports on methods to reduce disease burden for as little as $1.20 per person per year. Medscape Medical News
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The more alcohol consumed per day, the greater the colorectal cancer risk, a new study suggests. Medscape Medical News
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(MedPage Today) — In general, patients support having surgical trainees participate in their procedures, but that willingness declines when patients are confronted with more personalized scenarios, researchers found.
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(MedPage Today) — Heart failure patients covered by Medicare or Medicaid or who have no insurance at all received fewer evidence-based therapies than those with private insurance, researchers found.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — President Obama on Monday defended his 10-year plan to cut $3 trillion from the federal deficit — a plan that includes $320 billion in proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, largely by cutting payments for healthcare services.
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(MedPage Today) — Even in an established regional system of care for patients with ST-segment elevation MI (STEMI), treatment delays still occur when patients need to be transferred between centers, researchers found.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved the osteoporosis drug denosumab (Prolia) as a treatment for bone loss in women with breast cancer and men with non-metastatic prostate cancer.
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CHICAGO (MedPage Today) — Azithromycin (Zithromax) given to patients with a new, ultra-dangerous strain of E. coli appeared to help rid them of the pathogen, German researchers said here.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved the osteoporosis drug denosumab (Prolia) as a treatment for bone loss in women with breast cancer and men with non-metastatic prostate cancer.
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