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Adopting a healthy lifestyle

Five Healthy Lifestyle Habits Could Add >10 Years to Life

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Reduced risk for all-cause, cancer, cardiovascular mortality for adults with five vs. zero low-risk factors
Based on findings from a systematic review of the literature

Review: Need to Strengthen Natural Experiments in Obesity

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Position paper offers guidance for strengthening methods for assessing natural experiments
Even relatively low-efficacy influenza vaccines can have a high impact

Flu Vaccines Have High Impact, Even With Relatively Low Efficacy

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High impact seen, especially when the vaccine uptake is optimally distributed across age groups
Primary care management of obstructive sleep apnea is as effective and more cost-effective than in-laboratory diagnosis

Primary Care Can Effectively Manage Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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Findings based on a portable monitor and use of a semi-automatic treatment algorithm
Enhancing physician education and training in nutrition is expected to improve engagement in diet counseling for outpatients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Reforms Suggested for Improving Medical Nutrition Education

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Enhancing physician training will up engagement in diet counseling for patients with ASCVD
There is a high risk of postoperative mortality among patients undergoing lower-limb amputation

High Risk of Death After Major Diabetes-Related Amputations

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Risk of postoperative death varies by demographic subgroup
Use of anticholinergic drugs may be tied to a future diagnosis of dementia

Certain Anticholinergic Drugs Appear to Raise Dementia Risk

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Dementia link seen with antidepressant, urological, and anti-Parkinson's drugs
The combination of a rural upbringing and higher education levels may be protective against dementia and Alzheimer's disease for African-Americans

Rural Childhood, Higher Education Cuts Later Life Dementia Risk

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Findings show protection against dementia, Alzheimer's for African-Americans
A new clinic satisfaction tool improves communication and provides real-time feedback

New Clinic Satisfaction Tool Provides Real-Time Feedback

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Also improves communication and satisfaction between physicians and patients
Evidence relating to the pros and cons of electronic cigarettes as helpful smoking cessation tools is presented and discussed in a head to head article published online April 25 in The BMJ.

Pros and Cons for E-Cigarettes As Aid to Smoking Cessation

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Researchers present evidence supporting their use, and discuss the limits and hazards of use