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It is simply undeniable, our diets really do affect our health and overall risk for disease. This week, cartoonist Steve Kelley reminds us.
Posts Tagged ‘heart disease’
Humpday Humor
Posted in Humpday Humor, tagged cancer, diet, heart disease, prevention, wellness on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
March 12, 2009 is World Kidney Day
Posted in on Learning, on Prevention, tagged diet, exercise, featured health observance, heart disease, kidney disease, prevention on March 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Tomorrow, March 12 is World Kidney Day. Last month we discussed how heart disease is the leading cause of death for American women. Unfortunately, too few Americans realize, however, that chronic kidney disease is another life-threatening illness that often goes undetected until it reaches very advanced stages.
Wear Red (to)Day…Increasing Awareness about the #1 Killer of Women
Posted in 1st Friday in 1st Person, on Learning, tagged cardiovascular disease, CVD, featured health observance, heart disease, prevention on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
First Fridays in First Person. One in four women dies from heart disease. It’s the #1 killer of women, regardless of race or ethnicity. While the risk rises in middle age, signs and symptoms are seen in women aged younger than most would expect. Here are two women’s stories.
American Heart Month
Posted in on Prevention, tagged cardiovascular disease, CVD, featured health observance, heart disease, prevention, wellness on February 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
American Heart Month is an excellent opportunity for all Americans to take the time to learn more about heart health and effective methods for reducing their risk factors for serious heart conditions. Healthy choices can help us all live longer and richer lives.
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A Minute of Health with CDC- Step Away from the Cigarette November 10, 2009On November 19, the American Cancer Society will sponsor the 2009 Great American Smokeout. This podcast discusses how quitting smoking is the single best way for smokers to protect their health and the health of their family and friends.
- Step Away from the Cigarette November 10, 2009
- NYTimes: Health
- Drug Makers Raise Prices in Face of Health Care Reform November 16, 2009Critics say the industry is trying to establish a higher price base before Congress passes legislation that tries to curb drug spending in coming years.
- Law Seeks to Ban Misuse of Genetic Testing November 16, 2009The law would prohibit the use of genetic information in hiring decisions or in determining coverage.
- Little Benefit Seen, So Far, in Electronic Patient Records November 16, 2009A new study shows that electronic health records have so far not improved health care quality or cost. The reason may be that the technology is not being fully exploited.
- Drug Makers Raise Prices in Face of Health Care Reform November 16, 2009
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- WashingtonPost: Health
- New CDC estimates show what toll swine flu is taking in U.S. November 13, 2009About 22 million Americans have become ill with pandemic H1N1 influenza in the past six months and 3,900 have died, according to new estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Study in D.C. looks at using HIV treatment to prevent AIDS November 13, 2009The National Institutes of Health and the D.C. Health Department are preparing to launch a study in the District with an ambitious goal: to determine whether aggressive treatment of every adult with HIV could eliminate AIDS.
- Health insurers could be allowed to bypass some key reforms November 15, 2009Nobody wants to spend a lot of time and energy -- and taxpayer money -- and end up where they started. But that's what could happen with one of the principal elements of health reform, the "exchange" or "gateway."
- New CDC estimates show what toll swine flu is taking in U.S. November 13, 2009
- WSJ: Health
- Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks Are Dead. (Long Live … ) November 13, 2009The FDA may be cracking down on alcoholic energy drinks. But there's only so much the agency can do.
- Lilly Gets R&D Chief From Outside. Drugs to Follow? November 13, 2009The hiring is a sign that the Indianapolis drug maker wants to look beyond its own labs for new offerings even more than it's doing already.
- How Industry Spends $1 Billion a Year on Continuing Medical Ed. November 13, 2009Courses for doctors are big business.
- Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks Are Dead. (Long Live … ) November 13, 2009
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