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Red Wine Ingredient Demonstrates Significant Health Benefits: Research Review
The benefits of alcohol are all about moderation. Low to moderate drinking - especially of red wine - appears to reduce causes of mortality, while too much drinking causes multiple organ damage.

Research Shows Possibility Of Vaccine For Ear Infections
Otitis media, more commonly known as an ear infection, is the most frequently diagnosed illness in children less than 15 years of age in the United States and is the primary cause for emergency room visits. More than 80 percent of children will experience at least one ear infection before their third birthday. Much research has been dedicated to preventing this common childhood disease at Nationwide Children"s Hospital.
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Medical Care Sought In Mexico By Nearly 1 Million Californians Annually
Driven by rising health care costs at home, nearly 1 million Californians cross the border each year to seek medical care in Mexico, according a new paper by UCLA researchers and colleagues published in the journal Medical Care.
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Elderly Persons Living With A Spouse Report Better Preventive Care Use Than Those Living Alone Or With Children

Elderly persons living with a spouse have more timely preventive service use than those living alone or with offspring. The sole exception is in the case of hypertension screening. Data were taken from 13,038 community-dwelling elderly persons who participated in the 2002 to 2005 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. The study"s authors estimated the likelihood of preventive care use among elderly persons in four living arrangements: living with one"s spouse only (52 percent), living alone (38 percent), living with one"s spouse and with one"s adult offspring (5 percent), and living with one"s adult offspring (5 percent). Preventive services included influenza vaccination; physical and dental checkups; and screenings for hypertension, cholesterol and colorectal cancer. "Educational Outreach interventions should target not only those elderly adults who live alone but also those living with adult offspring" the authors said. "The Relationship Between Living Arrangement and Preventive Care Use Among Community-Dwelling Elderly Persons." American Journal of Public Health


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