Many US adults with uncontrolled HTN are unaware of HTN status
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HealthDay News
Sep 13, 2024
70.8%t of those who were aware of their high blood pressure status and met the criteria for meds had uncontrolled hypertension.
Statin therapy cost-effectively improves health outcomes for ≥70s
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HealthDay News
Sep 12, 2024
The lifetime use of a standard statin increased quality-adjusted life years by 0.24 to 0.70, with further increase seen for higher-intensity statins.
Pelvic floor yoga not superior for women with urinary incontinence
Aug 26, 2024
Total urinary incontinence frequency decreased by 2.3 episodes per day with yoga and 1.9 episodes per day with physical conditioning.
Migraine in women not linked to risk for Parkinson’s disease
Aug 22, 2024
No associations were seen for migraine with aura, migraine without aura, or history of migraine in a cohort of middle-aged women.
Routine clinical laboratory measures are not biomarkers of long COVID
Aug 13, 2024
No meaningful differences in mean laboratory values were seen between those with a PASC index of 12 or higher versus 0.
Severe menopause symptoms tied to cognitive impairment
Aug 20, 2024
The authors say that the findings show the interplay between hormonal, lifestyle and sociodemographic factors and cognitive health.
Meat consumption linked to increased incidence of type 2 diabetes
Aug 27, 2024
The risk increased in association with consumption of 100 g/day of red meat and 50 g/day of processed meat.
Greater alcohol intake tied to higher gout risk
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Haymarket Media
Aug 29, 2024
The findings were seen for both men and women; a particularly high risk was seen for beer or cider consumption.
Six more deaths in listeria outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meats
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Haymarket Media
Aug 29, 2024
According to the CDC, “Listeria is especially harmful to people who are pregnant, aged 65 or older, or with weakened immune systems,” the agency said in a news release.
6.7 percent of US adults cannot use automatic BP devices due to arm size
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Haymarket Media
Sep 06, 2024
The findings, with patients whose arm circumference was not in range, were seen for 10 most popular over-the-counter devices sold on Amazon.