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Thursday, July 10, 2014

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Heart health benefits of light drinking brought into question

Posted: 10 Jul 2014 04:23 PM PDT

( London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine ) New research, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, is now challenging the commonly-held belief that light-to-moderate drinking has a protective effect on the heart. Instead, through a genetics-based study of 260,000 people, the researchers find that a reduction in alcohol consumption, even for light-to-moderate drinkers, could ...

New Study Shows Drinking Alcohol, Even Light-to-Moderate Amounts, Provides No Heart Health Benefit

Posted: 10 Jul 2014 12:17 PM PDT

PHILADELPHIA — Reducing the amount of alcoholic beverages consumed, even for light-to-moderate drinkers, may improve cardiovascular health, including a reduced risk of coronary heart disease, lower body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure, according to a new multi-center study published in The BMJ and co-led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania . The latest ...

New study shows drinking alcohol provides no heart health benefit

Posted: 10 Jul 2014 11:34 AM PDT

Reducing the amount of alcoholic beverages consumed, even for light-to-moderate drinkers, may improve cardiovascular health, including a reduced risk of coronary heart disease, lower body mass index and blood pressure, according to a new multi-center study published in The BMJ and co-led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The latest findings call into question ...

Extreme obesity cuts average life span extremely

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 04:36 PM PDT

Those with a body mass index, or BMI, above 40 are robbed of at least 6 1/2 years, on average, of expected life span, a study has found. And the toll in years lost rises with the degree of obesity, reaching nearly 14 years for the most obese -- those with a BMI above 55, researchers said.

The Center Supports Emergency Preparedness Planning Efforts for Northeast Ohio

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Since 2003, The Center for Health Affairs has been supporting its emergency preparedness initiative by enhancing emergency preparedness planning in the region to increase individual and regional hospital preparedness, and strengthen partnerships with members in public health departments, public safety organizations and other community healthcare entities.

(PRWeb July 10, 2014)

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