The global diabetes rate has risen by 45 percent over the last few decades, according to new research published in the British medical journal The Lancet. Over the years, diabetes rates have soared in rich countries, but now it appears that poorer, third world countries are following suit. Type 2 diabetes accounts for the vast majority of […]
Predicting Fracture Risk in Older Adults
Fractures and falls in seniors can be avoided with prevention techniques, but identifying high-risk individuals isn’t always easy. Doctors can conduct bone mineral density (BMD) scans, but new research suggests that something as simple as age may be just as useful in predicting fracture likelihood. To conduct their study, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University examined […]
33 Million Affected By Problemed Alcohol Drinking
About 1 in 7 American adults are problemed drinkers, according to data published in JAMA Psychiatry. The new study examined the prevalence of drinking behaviors based on the new definition of alcohol use disorders. The new definition says that problemed drinkers exhibit two of the 11 characteristics on the new Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of […]
Stubbed Toes vs. Broken Toes
If you’re like most people, you’ve stubbed your big toe at one time or another. It doesn’t matter whether you stubbed it on your dining room table or the door frame, it’s going to hurt. Sometimes you can just walk it off, while other times the pain lingers for days. Today, we take a look at […]
Desk Workers Should Walk 2 Hours a Day
Findings published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine suggest that workers who work at a predominantly desk-based job should strive for 2 hours a day of standing or strolling during working hours. It’s not always easy to fit standing and walking time into your day, especially when you do most of your work at […]
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