Monthly Archives: November 2018

Physicians, NPs, and PAs Provide Same Quality Care for Chronic Disease

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Physicians, NPs, and PAs Provide Same Quality Care for Chronic Disease Patients with diabetes who receive their primary care from nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) have similar intermediate outcomes as those who receive their care from primary care physicians, according to a study published online on November 19 in Annals of Internal… Read more »

Arthritis Strikes 1 in 3 Adults with Prediabetes

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Arthritis Strikes 1 in 3 Adults with Prediabetes In the United States, approximately 1 in 3 adults with prediabetes has arthritis, a study published online November 9 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report suggests. And, among those with both conditions, at least half are physically inactive and/or have obesity, which further increases their risk for… Read more »

New Peanut Allergy Drug Shows Unprecedented Success

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V New Peanut Allergy Drug Shows Unprecedented Success Peanut powder immunotherapy helps children and adolescents with severe allergies build tolerance to small amounts of peanut, which could protect many of them from accidental exposure, final results from the phase 3 international PALISADE study (NCT02635776) show. “In this highly allergic population, treatment with AR101… Read more »

Why Your Bones Can Feel That It Will Rain

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Why Your Bones Can Feel That It Will Rain Have you ever felt like you know when it will rain because your muscles and joints hurt?  Maybe it isn’t you who feels this way but someone in your family, usually older (whatever “older” means to you: that could be someone in your 20s, 30, 70s – I… Read more »

Let’s Get Rid of Belly Fat

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Let’s Get Rid of Belly Fat Shape matters. If yours resembles a snowman or snow-woman (you know, three circles on top of each other), you’re ready for the four-step, bulging-belly makeover. Your goal: guys — a waist 35 inches or smaller; gals — 32.5 or smaller. Your reward: a flatter stomach,… Read more »

Weight loss after menopause tied to lower breast cancer risk

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Weight loss after menopause tied to lower breast cancer risk Older women who lose weight may have a lower risk of developing invasive breast cancer than those who maintain or gain weight, a large U.S. study suggests. While obesity has long been linked to an increased risk of breast cancer, previous… Read more »

Dementia risk: Five-minute scan ‘can predict cognitive decline’

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Dementia risk: Five-minute scan ‘can predict cognitive decline‘ A five-minute scan could be used to spot people at risk of dementia before symptoms appear, researchers claim. Scientists used ultrasound scanners to look at blood vessels in the necks of more than 3,000 people and monitored them over the next 15 years…. Read more »

High blood pressure before age 40 tied to earlier strokes and heart disease

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V High blood pressure before age 40 tied to earlier strokes, heart disease (Reuters Health) – People who develop high blood pressure before age 40 have a higher risk of heart disease and strokes in middle age, two new studies suggest. One of the studies followed 4,800 young adults in the U.S…. Read more »

Hugs might help avoid bad moods after disagreements

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Hugs might help avoid bad moods after disagreements (Reuters Health) – People who get hugs are less likely to experience a bad mood after a disagreement than those who don’t receive this kind of affection, a small study suggests. While close personal touch and meaningful social interactions with other people have… Read more »

‘Strongest Evidence to Date’ Ties Maternal Smoking to Psychosis

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V ‘Strongest Evidence to Date’ Ties Maternal Smoking to Psychosis A Finnish study provides the most definitive evidence to date linking prenatal nicotine exposure to increased risk for schizophrenia in offspring, researchers say. Investigators found a 38% increased likelihood of schizophrenia in young adults whose mothers smoked heavily while pregnant, as evidenced… Read more »