Preventive Care
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Addiction and longevity: Physicians must respond now
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PSA screening declined 18% after USPSTF recommendation
Routine prostate-specific antigen screening declined 18% after the USPSTF recommended against it.
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VIDEO: Study shows how to stand up to the ‘sitting disease’
Taking 3-minute breaks to get up from the desk to walk or do simple resistance activities every half hour led to impressive drops in blood...
News
AHA: SPRINT’s results upend hypertension targets
Key clinical point: The first full report of results from the SPRINT trial of hypertension treatment targets generated lots of opinions on their...
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Lupus and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma share genetic risk
Key clinical point: Two genetic risk variants for systemic lupus erythematosus also were clearly linked to risk of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma...
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AHA: Homemade meals cut type 2 diabetes risk by 13%
Key clinical point: Eating more home-prepared lunches and dinners is associated in dose-dependent fashion with lower risk of developing type 2...
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VIDEO: SPRINT resets many patients’ hypertension treatment target
Results from the SPRINT trial provide evidence for a lower blood pressure target for many patients but don’t address who is hypertensive.
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Peer support program improved cardiovascular health, tobacco cessation
A peer support program was linked to significantly improved cardiovascular health, and to tobacco cessation.
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VIDEO: Most women remain unconcerned about heart risk
Nearly half of women in a large survey don’t know that heart disease is the top killer of U.S. women.
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ACS: No clear answers to black patients’ worse rectal cancer outcomes
Median survival was 109.6 months among white patients and 85.8 months among black patients with rectal cancer.
News
Evidence insufficient on omega-3 fatty acids for major depression in adults
Key clinical point: Patients should know that more evidence is needed to determine whether omega-3 fatty acids are an effective treatment for...