All posts with subject: disease-prevention
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
The correlation between belly fat and dementia
A 2008 study in the journal Neurology found that having a few extra pounds around your belly in midlife can increase your chances of suffering from dementia later in life.
The study, led by Rachel Whitmer, PhD, uncovered the following key findings:
People who were overweight and had a large belly were [...]
Read full storyfiled in: State of Health
subjects: diet, disease-prevention, weight loss
Monday, October 26, 2009
The value of prevention
A positive attitude can go a long way in helping you maintain good health. So can regularly scheduled mammograms.
By getting mammograms regularly, women can reduce their risk of breast cancer by potentially detecting it in early stages when it’s more treatable.
We’ve long recognized the value of prevention, and that’s why [...]
Read full storyfiled in: About Thrive
subjects: cancer, disease-prevention, prevention
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Changing the way we manage disease through electronic health records
Is kidney disease just the beginning? A new, five-year project shows that the use of electronic health records by specialty and primary care doctors can lead to improved care and early intervention for those with serious health issues like kidney disease.
Read full storyfiled in: State of Health
subjects: communication-techniques, disease-prevention, research-study
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
H1N1 pandemic is not a sign the disease is getting more severe
The H1N1 (swine flu) virus hasn’t gotten more severe, but it has spread to more areas of the world.
The World Health Organization declared the H1N1 strain of flu a pandemic because it continues to spread in the United States and around the world. So far, though, most cases [...]
Read full storyfiled in: State of Health
subjects: disease-prevention, flu, prevention, world-health-organization
