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2. Medicare, National Diabetes Awareness Month Can you figure out the common link between: being older than 45, giving birth to a baby that weighs more than 9 pounds and high blood pressure? They are all risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes This month is National Diabetes Awareness Month, a time when health organizations try to raise awareness about risk factors, […]...
3. Healthy Vision Month May is Healthy Vision Month. You can help to protect your vision by getting comprehensive eye exams, which can detect glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, and other diseases that have no warning signs. Based on your eye health, family history, and age, your doctor can recommend how often you should get a comprehensive eye exam....
4. Recognize the Signs of Ovarian Cancer Recognize the Signs of Ovarian Cancer: If ovarian cancer is found early on, it can be treated more effectively. Learn to recognize the symptoms....
5. Women’s cholesterol levels vary with phase of menstrual cycle National Institutes of Health researchers have shown that women’s cholesterol levels correspond with monthly changes in estrogen levels. This natural variation, they suggest, might indicate a need to take into account the phases of a woman’s monthly cycle before evaluating her cholesterol measures. On average, the total cholesterol level of the women in the study […]...
6. MedicareCard.com Finds Statement from Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, during Healthy Vision Month, May 2010 During the eighth annual Healthy Vision Month observance this May, the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, encourages community organizations and the American people to make vision health a priority. This year's theme, "Your Eyes are the Windows to Your Health," highlights the importance of scheduling an eye exam to maintain good quality eye health and preserve the sense of sight....
7. MedicareCard.com, National Eye Institute Shares Tips to Promote Eye Health During Healthy Vision Month 2010 During Healthy Vision Month this May, the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, is encouraging Americans to make vision health a priority and schedule an eye exam to help prevent unnecessary vision loss and blindness. Early detection and timely treatment can help save your sight and ensure that you’re seeing […]...
8. National Cancer Control Month The chances of developing some form of cancer during your lifetime are high, but there are actions you can take to try to protect your health, including cancer screening, not smoking, engaging in physical activity, and eating healthy foods....
9. Medicare, Aiming for Near-Normal, Blood Sugar Did Not Delay Combined Risk of Diabetic Damage for People With Long-standing Diabetes, NIH-Sponsored Trial Finds In people with longstanding type 2 diabetes who are at high risk for heart attack and stroke, lowering blood sugar to near-normal levels did not delay the combined risk of diabetic damage to kidneys, eyes, or nerves, but did delay several other signs of diabetic damage, a study has found. The intensive glucose treatment was […]...
10. Depression Isn’t Always Obvious Depression Isn’t Always Obvious: Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of depression....
11. Thirteen New Projects to Advance Asthma Control The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has approved the award of 13 contracts to local organizations across the country to develop, implement, and test science-based approaches to improve asthma control using evidence-based national guidelines for diagnosing and managing asthma....
12. Medicare: Cholesterol levels elevated in toddlers taking anti-HIV drugs Toddlers receiving anti-HIV drugs have higher cholesterol levels, on average, than do their peers who do not have HIV, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions....
13. Study links high levels of cadmium, lead in blood to pregnancy delay Higher blood levels of cadmium in females, and higher blood levels of lead in males, delayed pregnancy in couples trying to become pregnant, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other academic research institutions....
14. Medicare Card, Autism Awareness Month Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of developmental disabilities that can cause social, communication, and behavioral challenges. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 1 in 88 children in the U.S. has an ASD. While there are no proven cures for autism spectrum disorders, research has shown that early treatment can […]...
15. Lower blood pressure goal benefits African-Americans with chronic kidney disease, protein in the urine On average, a lower blood pressure goal was no better than the standard blood pressure goal at slowing progression of kidney disease among African-Americans who had chronic kidney disease resulting from high blood pressure, according to results of the African-American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK), the largest and longest study of chronic kidney […]...