Prevention

Learn what you can do to prevent, or in some cases, reverse serious health problems. Emphasis is on the following prevalent conditions:

• Heart Disease
• Stroke 
• Cancer
• Diabetes
• High blood pressure
• Metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance)
• Osteoporosis

News and Research

Current Featured Articles 

Blood Pressure

• Blood Pressure Reduction with Lifestyle Change

• Primary Prevention of High Blood Pressure  

• What is a healthy blood pressure?  

Cancer

• Dietary Fiber and Colon Cancer Risk

• Folate May Lower Risk of Breast Cancer

• Excess Weight and Breast Cancer Risk

• Nutrition and Prostate Cancer Prevention  

• Overweight and Cancer Risk

• Selenium and Vitamin E Reduce Bladder Cancer Risk

Colds

• Common Colds

Diabetes

• High Medical Care Costs of Diabetes

• Preventing Diabetes

• Reducing Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes

• Time Watching TV and Risk of Diabetes

Heart and Health

• Removing Disparities in Health and Longevity

• Drinking Plenty of Water Can Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease

Immunizations

• Influenza and Pneumonia Immunizations Reduce Hospitalization and Mortality from All Causes 

Osteoporosis

• New Osteoporosis Screening Recommendations

Smoking

• Even a Little Second-hand Smoke is Dangerous  

• Help in Stopping Smoking 

• Quitting Smoking Adds Years to Your Life at Any Age

• Stopping Smoking: What Works Best?

Stokes

• Physical Activity and Risk of Stroke

• Whole Grains and Risk of Stokes

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Page updated 5-14-2002 DRH