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Lifetime health care costs of obesity-related comorbidities in the united states, 2007-2010
This study analyzed lifetime healthcare costs of obesity-related comorbidities, including diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease (CHD), and stroke.
Source: Value in Health - May 1, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: S Chang, MY Leung, NP Carlsson, GA Colditz Tags: RESEARCH PODIUM PRESENTATIONS – SESSION I Source Type: research

New research: Stroke risk and too much sleep; genes that make the body salt-sensitive
(Pollock Communications) High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects one-third of -- or 70 million -- US adults, and the healthcare costs associated with treating the disease are approximately $46 billion. From May 15 - 19, 2015, members of the medical community will gather at the 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension in NYC to discuss more than 200 new studies, state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and new treatments for hypertension.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 15, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Linear association between number of modifiable risk factors and multiple chronic conditions: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Publication date: Available online 14 September 2017 Source:Preventive Medicine Author(s): Mary L. Adams, Joseph Grandpre, David L. Katz, Douglas Shenson Multiple (≥2) chronic conditions (MCCs) are responsible for a large fraction of healthcare costs. Our aim was to examine possible associations between MCCs and composite measures of behavioral risk factors (RFs). Data were publicly available 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and included 483,865 non-institutionalized US adults ages ≥18years. Chronic conditions included asthma, arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cognitive impairment, heart...
Source: Preventive Medicine - September 15, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research