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Number Check | #√
Not the Right Kind
of Drug
2/3
The fraction of U.S. adults who believe that pharmacies should not sell
tobacco. “People look to pharmacies to improve and support their health,”
said CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, MPH. “Selling tobacco products, the
leading preventable cause of death and disease, goes against the important and growing role pharmacies play in Americans’ well-being.”
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. News release. Sept. 1, 2016.
New Genes Shed Light
on BP
31
The number of newly discovered gene regions involved with blood pressure (BP), increasing opportunities for mapping the biological pathways of the
disease toward targeted therapies.
Source: Medical News Today. Sept. 12, 2016.
Older Is Better
for Heart
Attack
Survivors
1.89x
The increased likelihood that that, when compared
with the general population, hear t attack survivors
under the age of 50 are to die within 1 year. Heart
disease and smoking-related disease were the
greatest contributors to death in this population.
Source: Medical News Today. Aug. 31, 2016.
More Exercise, Lower Costs
$2,500
The amount of savings for patients with cardiovascular disease who met recommended exercise guidelines for weekly
moderate-to-vigorous activity. “Even among an established high-risk group such as those diagnosed with heart disease
or stroke, those who engaged in regular exercise activities reported a much lower risk of being hospitalized, (having) an
emergency room visit and use of prescription medications,” said Khurram Nasir, MD, study author.
Source: American Heart Association. News release. Sept. 7, 2016
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