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Strategies for Better Health Update

Tanning Efforts Can Harm; Protecting Children From Sound; Antidepressants Treatment For Teens; One-Dose Radiation For Breast Cancer Works; Exercise For Older Adults Crucial

Summer fun includes tanning efforts. There is a danger that must be considered.

Saving children from hearing loss may extend to minimizing cellphone use.

Hints of troubles may appear far earlier in Alzheimer patients.

Teen health/fitness website offers free downloads as a means of educating visitors.

One-dose radiation treatment found effective against breast cancer.

Early treatment critical for teens in treatment of depression.

Exercise important to maintaining health for older adults.

New advances in treating blood vessel blockages reported.

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Single treatment during surgery could replace weeks of postoperative hospital visits.

Delay in treating difficult adolescent-depression cases reduces likelihood of remission.

Resources are available to start a program, restart a lapsed program or to get more benefit from current senior exercise programs.

Discovery may increase understanding of causes of stroke, Alzheimer's and other diseases.

 

Molecular signature may help explain why some brains are more susceptible to Alzheimer’s.

Genetic variant used to examine brain signaling is activated by serotonin-related antidepressants.

Question:
 
What is the level of employee participation in wellness programs and is it growing?
 
Answer:
 
More than half of all employees covered by employer provided healthcare benefits are now participating and the number will grow this year.
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