National Minority Health Month

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American Heart Month

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  Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women[1] .  The term “heart disease” refers to many types of heart conditions, such as high blood pressure and stroke[2]. People, especially older adults, with heart disease are more likely to have difficulties with activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, using the toilet, walking, and getting into and out of bed[3].  Heart disease affects racial and ethnic minorities and low-income indivi...
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Asthma

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Asthma Resource List for Clinicians The resources on this list include clinical guidelines, patient education materials, self-management tools, policy briefs, asthma reports, clinical toolkits, mobile technology and asthma information, and smoking and tobacco cessation materials. Many of the resources are available in English and Spanish, as well as other languages to reach Limited English Proficient (LEP) populations. Also included are a variety of multimedia tools such as videos and...
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November is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month

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November is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease¹ (COPD) is the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States. The disease kills more than 120,000 Americans each year; that’s 1 death every 4 minutes and causes serious, long-term disability. The number of people with COPD is increasing. More than 12 million people are diagnosed with COPD and an additional 12 million likely have the disease and don’t even...
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October is Health Literacy Month.

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  October is Health Literacy Month. “Health Literacy” is the ability to read, understand and act upon health information. A significant gap exists between the way health care issues are communicated and the ability of most people to understand them. All people, and not just those with limited reading skills or people for whom English is a second language, are affected by limited health literacy. According to the National Action Plan to Improve Healt...
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September is Healthy Aging Month

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September is Healthy Aging Month, an annual national observance focused on the positive aspects of growing older and taking personal responsibility for one’s health physically, socially, mentally and financially.  There is no getting around the fact that as we age our bodies and mind change, however, there’s a lot you can do to improve your health and longevity and reduce your risk for physical and mental disability as you get older. Americans are living longer now than in previous decades, wit...
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Google and Microsoft will include a kill switch in the their smartphone.

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The technology allows for a stolen Google (GOOG) Android and Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) Windows Phone-powered Nokia (NOK) device to be disabled, making it useless to the thief  With Google and Microsoft on board, kill switches will be available for 97% of the smartphone market, said New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who made the announcement. Newer versions of Apple's iOS currently include a kill switch called Activation Lock and tracking software that requires a password before the iPh...
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Cybersecurity: How safe are you?

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P.F. Chang's acknowledged that a "security compromise" of customers' credit and debit card data occurred at some of its restaurants. "We have concluded that data has been compromised," said CEO Rick Federico, in a prepared statement. The admission comes just days after cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs claimed that thousands of credit card and debit card numbers that appeared to have been stolen from P.F. Chang's restaurants earlier this year had gone up for sale. Federico said that P.F. Chan...
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Rich investors worry about stock market

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A comprehensive study of wealthy families by private bank U.S. Trust found that only 40% of high net worth investors feel "bullishly optimistic" about the market. At the same time, 10% said they felt downright pessimistic and 12% described themselves as fearful of losing money Jim Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist for U.S. Trust, says a lot of rich people continue to worry about regulation, Washington gridlock, and the lingering effects of the Federal Reserve's unprecedented stimulus program, whi...
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