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- Depressive symptoms, distress impact diabetes self-care
Researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor found depressive symptoms in primary care patients with type 2 diabetes were predictive of future poor self-care behaviors, including diet, physical activity and glucose testing. Diabetes-related distress helped predict future glucose control and medication adherence, according to the study in Diabetes Care. PhysiciansBriefing.com/HealthDay News
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- Study: Exercise may delay early aging in type 2 diabetes
Exercise levels were 20% lower in type 2 diabetes patients at any age compared with the control group, increasing the risk of early aging, early disability and death, according to a study. However, boosting physical activity levels may help stave off the negative impact that type 2 diabetes has on an individual's health, researchers are reporting at The Integrative Biology of Exercise VI meeting. Medical News Today
(10/12)
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- Marketing strategy may play a role in obesity
 An editorial in The New England Journal of Medicine stated that impulse marketing strategy, such as placing candies near the cash register, promotes emotion-driven purchases that may contribute to obesity. "The reality is that food choices are often automatic and made without full conscious awareness. ... What and how much people eat are highly influenced by contextual factors that they may not recognize and therefore cannot easily resist," the authors noted. CBS News
(10/11)
- More Americans drink diet beverages, CDC data show
More men and women consumed diet drinks in 2010 than in 2000, CDC researchers said, but overall only 20% of people are choosing diet beverages on any given day. Data showed sugar intake from regular soda dropped from 150 calories per day in 2000 to 91 calories in 2008. USA TODAY
(10/11)
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- Report: Finances affect how research is adopted into practice
Financial issues, such as reimbursement differences for treatments, are among the top five reasons why physicians are slow to adopt comparative effectiveness research into clinical practice, according to a report in the journal Health Affairs. RAND researcher Justin Timbie said financial interests influence how study results are interpreted and bias guidelines issued by professional associations that guide physicians. HealthLeaders Media
(10/10)
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- AHA asks CMS to help educate providers on e-transaction rules
The American Hospital Association has called on CMS to lead efforts to educate health groups on how they can leverage the operating standards for electronic funds transfer and remittance advice transactions. The group also urged HHS to provide guidance on the use of protected health information in financial transactions and emerging mobile health applications. Health Data Management
(10/10)
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