CHECKUP : NEWS, TIPS AND TRENDS THEY HAVEN'T RESOLVED HOW TO ACHIEVE THOSE RESOLUTIONS.Less than half of Americans who make New Year's resolutions have developed a plan of action to help them achieve their objectives, a new survey shows. In the nationwide telephone poll of 1,000 adults, researchers also found that nearly 60 percent of respondents' resolutions involved improving their health. However, when asked about what steps they were going to take to meet their goals, preventive measures such as quitting smoking, getting a physical exam, scheduling a mammogram mammogram /mam·mo·gram/ (mam´o-gram) a radiograph of the breast. mam·mo·gram n. An x-ray image of the breast produced by mammography. or beginning a stress management program were infrequently mentioned, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the survey released by Prudential HealthCare in Roseland, N.J. ``The survey suggests that a majority of people who make health-related resolutions aimed at better health don't have a specific action plan that includes these important preventive steps. This is surprising, since prevention is the foundation for good health and well-being,'' said Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, chief medical research officer for Prudential HealthCare. In order to keep New Year's health resolutions, people should set realistic goals for themselves, Koplan recommended. Prudential HealthCare also offers the following advice for helping people stay healthy in the new year: Find out if you are due for a doctor visit. Try limiting the amount of saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be in your diet and exercising regularly. Visit the dentist regularly and remember to ask your dentist for an update on the best flossing flossing, n the mechanical cleansing of interproximal tooth surfaces with stringlike, waxed or unwaxed dental floss or tape. flossing aids, n. and brushing techniques. Join a stress management program to learn how to better manage stress and prevent the many stress-related disorders Stress Stress is a conscious or unconscious psychological feeling or physical situation which comes after as a result of physical or/and mental 'positive or negative pressure' to overwhelm adaptive capacities. that can result. Breathe easier: The first noninvasive test for diagnosing the bacterial infection that causes stomach ulcers has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. It's now accepted that most stomach ulcers are caused by the bacteria called H. pylori. Detection of the bacteria is important to ensure proper treatment of the ulcer. Until now, the only way to confirm H. pylori as the cause in individual cases was by blood tests or by invasively taking a stomach lining sample. The new procedure is a breath test called Meretek UBT Breath Test UBT™ breath test GI disease A noninvasive breath test for detecting H pylori. See Helicobacter pylori. . It's administered in a doctor's office. You drink a nonradioactive carbon 13- enriched solution and then exhale exhale /ex·hale/ (eks´hal) to breathe out. ex·hale v. 1. To breathe out. 2. To emit a gas, vapor, or odor. breath samples into a collection device. |
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