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- 1From: Duke Medicine Health News. (Vol. 18, Issue 4)LIFESTYLE COUNSELING STRONGLY ASSOCIATED WITH DIABETES MANAGEMENT. Diabetes patients who get face-to-face lifestyle counseling one or more times per month can manage blood sugar levels, blood pressure, and cholesterol...
- 2From: Duke Medicine Health News. (Vol. 18, Issue 4)UNDERLYING CAUSE OF PLAQUE DEVELOPMENT DISCOVERED. Atherosclerosis occurs when fat and cholesterol accumulate in arteries to form dangerous plaques. But until recently, the reason this occurs has been a mystery. Now...
- 3From: Duke Medicine Health News. (Vol. 18, Issue 4)Medical research is turning to bio-logics to treat psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a form of the disease that resembles rheumatoid arthritis, but which is characterized in many cases by psoriasis, a skin disorder. While it...
- 4From: Duke Medicine Health News. (Vol. 18, Issue 4)People who regularly exercise, dance and engage in other forms of physical activity report greater levels of excitement and enthusiasm than those who are less active, according to a study published in the February issue...
- 5From: Duke Medicine Health News. (Vol. 18, Issue 4)Q Lately I've had a decline in my sex drive, feel fatigued and depressed. Would I be a candidate for testosterone therapy? A Testosterone is responsible for adult male characteristics, muscle and bone mass, and sex...
- 6From: Duke Medicine Health News. (Vol. 18, Issue 4)Women who use statins to control cholesterol levels may be increasing their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by almost 50 percent, according to results of a landmark study published in the January 9, 2012 issue of...
- 7From: Duke Medicine Health News. (Vol. 18, Issue 4)Any number of conditions can increase the risk of becoming disabled with age, including having a chronic illness or cognitive impairment, low physical activity, slower gross motor coordination, poor lower-extremity...
- 8From: Duke Medicine Health News. (Vol. 18, Issue 4)Q I've been taking warfarin (Coumadin) for my atrial fibrillation. I have to limit my consumption of leafy green vegetables because of the amount of vitamin K they contain. Since vitamin K is important to bone health,...
- 9From: Duke Medicine Health News. (Vol. 18, Issue 4)Reading, writing, playing music, doing crosswords, working a mentally challenging job and learning a new hobby may do much more than keep you busy and entertained. Recent research suggests that these types of...
- 10From: Duke Medicine Health News. (Vol. 18, Issue 4)ANTIBIOTICS AND WARFARIN (COUMADIN) INCREASE THE RISK OF INTERNAL BLEEDING. If you take warfarin for a heart condition, taking antibiotics for any reason may land you in the hospital. A review of 38,762 hospitalized...
- 11From: Duke Medicine Health News. (Vol. 18, Issue 4)NEW LUBRICANTS FOR METAL-ON-METAL HIP IMPLANTS. Graphite carbon is a key element in the lubricating layer that forms on met-al-on-metal hip implants. The layer forms as a result of friction, creating a barrier to wear...
- 12From: Duke Medicine Health News. (Vol. 18, Issue 4)Q My wife has moderate Alzheimer's disease. It's difficult to get her to perform even the simplest task for herself How can I best deal with her apathy? A Apathy affects about 70 percent of patients with moderate AD...
- 13From: Duke Medicine Health News. (Vol. 18, Issue 4)WHAT DID YOU SAY? YOU HAVE DIABETES? Heart disease and vision loss are well-known complications of diabetes. Now it appears that diabetes may accelerate and worsen hearing loss considered normal in the aging process. A...
- 14From: Duke Medicine Health News. (Vol. 18, Issue 4)A 12-week study of 180 patients who had both depression and diabetes showed that treating the two conditions simultaneously was more effective than usual care, separate treatment. Sixty one percent of those in the...
- 15From: Duke Medicine Health News. (Vol. 18, Issue 4)EXERCISE FOR YOUR MIND'S SAKE. Study results of 60,000 men and women ages 20 to 88, who were divided into low-, medium- and high-fitness groups, showed that those in the high- and medium-fitness groups had less than...
- 16From: Duke Medicine Health News. (Vol. 18, Issue 4)If you are a healthy adult taking aspirin to prevent a heart attack or stroke, you might want to reconsider. Two analyses of large primary prevention trials concluded that aspirin provides little-to-no protection...
- 17From: Duke Medicine Health News. (Vol. 18, Issue 4)NUTS TO YOU! Walnuts are rated at the top of the tree and ground nut category in terms of antioxidant quantity and potential health benefits, according to a study published in the March 2012 issue of the journal Food &...
- 18From: Duke Medicine Health News. (Vol. 18, Issue 4)TAKING A COMPANION ON PHYSICIAN OFFICE VISITS IMPROVES COMMUNICATION. Older adults benefit from taking a family member or friend with them on routine doctors office visits, according to a study in the January 2012 issue...
- 19From: Duke Medicine Health News. (Vol. 18, Issue 4)Tests such as walking speed and hand-grip strength in your 60s may help predict your odds of developing dementia later in life. Researchers found that slower walking speed was associated with lower total cerebral brain...