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A Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts reduced the incidence of major cardiovascular events in a large, multicenter, randomized study of high-risk women and men conducted in Spain.
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A recent study comparing patients having had loop electrosurgical excision procedures with those who had punch biopsies alone or Pap smears only has shown no differences in cesarean rates between groups.
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Clinically significant disparities exist in the quality of ovarian cancer care delivered and in overall survival along both racial and socioeconomic status.
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With the beginning of another year, many will be resolving to lose some weight. According to consumer surveys conducted for industries manufacturing low-calorie foods and beverages, 54% of Americans were trying to lose weight in 2010, up from 33% in 2004 and 24% in 2000.1 The U.S. market for all weight loss products and services is now worth $60.9 billion.2
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Every year in September throughout the United States, students return to school, and many people return to work from vacation and summer break. As weather cools with the coming fall and winter, people gather in close proximity in colleges, schools, daycares, clinics, and workplaces.
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The number of people in the United States age 65 and older has grown from 35 million in 2000 to 40 million in 2010, a 15% increase. This number is expected to be about 55 million by 2020, a 36% increase for the coming decade.1
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