CHRONIC VENOUS DISEASE
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Healthcare providers should individualize patient education
Health information should be tailored to a patient’s ability to understand health concepts and keep them motivated to maintain long-term changes.
Burden of Physical Health Conditions Linked to Increased Risk of Suicide
Chronic illness, even in patients with no record of mental health problems, raises suicide risk substantially, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Intensive aquatic resistance training decreases body fat mass and improves physcial function in women with mild knee osteoarthritis
Aquatic resistance training significantly decreases body fat mass and increases walking speed, i.e., physical function in postmenopausal women with mild knee osteoarthritis. The effect of aquatic resistance training on walking speed are long lasting and are maintained one-year after training is ceased. However, higher overall…
Statin side effects are strongest predictor of failure to meet cholesterol targets
Statin side effects are the strongest predictor of failure to meet low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol targets, according to research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.Other predictors were statin non-adherence and use of weaker statins.