Spending time in natural environments can benefit health and well-being, but exposure-response relationships are under-researched. We examined associations between recreational nature contact in the last seven days and self-reported health and well-being. Participants (n = 19,806) were drawn...
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Spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with good health and wellbeing
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Consistency of Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing Results Among Identical Twins
Abstract
Purpose
To evaluate the consistency of 3 commonly used direct to consumer genetic testing kits.
Background
Genetic testing kits are widely marketed by several companies but the consistency of their results is unclear. Since identical twins share the same DNA...
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Intensive Glucose Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes — 15-Year Follow-up
BACKGROUND
We previously reported that a median of 5.6 years of intensive as compared with standard glucose lowering in 1791 military veterans with type 2 diabetes resulted in a risk of major cardiovascular events that was significantly lower (by 17%) after a total of 10 years of combined...
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Impact of High Volume Energy Drink Consumption on Electrocardiographic and Blood Pressure Parameters: A Randomized Trial
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Background
Energy drinks have been linked to an increase in emergency room visits and deaths. We aim to determine the impact of energy drinks on electrocardiographic and hemodynamic parameters in young healthy volunteers.
Methods and Results
A randomized,...
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Association of Nonfasting vs Fasting Lipid Levels With Risk of Major Coronary Events in the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial–Lipid Lowering Arm
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Recent guidelines have recommended nonfasting for routine testing of lipid levels based on comparisons of nonfasting and fasting populations. However, no previous study has examined the association of cardiovascular outcomes with fasting vs nonfasting lipid levels measured in...
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Five-Year Outcomes of Gastric Bypass in Adolescents as Compared with Adults
BACKGROUND
Bariatric surgery results in weight loss and health improvements in adults and adolescents. However, whether outcomes differ according to the age of the patient at the time of surgery is unclear.
METHODS
We evaluated the health effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass...
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Controlled Trial of Budesonide–Formoterol as Needed for Mild Asthma
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In double-blind, placebo-controlled trials, budesonide-formoterol used on an as-needed basis resulted in a lower risk of severe exacerbation of asthma than as-needed use of a short-acting β2-agonist (SABA); the risk was similar to that of budesonide maintenance therapy plus as...
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The effects of a home-based exercise intervention on elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis: a quasi-experimental study
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Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is common in elderly people, causes pain, loss of physical functioning, and disability. This was a two-arm, superiority, quasi-experimental trial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a home-based exercise intervention (HBEI) to...
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Influence of changes in diet quality on unhealthy aging: the Seniors-ENRICA cohort
Background
Whether adopting a better diet in late life influences the aging process is still uncertain. Thus, we examined the association between changes in diet quality and unhealthy aging.
Methods
Data came from 2042 individuals aged ≥ 60 years recruited in the Seniors-...
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Canagliflozin and Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy
BACKGROUND
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of kidney failure worldwide, but few effective long-term treatments are available. In cardiovascular trials of inhibitors of sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2), exploratory results have suggested that such drugs may improve...
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