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20,000
The potential number of heart attacks that could be
prevented every year in the U.S. with the FDA’s actions
to reduce industrially produced trans fat in the American food supply. The measures could also prevent up to
7,000 coronary deaths annually.
The number of centimeters people should keep
between their smartphones and their pacemakers, as recommended by the FDA. “Pacemakers
can mistakenly detect electromagnetic interference (EMI) from smartphones as a cardiac signal,
causing them to briefly stop working,” said
Carsten Lennerz, MD, lead study author.
Source: Lennerz C, et al. EHRA EUROPACE - CARDIOSTIM
2015. Abstract. June 22, 2015.
Source: American Heart Association news release. June 16, 2016.
Criminal Health Care
243
The number of people—including 46 medical providers—recently
charged by the federal government for Medicare fraud. The schemes
included $712 million dollars in false Medicare and Medicaid billings
from home health care, mental health services, pharmacy services, durable medical equipment, and physical and occupational therapy.
Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services news release. June 18, 2015.
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The number of hours a person should spend standing
during working days to prevent the effects of sedentary
living—CVD, diabetes, and some types of cancer. Currently,
most office workers spend 65%-75% of their days sitting.
Source: Buckley JP, Hedge A, Yates T, et al. Br J Sports Med. 2015; doi:10.1136/
bjsports-2015-094618.
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