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New Research: Decrease in injury-related deaths
Death rates from unintentional injuries among children and adolescents from birth to age 19 declined by nearly 30 percent from 2000 to 2009. However, suffocation rates are on the rise, with a 54 percent increase in reported suffocation among infants less than 1. Poisoning death rates also increased, with a 91 percent increase among teens aged 15-19, largely due to prescription drug overdose.
-- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Did You Know?
About 1 in 1,000 people have a bleeding disorder. However, 75 percent receive inadequate treatment, no treatment or treatment that doesn’t work. -- CDC
Health Tip: Make a vision board
Chances are you have a few pictures of yourself that show off your best shape or your athletic prowess. Use those photos to create a vision board that motivates you to keep your commitment to the gym and exercise. You can use a bulletin board, whiteboard or "pin" it to your fitness board on Pinterest. Find some empowering quotes, too, use your fitness vision board to remind you of how you want to see yourself.
-- Life Fitness
Number to Know
2050: By 2050, the number of people affected by dementia is likely to rise to more than 70 percent. Worldwide, nearly 35.6 million people live with dementia. This number is expected to double by 2030.
— World Health Organization
Children’s Health: Social stressors put girls at risk
Researchers found that girls who experienced more than one social stressor –– maternal depressive symptoms, maternal substance use, intimate partner violence, housing insecurity, food insecurity or paternal incarceration ––were at increased risk of being obese by age 5. Girls with more than two stressors were at an even higher risk of becoming obese. No significant associations were noted among boys. Study authors suggest obesity prevention efforts may be more effective if they address these issues.
-- American Academy of Pediatrics
Senior Health: Older people sleep better
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine conducted the world’s largest study of sleep quality and health, and they found that the older you are, the better you sleep. In fact, the study analyzed participants from 18 and older, and those in their 80s often had the fewest complaints of all.
-- AARP.org
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