The Economic And Noneconomic Costs Of Chronic Diseases
July 26, 2011
Chronic diseases include heart disease, cancer, hypertension (high blood pressure), stroke, and diabetes. The economic cost of chronic diseases represents 75% of all health care costs. Chronic diseases are involved in 80% of the deaths in the United States. As of 2005, 44% of Americans were suffer[...]
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Recent Study: Certain Foods Add To Long Term Weight Gain
July 21, 2011
A recent study lends support to the intuitive belief that eating processed meat and red meat, french fries, potato chips, and sugar-sweetened drinks leads to excess weight gain whereas consumption of unprocessed plant-based foods such as whole grains, vegetables, and nuts helps to avoid weight g[...]
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Medical Costs For Children With Diabetes Six Times Higher
May 3, 2011
A recent study has shown that children who are 19 and younger who have been diagnosed with diabetes have annual medical costs of $9,061 compared to $1,468 for children who do not suffer from diabetes, which is six times the medical costs. The additional medical costs are for prescription medication[...]
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What’s Better For You: Diet or Regular Soda?
April 27, 2011
First and foremost, we must recognize and acknowledge that our mothers and grandmothers were right: don’t drink so much soda and have water instead! A recent study has provided evidence that the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (soda, fruit punches, lemonades, fruit drinks) is as[...]
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What Effect Does Obesity Have On Surgery Complications?
April 26, 2011
Perhaps contrary to what you might think, previous research had found that obese patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery had a lower risk of death and complications following surgery, which was known as the obesity paradox. It appeared that obesity provided a protective effect under certain cir[...]
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Causes Of Death In The United States In 2009
April 16, 2011
The recently published preliminary data regarding deaths in the United States for the most recent year available (2009) indicate that the death rate in 2009 was 741.0 per 100,000 population (a total of 2,436,682 deaths in the United States during 2009), down from 758.7 in 2008, which represented a [...]
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Is Dental Disease Associated With Chronic Medical Conditions?
April 15, 2011
Recent research lends support to the association between periodontal disease and chronic medical conditions such as metabolic syndrome. The results of recent research suggest that people with severe periodontal disease are likely to have more chronic diseases and are more likely to have metabolic[...]
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