New Year 2017
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5 MIN READ

Resolved: 8 tips for a healthier lifestyle in 2017

Cut sugar, salt and stress. Know your type 2 diabetes risk. Move more, drink less, quit smoking and make your home smoke-free.

Diabetes
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2 MIN READ

7 health recommendations for New Year's resolutions

The American Medical Association offers recommendations to ensure a healthy lifestyle in the new year

Press Releases
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10 MIN READ

11 new AMA policies patients should know

Physicians at the 2016 AMA Annual Meeting adopted 11 new policies to promote the betterment of public health. They range from preventing drug overdose to delaying school start times and supporting paid sick leave.

Public Health
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2 MIN READ

New AMA policy calls for ban on powdered alcohol

With concerns about the health dangers of powdered alcohol, the AMA today adopted policy supporting federal and state bans on powdered alcohol in the U.S.

Press Releases
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2 MIN READ

From Ebola to e-cigarettes, delegates pass public health policy

Delegates at the 2014 AMA Interim Meeting in Dallas this week weighed in on a number of timely public health issues which included regulatory oversight of electronic cigarettes and the important role of pharmacists in vaccinating target populations.

Public Health
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1 MIN READ

Alcohol screening/intervention gives little help controlling students' unhealthy drinking

A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association looked at how effective a Web-based screening and intervention was for reducing unhealthy drinking among college students on a national scale.

Public Health