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Cardiometabolic Disease
Findings from University of Bielefeld provide new insights into cardiometabolic disease
May 12th, 2009
"Cardiovascular and diabetic disease are the leading and preventable causes of death worldwide. The currently prognosticated dramatic increase in disease burden over the next two decades, however, bespeaks a low confidence in our prevention ability," investigators in Bielefeld, Germany report. "This conflicts with the almost enthusiastic reporting of study results, which demonstrate substantial risk reductions secondary to simple lifestyle changes. There is a case to be made for a disregard of the difference between statistical significance and clinical relevance of the reported data. Nevertheless, lifestyle change remains the main weapon in our battle against the...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-05-12)
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