Health News of the Day

Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day.

• Nine out of 10 new type 2 diabetes cases in older adults could be prevented through healthy lifestyle changes. 5 lifestyle factors -- activity, diet, smoking habits, alcohol, and body fat -- accounted for 90% of new diabetes cases http://bit.ly/c2Zu9
  
  
• Reading magazines, knitting and quilting, and social activities in midlife cut the risk of dementia in 70-80s by 30% http://bit.ly/1smvwS
  
  
• Foreign Accent Syndrome after brain injury: Yorkshireman 'spoke with Irish accent after brain surgery' http://is.gd/v707
  
  
• Drinking up to about half a glass of wine daily may boost life expectancy http://bit.ly/XiNL0
  
  
• Long work hours and exposure to anesthetics may raise pregnant veterinarians' risk of premature delivery http://bit.ly/2bySjv
  
  
• U.S. cancer diagnoses will jump 45 percent by 2030 http://bit.ly/VYucS

Links

• Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine: Cocoa and Cardiovascular Health http://is.gd/v8eq
  
  
• "Rota and Pneumococcus Vaccine Success Stories: Pediatric Emergency Practitioners Wonder “Where Have the Kids Gone?” http://is.gd/qje0

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