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- Diabetes raises risk of complications following angioplasty
Data on 6,298 heart attack patients who had their first angioplasty revealed those with diabetes had higher rates of second heart attack, stent thrombosis, repeat revascularization and death compared with those who did not have diabetes. The results were published in Diabetes Care. DailyRx.com
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- Study ties vitamin D deficiency to diabetes
People with less than 5 ug/L of vitamin D in their blood had a 22% increased risk of type 2 diabetes onset compared with those whose vitamin D levels were higher than 22 ug/L, a study in Clinical Chemistry found. Participants who were at the lowest quartile of plasma vitamin D were 35% more likely than those in the highest quartile to have diabetes, researchers also noted. FoodConsumer.org
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- U.S. life expectancy, health status lag
Americans have shorter average life expectancy than people in other wealthy nations and are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors such as consuming high-fat, high-calorie diets, according to a report released by the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. Researchers also said the U.S. fared poorly on metrics such as obesity and diabetes, infant mortality and teen pregnancy when compared with 16 other countries. Reuters
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- Survey indicates fewer people were dieting in 2012
An NPD Group survey indicates that on any given week in 2012, about 20% of people said they were dieting, compared with 31% in 1991. Registered dietitian Elizabeth Ward says that while dieting is difficult, even making a few changes in exercise and eating habits can help avoid the need for a restrictive plan. USA Today
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- GAO: Payers track performance, pay incentives at group level
A Government Accountability Office report that looked at the practices of nine private payers showed they measure performance and provide incentives at the physician group level rather than by individual doctors. Payments also were based on nationally endorsed performance metrics and fixed performance targets. The GAO said CMS could benefit from using some of the protocols in its performance-based reimbursements. BeckersHospitalReview.com
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- Better Beverage Finder offers sugar content of drinks
The Better Beverage Finder, an online database that details the sugar content of 300 drinks, has been created by a group led by the nonprofit Horizon Foundation based in Columbia, Md. The effort, which includes information about childhood obesity in Maryland, aims to guide parents and children toward healthful drinks. The Washington Post
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