Sat.Mar 23, 2024

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Living Past 100: Insights from Centenarians on a Long, Healthy Life

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Living to more than 100 years of age is a rare feat. Surviving this long with a good quality of life is even rarer. What can healthy centenarians teach us about achieving such a lofty goal? And what can we reasonably expect for ourselves? Let’s start with some simple facts. While the average lifespan has increased dramatically over the last 1,000 years, the maximum human lifespan has changed very little.

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At-Risk RA Individuals Have Different Views on Preventive Measures

HCPLive

Participants with an RA risk had various opinions on preventive measures, from being on board, needing to be swayed by a doctor, and fearing the intervention.

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Head Up Tilt Test (HUTT)

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Transcript of the video: Head up tilt test, is usually done for the evaluation of recurrent syncope. Sometimes, head up tilt test, also known in short as HUTT, is also done for the evaluation of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS, a condition in which there is tachycardia on standing up, without a fall in blood pressure. In usual syncope, there could be a fall in blood pressure, bradycardia, and there are various types, which will be described.

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Thiocyanate Exposure Linked to Greater Arthritis Risk, Heightened Inflammation Indicators

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The analysis of NHANES 2005-2016 data found exposure to thiocyanate, either alone or in combination with perchlorate and nitrate, was associated with arthritis vulnerability and inflammation.

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Revolutionizing Healthcare with Generative AI

BMH Medical Journal

Great number of technological advances have occurred in the field of data science during the past decade. Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized the healthcare system. AI tools can support healthcare personnel in administrative workflow, clinical documentation, image analysis and patient monitoring. Among the several applications of AI in healthcare, generative AI, capable of generating new data such as text and images, has emerged as a transformative tool in healthcare.

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Food as Medicine Programs Could Address Food Insecurity, Improve Cardiovascular Health

HCPLive

Implementing a Food as Medicine program improved diet, physical activity, and reduced cardiovascular risk factors among participants.

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Adverse Cardiovascular Effects of Micro and Nanoplastics

BMH Medical Journal

Plastics in daily use can be degraded into microplastics which are smaller than 5 mm and nanoplas-tics which are smaller than 1000 nanometre. These can trigger toxicologic effects in the human body. Routes of entry of micro and nano particles (MNPs) into the human body could be by in-gestion, topical exposure and even by inhalation. Microbeads which are a type of microplastic are often added as exfoliants to health and beauty products as well as some cleansers and even tooth-pastes, increasing t