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- Title
Study: Exercise May Match Medication in Reducing Mortality Associated With Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes.
- Authors
Mitka, Mike
- Abstract
The article discusses the results of a study that showed similar mortality benefits of exercise and drug interventions in the prevention of coronary heart disease and diabetes. It references a research published online by "BMJ" on October 1, 2013. It showed the effectiveness of exercise over drug treatment for patients recovering from stroke. However, diuretics were found to be more effective than exercise in patients with heart failure.
- Subjects
EXERCISE; DRUG therapy; CORONARY heart disease prevention; DIABETES prevention; DIURETICS; HEART failure; PREVENTION
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2013, Vol 310, Issue 19, p2026
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2013.281450