Preventive Care
Reports From the Field
Evaluation of the Empower Veterans Program for Military Veterans With Chronic Pain
Outcomes Research in Review
Using a Real-Time Prediction Algorithm to Improve Sleep in the Hospital
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Excess weight over lifetime hikes risk for colorectal cancer
Previous studies may have underestimated the risk for CRC because they have looked at excess weight at a single point.
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Study: Majority of research on homeopathic remedies unpublished or unregistered
Plus a quarter of the published trials changed their results before publication, according to the new research.
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Guidance seeks to improve statin treatment adherence
A systematic review of trials estimated that between up to 78% of statin intolerance could be attributed to expectation alone.
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Big missed opportunities for BP control in premenopausal women
A new NHANES analysis found no improvement in hypertension control over the past decade and evidence of racial and ethnic disparities in these...
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COVID-19 often more severe with congenital heart defects
“Hospitalized patients with heart defects are up to twice as likely to have critical outcomes of COVID-19 illness,” says author of a new study.
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New carcinogens added to toxicology list
The report’s authors make it clear that it is for informative value and guidance, not necessarily a dictate.
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Height an ‘overlooked risk factor’ for colorectal cancer?
“More active proliferation in organs of taller people could increase the possibility of mutations leading to malignant transformation.”
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Boosting daily exercise after age 70 tied to lower CVD risk
Exercise ‘trajectories’ after age 65 reveal that those who remain active over time have a lower risk for CVD and death.