Published Online: August 20, 2014 Shirley Musich, PhD; Andrea Klemes, DO, FACE; Michael A. Kubica, MBA, MS; Sara Wang, PhD; and Kevin Hawkins, PhD Objectives To investigate the impact on healthcare expenditure and utilization trends of a personalized preventive care program designed to deliver individualized care focused on disease preventionamong Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. Study Design […]
MedPageToday Primary Care Primary Pain Points: ‘Ill to Pill’ Published: Jul 10, 2014 By Sarah Wickline, Staff Writer, MedPage Today “I am frustrated by the healthcare system’s payment model and its ability to value sufficient preventive care,” Payal Bhandari, MD, a primary care physician in private practice at Advanced Health in San Francisco, told MedPage Today in response […]
Atherosclerosis, 05/23/2014 Clinical Article Le Goff W – Omega–3 fatty acids (n–3) FA are reported to be protective against cardiovascular disease (CVD), notably through their beneficial action on atherosclerosis development. In this context dietary intake of long–chain marine eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is recommended and randomized trials largely support that EPA and […]
Pauline Anderson May 01, 2014 PHILADELPHIA — Continuous long-term aerobic activity has a protective effect on cognitive status and psychomotor speed in nondemented elderly, a new study has found. “We recommend daily low-impact aerobic physical activity in older people who are able to do this type of exercise,” said lead researcher Manuel Seijo-Martinez, MD, Neurology […]
Lisa Nainggolan April 24, 2014 The first study to examine whether a change in the amount of tea or coffee consumed has any effect on the subsequent risk for type 2 diabetes among healthy individuals has found that it does, at least for coffee. And the effects become apparent within a relatively short period of […]
Roxanne Nelson February 24, 2014 About half of all Americans take supplements, but doing so is unlikely to stave off either cancer or cardiovascular disease. In its latest report, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has concluded that there is insufficient evidence to determine whether vitamins help prevent either of these diseases. However, the […]
The Journal of Nutrition, 02/21/2014 Review Article Journal Abstract PubMed Reference Poulose SM, et al. – Because of the combination of population growth and population aging, increases in the incidence of chronic neurodegenerative disorders have become a societal concern, both in terms of decreased quality of life and increased financial burden. Clinical manifestation of many of these […]
Paul D. Loprinzi, PhD Mayo Clinic Proceedings Volume 89, Issue 2 , Pages 190-198, February 2014 Abstract Objective To examine the association between objectively measured physical activity and dietary behavior and their combined effect on health. Patients and Methods Data for this study were obtained from the 2003-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey cycles. […]
Lisa Nainggolan January 20, 2014 A new study in healthy women suggests that consuming high levels of flavonoids, including compounds found in berries, tea, grapes, and wine, could potentially lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. The study, published in the February issue of the Journal of Nutrition, indicates that greater intake of these dietary […]
Lynn F. Brumm, DO; Carrie Janiski, DO, MS, ATC; Jenifer L. Balawender, DO; Adam Feinstein, DO The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, December 2013, Vol. 113, 882-890. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2013.066 Abstract Context: Stress fractures are common among athletes, particularly distance runners, with many theories regarding the etiologic process of stress fractures and various studies identifying risk […]
By Lisa Killinger, DC “I have never considered it beneath my dignity to do anything to relieve human suffering.” — D.D. Palmer While some patients come to chiropractors to get their back checked, some of our patients use our services for primary health and wellness care. Some patients may prefer chiropractic’s natural and less-invasive approach […]
12.20.2013 by Todd Neale Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Eating more fiber-rich foods may provide protection against heart disease, a meta-analysis showed. In pooled results from observational studies, an increase in total fiber intake of 7 grams per day was associated with reduced risks of both coronary heart disease (risk ratio [RR] 0.91, 95% CI […]
BMJ Open 2013 Oct 25;[EPub Ahead of Print], G Chiaranda, E Bernardi, L Codecà, F Conconi, J Myers, F Terranova, S Volpato, G Mazzoni, G Grazzi TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Can the walking speed maintained during a 1-km treadmill test predict survival in patients with cardiovascular disease? A group of 1255 stable cardiac patients, men aged 25 […]
Monday 09 December 2013 Taking regular exercise is the most effective single lifestyle choice people can make to reduce their risk of dementia, according to one of the most extensive studies yet into people’s long-term health outcomes. The 35-year investigation, carried out by researchers at Cardiff University, found that consistently following just four out of […]
October 22, 2013 by MARCO TORRES Vitamin D Proven More Effective Than Both Anti-Viral Drugs and Vaccines At Preventing The Flu The risk of children suffering from flu can be reduced by 50% if they take vitamin D, doctors in Japan have found. The finding has implications for flu epidemics since vitamin D, which is […]
Williams PT. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2013 Oct 1. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract PURPOSE: Test prospectively whether exercise is associated with lower brain cancer mortality in 111,266 runners and 42,136 walkers from the National Runners’ and Walkers’ Health Studies. METHODS: Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) from Cox proportional hazards analyses of […]
Efforts are needed on both the individual and population levels to get people to make better lifestyle choices….
Laurie Barclay, MD Oct 04, 2013 Full Medscape Article: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/812116 Walking for 1 hour or more daily was associated with a 14% lower risk for breast cancer, and high physical activity was associated with a 25% lower risk, compared with the risk for most sedentary women, according to findings from a large prospective study published […]
Exercise may be at least as effective as many drug interventions with respect to mortality outcomes for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease….
Tinker Ready Oct 02, 2013 Full Story: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/812024 Exercise may be just as effective as many drugs in lowering risk for death in the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease, rehabilitation after stroke, and prevention of diabetes, according to an analysis of randomized controlled trials published online October 1 in the British Medical Journal. Although the researchers note […]