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"Good News... How Hospitals Heal Themselves," a PBS-TV Special
Be sure to watch this one-hour documentary reporting on a surprising solution
to escalating costs, unnecessary deaths, and waste in America’s hospitals. Lloyd
Dobyns, former NBC News anchor, is the reporter for the documentary and notes
That everyone is a potential patient. The program airs this spring. Contact your
Local PBS station for dates and time.
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Growing Stronger – Strength Training for Older Adults Introduction
If you're interested in feeling stronger, healthier, and more vital, this program is for you. This strength-training program was developed by experts at Tufts University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Growing Stronger is an exercise program based upon sound scientific research involving strengthening exercises—exercises that have been shown to increase the strength of your muscles, maintain the integrity of your bones, and improve your balance, coordination, and mobility. In addition, strength training can help reduce the signs and symptoms of many chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes and obesity.
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Nebivolol Beta Blocker Works Better in African Americans
(HealthDay News) -- Nebivolol, a drug currently under FDA review, works better than other beta-blocker drugs in controlling high blood pressure in black patients, a researcher reported Sunday. "This particular beta blocker seems to work better in African Americans than other beta blockers on the market," said Dr. Elijah Saunders, ISHIB Board of Trustees member, and professor of medicine in the division of cardiology and hypertension at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
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Asthma Disparity Research Highlighted in JACI
African Americans are four times more likely to be hospitalized and five times more likely to die of asthma than non-African Americans. This isn't an isolated statistic; while the ethnic minority population continues to grow, the gap in health disparities still exists.
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