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Nov. 6th, 2010 at 4:27 PM
About 4 million hospital admissions in 2008 may have been avoided if patients had received better care for acute conditions or chronic diseases, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reported. The study found 60% of patients over age 65 and 28% between 45 and 64 had avoidable hospitalizations. HealthLeaders Media (11/4)
Americans are sicker but live longer than British counterparts
Americans ages 55 to 64 and 70 to 80 developed more chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke, than counterparts from the U.K., a new study revealed. However, researchers found that sick Americans aged 65 and above lived longer than their British counterparts, which they say could be attributed to a better health care system in the U.S. WebMD (11/4)
Researchers: 42% of U.S. population will be obese
Harvard University researchers calculated the likelihood of becoming obese and found that American adults have a 2% risk for obesity in any given year -- and that risk increases by 0.5% annually for every obese friend a person has. The researchers projected that obesity rates in the U.S. will reach 42%. Yahoo!/Reuters (11/4)