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Report lists best ways to improve health
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem May 17, 2006 07:24pm |
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| News Date | Thursday, May 18, 2006 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By Frank Greve
Knight Ridder Newspapers
WASHINGTON - What preventive health measures would save the most lives for the least money?
The top rank goes to taking aspirin daily to prevent heart attacks and strokes in men over 40 and women over 50, according to a study reported Wednesday on the Web site of an alliance of health insurers, state health departments, academics and trade groups.
Immunizing children and discouraging people from smoking follow closely behind, the Washington-based Partnership for Prevention found. Former Surgeon General David Satcher led the effort, which entailed a review of more than 8,000 preventive-medicine studies. The rankings are intended as a checklist for patients, doctors and insurers.
Below are the top 20 preventive measures in rank order. Preventive measures that are ignored by more than half of those who'd benefit from them are indicated by asterisks. |
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