CBS NEWS – Cooking at home could help prevent type 2 diabetes. Harvard researchers found people who made their own dinners five to seven days a week had a 15 percent lower risk of developing the disease, compared to those who dined out. SOURCE- PLOS Medicine/MedDay/CBS
Researchers in England warn pill organizers meant to help the elderly take their medication are actually doing more harm than good. Their study found patients actually became sicker when they started taking the medication every day, at the right time. Doctors think those patients may have been missing doses before, and did not experience side effects. SOURCE – University of East Anglia/MedDay/CBS
More Americans are living with congenital heart defects than ever before. A new study estimates 1.4 million adults are surviving with the birth defect, 63 percent more than in 2000, thanks to medical advances. SOURCE – Circulation/MedDay/CBS