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Stress symptoms: Effects on your body and behavior
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- Written by Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic
- Published: 10 March 2018 10 March 2018
Scottsdale, Arizona - Stress symptoms may be affecting your health, even though you might not realize it. You may think illness is to blame for that nagging headache, your frequent insomnia or your decreased productivity at work. But stress may actually be the culprit.
Mayo Clinic Care Plans supporting better outcomes, lower health care costs delivered via Epic
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- Written by Rhoda Madson Rhoda Madson
- Published: 10 March 2018 10 March 2018
Rochester, Minnesota - Mayo Clinic is collaborating with Epic to offer trusted, expert care plans and patient-facing content through Epic’s MyChart Virtual Care within the MyChart mobile app. Getting the best clinical knowledge into the hands of patients and health care providers via this technology supports delivering better outcomes for patients and reduces the total cost of care for chronic conditions.
Examining U.S. Public Health Preparedness for and Response Efforts to Seasonal Influenza
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- Written by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D.
- Published: 08 March 2018 08 March 2018
Washington, DC - Remarks from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., as prepared for oral testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing “Examining U.S. Public Health Preparedness for and Response Efforts to Seasonal Influenza.”
Managing arthritis pain
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- Written by Dr. Eric Matteson Dr. Eric Matteson
- Published: 10 March 2018 10 March 2018
Rochester, Minnesota - By losing weight, you have definitely improved your overall health, and you’ve decreased the risk that your arthritis symptoms will worsen. Unfortunately, weight loss doesn’t reverse the effects of osteoarthritis on your joints. That means weight loss alone usually isn’t enough to completely eliminate pain and other symptoms caused by osteoarthritis. But, along with maintaining your weight loss, exercising regularly, taking medication and participating in physical therapy all can help you manage arthritis pain.
Higher waist and hip measures may add up to greater risk for heart attack among women
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- Written by Bridgette McNeill Bridgette McNeill
- Published: 04 March 2018 04 March 2018
Dallas, Texas - Higher waist and hip size are more strongly associated with heart attack risk than overall obesity, especially among women, according to research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.