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Survey: Americans Aware of Functional Foods, Don’t Eat Them Enough

August 5th, 2011 Comments off

More Americans say they are aware of the health benefits of functional foods, but there has been no increase over the past five years in the number of people who are eating them on a regular basis.

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Survey: Americans Aware of Functional Foods, Don’t Eat Them Enough

Gout Becoming More Common in U.S.

July 28th, 2011 Comments off

Gout has become a more common medical issue in the United States in the past two decades, at least in part because of the nation’s obesity crisis and a greater frequency of high blood pressure among the populace, new research indicates.

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Gout Becoming More Common in U.S.

Obesity Rates Are Increasing in 16 States

July 8th, 2011 Comments off

Adult obesity rates increased in 16 states during the past year, and none of the 50 states showed any decline in their rates of obesity, a study shows.

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Obesity Rates Are Increasing in 16 States

Death Rate Declining for Elders With Heart Failure

April 5th, 2011 Comments off

Death rates after hospitalization for patients 80 and older with heart failure have dropped significantly in the past decade, but readmissions for the disorder — common among the elderly — are frequent, a new study shows.

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Death Rate Declining for Elders With Heart Failure