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American Heart Association recommends 'paradigm shift' on unhealthy lifestyles
Healthcare providers should treat unhealthy behaviors as aggressively as they treat high blood pressure, cholesterol and other heart-disease risk factors, according to a new American Heart Association (AHA) science advisory.
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Americans enjoy more healthy years than a generation ago
The average American today can look forward to more than 2 additional years of healthy life than they could a generation ago, reports a newly published paper. By synthesizing data collected in multiple government-sponsored health surveys, researchers were able to measure how the quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) of Americans has changed over time.
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Mobility is key to healthy aging, review suggests
A clinical review by geriatricians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) finds that mobility limitations are a litmus test for healthy aging and urges primary care physicians to take a more aggressive role in ascertaining the mobility of older adults. The study was published recently in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, as part of its continuing series, “Care of the Aging Patient.”
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How does it feel to be in chronic pain?
People with chronic musculoskeletal pain develop similar attitudes, according to a meta-ethnography of 77 studies. Meta-ethnography is a systematic approach to synthesizing qualitative research. The trends the authors found among people reporting chronic pain included feeling uncertain about the future, and being constantly aware of the pain restricting their bodies. They also felt it was impossible to prove that they had pain, and therefore their doctors and healthcare providers may not believe them.
moreEmotional wellness
Half of 65+ adults in pain, limiting their functional abilities
Pain is “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage,” according to the International Association for the Study of Pain. Background from the American Pain Society adds that pain is the most common reason why people seek medical care.
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Physical activity benefits health at all ages
Physical activity has many health benefits, including managing weight, reducing the risk of some diseases, reducing the risk of functional limitations and improving mental health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Do these benefits occur even when people begin exercising at a later age?
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