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Preterm Birth Rate Shows Three Year Improvement in U.S. & Most States
Preterm birth rates improved in almost every state between 2006 and 2009, and in several states the change was more than 10 percent, according to the March of Dimes 2011 Premature Birth Report...

Positive Lifestyle Changes Bring a Reduce Risk for Diabetes Positive Lifestyle Changes Bring a Reduce Risk for Diabetes
According to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine, improving even one of five major lifestyle risk factors- weight, diet, exercise, smoking and drinking- can reduce risk of diabetes by...

High Tech Classrooms & Eye Health
Classrooms are becoming high-tech, and teachers are incorporating digital devices & applications into daily curriculum. But how does this affect children’s vision? The American Optometric...

Eye Care for Adults of All Ages
According to the American Optometric Association almost half of Americans say that eyesight is the sense they worry most about losing. Age plays a major factor when caring for our eyes and...

New Guidelines For Low Back Pain Treatment
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has found strong evidence that routine imaging for low back pain with X-ray or advanced imaging methods such as CT scan or MRI does not improve the health...

Preterm Birth Rates Improve in Most States
Following three decades of increases, in 2008 the nation saw the first two-year decline in the preterm birth rate on the 2010 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card. Overall, the United States...

Low-Carb Diet Beats Low-Fat for HDL-Cholesterol Levels
According to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine, low-fat and low-carb diets produce identical weight loss when coupled with comprehensive behavior treatment, but a low-carbohydrate...

Will Patient Access to Doctor’s Notes Lead to Improved Care?
OpenNotes will give 25,000 patients the chance to read doctors’ notes on their medical records via a secure Internet portal. The pilot program is designed to determine if access to notes will...

What is Shift Work Disorder?
Shift work disorder is a condition that occurs when the person’s internal body clock is out of sync with their non-traditional work hours. For more information, please visit...

HGH Significantly Increases Sprint Capacity
A study released in Annals of Internal Medicine, finds that human growth hormone (HGH) improves sprint capacity in healthy recreational athletes. This is the first trial to demonstrate that HGH...