Tag Archives: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Parkour, Older Adults and “Falling Better”

The acrobatic sport could be beneficial for people as they age

The sport and training method known as parkour is generally considered to be a young person’s endeavor. However, it is being touted as a new method to potentially teach older citizens how to fall “better” in order to prevent injuries … Continue reading

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Free Online Heart Age Test Determines Cardiovascular Age

A new online calculator developed by UK health organizations assesses cardiovascular age compared to chronological age

The Heart Age Test is an online heart age calculator created by UK health organizations for users to assess how their cardiovascular heath aligns with their chronological age. To check their risk of heart attack or stroke, users answer 16 questions … Continue reading

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How Your Schnoz may be the Biggest Weapon against the “Post Antibiotic Age”

Recent research has uncovered a new tool for fighting infection...in the human nose!

In today’s digital age, it’s easy to see how too much of anything can be detrimental to our health. Too much television can strain the eyes; too many exposures to loud music can damage hearing; too much texting can lead … Continue reading

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Brush Up on Dental Health: Researchers Link Unhealthy Mouths to Heart Disease

Oral inflammation might be a factor in a number of diseases

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most of us (about 91 percent, to be exact) have some form of tooth decay, and half of all adults in the United States suffer from periodontal disease (a serious form … Continue reading

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Study Estimates Medical Error Is Third Leading Cause of Death in USA

A recent study from John Hopkins University urges systemic change to reduce medical error

Researchers at John Hopkins School of Medicine published a report in The BMJ earlier this month that estimates that preventable medical error is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Medical error includes surgical complications that go … Continue reading

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Hospitals on the Verge of Paying Massive Fines from Medicare for Their Mistakes

Medicare is moving in the right direction with a plan to give big fines to hospitals with the highest rates of potentially fatal infections and avoidable injuries

Although the amount of potentially fatal infections and avoidable injuries that happen in hospitals is slowly decreasing, Medicare will soon be charging massive fines to around 750 hospitals with the highest rates of both. The estimated total for these fines … Continue reading

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