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	Corphealth, the wellness division of Industrial Medicine Professionals, offers comprehensive full service medical, wellness services and health education. Our extensive experience in effectively managing occupational health will help you achieve better corporate health and wellness. Our clients are very important to us. We will work in a collaborative manner to develop a medical wellness model that is relevant and responsive to your needs and to those of your employees. It is our goal to have your employees achieve health of body and mind.


	In The News... Corphealth reality check health ticker... High Blood Pressure needs to be treated regardless of age... We hear the following questions asked many times in one form or another... "I am not so old...Do I really have to worry now that my blood pressure is high at times?" YES, you do! A recent study in Sydney, Australia found that there is no difference in age groups on the outcome of a major cardiovascular event as it relates to age. Which means if you get a heart attack at a young age from high blood pressure, it is not going to be any less in severity for you just because of your age than if you where to get one at age 65. The study also revealed that it didn't matter what drug you used to lower blood pressure as long as you lowered the blood pressure. Bottom Line Reality Check: High blood pressure causes bad stuff. All ages are at risk; treatment works to prevent that, all ages need to get it under control. The choice of drug seems irrelevant as long as it lowers the blood pressure, and you can live with the side effects... Abdominal obesity increases risk for heart disease and cancer... Investigators at the NIH studied the risk of abdominal obesity in more than 44,000 women in the Nurses Health Study, for cardiovascular, and cancer deaths. Reported in the journal Circulation in 2008. They found a significant increase in relative risk for increased waist circumference rising as the abdominal obesity got bigger. Those with significant abdominal obesity had up to 63% higher risk for cancer, and 99% higher risk for cardiovascular mortality. Even normal-weight women with elevated waist circumference experienced a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular death. Bottom Line Reality Check: NO question, abdominal obesity is hazardous to your health, Stop eating so much. Loose the weight, get moving and do your crunches!! Does Nicotine Patches and the such work? Yes, According to investigators at Oxford. They found that nicotine replacement therapy improves the quit rate by 50% to 70%. They also found that the nasal spray was the most effective. Bottom Line Reality Check: Time to quit! Stop with the excuses! This has been a Corphealth reality check ticker... (The opinions expressed are solely those of the author.) *August is National Immunization Month. Read our newsletter regarding this very important topic.* Corphealthy News... Important Medical News High levels of "good" HDL cholesterol protect against heart disease even if your LDL is high... An article published this month in the New England Journal of Medicine concludes that high levels of "good" HDL cholesterol offer protection agains heart disease and stroke even if the LDL, "bad" cholesterol was elevated. In this study, the incidence of heart attack stroke and other heart problems was 40% lower in one-fifth of the participants in this study who had the highest HDL "good" cholesterol regardless of their LDL, "bad" cholesterol. While this is only one study, the take home message is that the higher your HDL level the better, and HDL levels can help interpret what your cholesterol numbers mean in terms of your risk for cardiovascular disease. For more important health news and tools please visit...

Health & Wellness Should Be Important To Corporations

Facts...

Health and wellness is directly related to productivity.
As health risks go up, productivity decreases.
The greater the number of health risk factors employees have, the greater the medical dollars spent on medical claims, disability claims and worker's compensation claims.
A healthy workforce will have less medical claims.
With a good wellness program, corporations will see a decrease in their direct and indirect cost employee health care.
Healthy employees are happier and productive.

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Maintaining a healthy and productive work force is the goal of all corporations. Health screenings, health fairs and wellness programs are cost effective. They are an excellent means to get employees on the right track. Our corporate wellness programs provide quality, professional, affordable medical and health services that promote health, well being and help obtain a high level of productivity.

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