Daily Report Blog

The 5/22/12 CQ HealthBeat reported that the U.S. death rate from diabetes dropped by 23% between 1997 and 2006; however, the overall number of people with the disease is expected to continue to increase because diabetics are living longer and the rate of new case diagnosis is rising. 

Only 7% of elderly patients in the U.S. are being screened for mood disorders, problems with falls, performance of daily activities, and other key preventive services identified by geriatric experts, according to a Hartford Foundation poll reported in the 5/21/12 American Medical News. 

The Chicago Sun-Times reported on 5/27/12 that the longer people drive to work, the more likely they are to have poor cardiovascular health; those who commuted more than 10 miles each way were more likely to have high blood pressure than those who drove shorter distances. ​