A major French study links moderate drinking to a lower risk for cardiovascular disease, but challenges the notion that moderate drinking gets the credit. Instead, the researchers say, people who drink moderately tend to have a higher social status, exercise more, suffer less depression and enjoy superior health overall compared to heavy drinkers and lifetime abstainers. ... read more >>
Posts Tagged ‘Cardiovascular disease’
Study Challenges Notion That Moderate Drinking Protects the Heart
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Cancer survivors may not be getting the help they need to stop smoking
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
More than a quarter of cancer survivors who still smoke have not been advised to quit smoking by their health care providers in the last year, according to a study published by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center in the current issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine. The findings suggest that health care providers – from doctors to dentists to nurses – are missing an opportunity to make a dramatic difference in the quality of life of their patients. ... read more >>
More than a quarter of cancer survivors who still smoke have not been advised to quit smoking by their health care providers in the last year, according to a study published by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center in the current issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine. The findings suggest that health care providers – from doctors to dentists to nurses – are missing an opportunity to make a dramatic difference in the quality of life of their patients. ... read more >>
Workplace Wellness Seems to Really Work
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
Investing in employee health cuts medical costs and ups productivity, heart experts say ... read more >>
Investing in employee health cuts medical costs and ups productivity, heart experts say ... read more >>
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