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How companies can impact health/wellness behaviors-6725

How companies can impact health/wellness behaviors

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) recently announced the launch of the Global Health and Wellness Digital Framework, developed in partnership with consulting firm Capgemini.

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Wellness

Can young plasma help Alzheimer's symptoms?-6723

Can young plasma help Alzheimer's symptoms?

About a year ago, Stanford University researchers generated some excitement when they presented results of the PLASMA trial (Plasma for Alzheimer's Symptom Amelioration) at an Alzheimer's conference in Boston.

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Cognitive health

Older adult health literacy challenges-6720

Older adult health literacy challenges

The US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine recently published proceedings of a day-long roundtable, "Health literacy and older adults: Reshaping the landscape," which explores the health communication challenges faced by older adults and their professional and family caregivers, and the impact of those challenges on care.

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Communication

Tooth loss tied to malnutrition-6719

Tooth loss tied to malnutrition

Older adults are at risk for both impaired oral health and malnutrition, according to researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey, who analyzed the health records of 107 community-dwelling senior citizens treated at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine clinic between 2015 to 2016.

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Nutrition

Special report:  Should older adults be screened for abuse?-6715

Special report: Should older adults be screened for abuse?

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently concluded there is insufficient to suggest that any women other than those who are pregnant or postpartum should be screened for intimate partner violence, according to recommendations published in JAMA.

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Trends

Tech Talk: Online diabetes prevention program woks-6710

Tech Talk: Online diabetes prevention program woks

An intensive online diabetes prevention program was as effective as an in-person program and can make prevention programs more accessible to those at risk for developing diabetes, according to a recent study.

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Technology

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