(HealthDay)—About one in four U.S. adults (26.4 percent) with diabetes meet the combined goals for preventing or delaying complications of
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Only 57 percent of Americans say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine
Despite widespread agreement among experts that having a prophylactic COVID-19 vaccine will be critical to the nation’s ability to safely
Continue reading »CDC: 19.2 percent of unpaid caregivers in fair, poor health
(HealthDay)—Almost 20 percent of informal caregivers in the United States report being in fair or poor health, with considerable variation
Continue reading »Study shows need for thrombectomy-capable stroke centers remains high in 64 percent of communities studied
The need for thrombectomy-capable stroke centers (TSC) certification remains high as 64 percent of communities are beyond the maximum drive
Continue reading »Prevalence of Benzodiazepine Use 12.6 Percent in the United States
THURSDAY, Dec. 20, 2018 — Overall, 12.6 percent of U.S. adults report past-year benzodiazepine use, with misuse accounting for 17.2
Continue reading »25-year study shows that incidence of type 1 diabetes is increasing by more than 3 percent per year in Europe
New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) shows that new
Continue reading »Playing video games can reduce lower back pain, study reveals
Playing video games like Nintendo Wii can reduce lower back pain by 30 percent in patients aged 55 and over,
Continue reading »14.6 percent of U.S. adults used marijuana in past year
(HealthDay)—Overall, 14.6 percent of U.S. adults report marijuana use in the past year, according to a research letter published online
Continue reading »Team reveals that human genome could contain up to 20 percent fewer genes
A new study led by the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) reveals that up to 20 percent of genes
Continue reading »Forty percent of people have a fictional first memory, says study
Researchers have conducted one of the largest surveys of people’s first memories, finding that nearly 40 per cent of people
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