Increased Prevalence of Stroke Hospitalizations Seen in Teens and Young Adults
Rising trends in risk factors and comorbidities are associated with the increase…
Extending the Frontiers: Working Despite Alzheimer’s and Campus Smoking Bans
When I was growing up in the 1970s I complained to my…
CMS Depression Screening
A new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposal would screen…
Childhood Obesity: It’s Everyone’s Business
The National Business Group on Heatlh has released a new toolkit, Childhood Obesity:…
UnitedHealth, YMCA Expand Diabetes Prevention Program with P4P for Walgreens
The process uses UnitedHealth claims data and other demographic information to flag…
The Top Ten Myths about Heart Disease
How much do you really know about your heart’s health? It’s easy…
Alzheimer’s Preventable with Lifestyle Changes
New research suggests that nearly half of worldwide Alzheimer's disease cases can…
More Obesity News from The Lancet
This is via Kevin Outterson at The Incidental Economist. What does it…
Health Train in a Hurricane
Having been through several earthquakes,hurricanes, floods I will take an earthquake…
