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03/11/2010 - News

Exercising Your Brain Improves Delayed Memory

Elderly adults who play brain fitness games that exercise memory for 6 months show improvements in the domain of delayed memory, according to preliminary findings of a study presented at the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2010 Annual Meeting. Read more

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03/10/2010 - News

Lessons from America’s Least Obese Metropolitan Areas

According to the latest news from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, America’s 10 least obese metropolitan areas boast an average obesity rate of 18.7%, significantly better than the national average of 26.5% and over 15 percentage points lower than that nation’s most obese places. Read more

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03/09/2010 - News

Lessons from America's Most Obese Metropolitan Areas

The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index provides a comprehensive, real-time view of the public’s health and well-being in the United States. The latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index lists the 10 most obese metropolitan areas in the United States. In each of the most obese metropolitan areas, the rate of adult obesity is significantly higher than the 2009 national average of 26.5%. Read more

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03/09/2010 - News

New Alzheimer’s Tool Can Predict Progression

Calculating an Alzheimer’s disease progression rate can reliably predict how quickly a patient with Alzheimer’s disease will experience cognitive decline, according to a recent study published online in the journal Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy. Read more

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03/05/2010 - News

Mind May Triumph Over Medication for Low Back Pain

Low back pain is an extremely common problem that can interfere with one’s work, recreation, or activities of daily living. There are many approaches to treating low back pain, including rest, physical therapy, medications, chiropractic manipulation, and acupuncture. According to a recent study published online in The Lancet, a type of psychotherapy called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) significantly improves subacute and chronic low back pain both in the short term and for up to 1 year compared to medical advice alone. Read more

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03/04/2010 - News

Losing Weight Can Reverse Carotid Artery Disease

Carotid artery disease, or narrowing of the blood vessels in the neck, is caused by the buildup of cholesterol and fatty deposits. Carotid artery disease can lead to complete blockage of the blood vessel and an increased risk for stroke. According to research published online March 1, 2010 in the journal Circulation, two-year weight loss diets can induce reversal of carotid artery disease. Read more

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03/04/2010 - News

Medicare Pay Cut Delayed Until April 1

On March 2, 2010, President Barack Obama signed a bill delaying the effective date of a proposed 21.2% reduction in Medicare reimbursement for physicians until April 1, 2010. The Medicare pay cut was originally scheduled to take effect on March 1, 2010. Read more

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03/02/2010 - News

Exercise Reduces Anxiety in Patients with Chronic Illness

Anxiety is an unpleasant mood characterized by thoughts of worry. If anxiety becomes severe and chronic, it can develop into a debilitating disorder that affects a person’s ability to perform activities of daily living. Anxiety symptoms and disorders are common among people with chronic illness, but it is often overlooked by physician as an expected response to illness so it may go unrecognized and untreated. In the February 22, 2010 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, scientists report that exercise training reduces anxiety symptoms among sedentary patients with chronic illness. Read more

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03/01/2010 - News

Core Needle Biopsy Nearly as Accurate as Open Breast Biopsy

In a recent issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers from the ECRI Institute Evidence-based Practice Center reported that a less invasive procedure called core needle biopsy seems to be almost as accurate as open surgical biopsy for the diagnosis of breast cancer. In addition, core needle biopsy is associated with lower complication rates than the open procedure. Read more

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03/01/2010 - News

Medicare Pay Cut Delayed Until March 31

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation to delay a 21.2% Medicare reimbursement cut that was scheduled to take effect on March 1, 2010. However, Congress will not pass legislation in time to avoid the March 1 implementation of the Medicare pay cut. This scheduled Medicare reimbursement reduction may affect the ability of many physicians to afford to see new Medicare patients. Read more

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