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12/01/2008 Morning Rounds: Rising Stress Levels, Limited Health Insurance and Health Care Waste Health news from around the Web. Read more at this website... 11/29/2008 More Men Take the Lead Role in Caring for Elderly Parents Even as they make up nearly 40 percent of family care providers now, men are less likely to ask for help to cope. Read more at this website... 11/29/2008 Europe Accuses Drug Makers of Padding Health Care Costs The European Union accused drug companies of adding billions of dollars to health care costs by delaying or blocking the sale of less-expensive generic medicines. Read more at this website... 11/29/2008 The Evidence Gap: The Minimal Impact of a Big Hypertension Study Critics say drug firms worked to discredit a clinical trial that found that inexpensive pills for hypertension worked better than newer drugs. Read more at this website... 11/28/2008 Morning Rounds: Holiday Weight Gain, AIDS Prevention and Rising Health Costs Health news from around the Web. Read more at this website... 11/27/2008 New Smokeless Tobacco Worries Experts Camel Snus contains a strong dose of nicotine, which experts fear may make it highly addictive. Read more at this website... 11/26/2008 Personal Best: The Lab Says Heart Attack, but the Patient Is Fine Vigorous exercise can cause abnormal test results. Read more at this website... 11/27/2008 Scientists Find Clues to Aging in a Red Wine Ingredient’s Role in Activating a Protein Researchers have discovered that a compound in red wine may reverse the chromosomal aging process. Read more at this website... 11/27/2008 Bone Finding May Point to Hope for Osteoporosis Bone formation appears to be controlled by serotonin, a chemical that had been known mainly for its role in the brain, a new study suggests. Read more at this website... 11/27/2008 New Medicaid Rules Allow States to Set Premiums and Higher Co-Payments A new federal rule is expected to lower costs for federal and state governments, but public health experts predict that the higher charges may keep some from seeking treatment. Read more at this website... 11/27/2008 Even if You Can’t Buy It, Happiness Is Big Business A recent conference of scientists, philosophers, navel-gazing Googlers and Tibetan Buddhists in San Francisco is the latest manifestation of the booming happiness industry. Read more at this website... 11/27/2008 Government Reverses Itself on Cigarette Testing The Federal Trade Commission rescinded guidance it issued 42 years ago that has allowed tobacco companies to make claims about tar and nicotine levels based on testing by a machine. Read more at this website... 11/26/2008 European Regulators Widen Inquiry Into Drug Makers Regulators in Europe led a second round of raids on drug companies, just days before their planned release of findings from an earlier antitrust investigation. Read more at this website... 11/26/2008 Morning Rounds: Hazardous Toys, Breast Growth and Gout Pain Health news from around the Web. Read more at this website... 11/26/2008 New Cases of Cancer Decline in the U.S. Cancer diagnosis rates have been falling in the U.S., the first time such an extended decline has been documented. Read more at this website... 11/26/2008 Researchers Find Poor Use of Pumps for Ailing Hearts A new study finds high death rates, repeat hospital stays and soaring medical bills in Medicare patients who receive mechanical pumps. Read more at this website... 11/26/2008 Study Cites Toll of AIDS Policy in South Africa Thabo Mbeki’s government could have prevented the premature deaths of 365,000 people, a new study says. Read more at this website... 11/24/2008 Study Suggests Some Cancers May Go Away Some invasive breast cancers appeared to go away without treatment, a study suggests. Read more at this website... 11/25/2008 The Evidence Gap: New Arena for Testing of Drugs: Real World There is a growing movement to gather evidence to explore what treatment is best for typical patients with complex symptoms. Read more at this website... 11/25/2008 Microsoft Examines Causes of ‘Cyberchondria’ A Microsoft study suggests that self-diagnosis by search engine leads Web searchers to conclude the worst about what ails them. Read more at this website... 11/25/2008 Vital Statistics: Americans Are Sicker Than They Think, C.D.C. Finds Americans are not very good at taking care of themselves, a new telephone survey suggests. Read more at this website... 11/25/2008 Diabetes Drug Linked to Higher Risk of Death Patients taking rosiglitazone, sold under the brand name Avandia, were more likely to suffer heart failure and to die than those taking a similar drug, according to a new study. Read more at this website... 11/24/2008 Well: Paying Extra for an Organic Thanksgiving Traditional holiday foods cost a whole lot more when you buy them in the organic aisle. Read more at this website... 11/15/2008 Holiday Fixings, Locally Grown Connecticut farmers are expanding their offerings to satisfy an increasing demand for local Thanksgiving fare, while demand for fresh turkeys outstrips the availability of slaughterhouses. Read more at this website... 11/21/2008 Ouch, My Knee! Is There a Bike Fitter in the House? Bike fittings for recreational cyclists has mushroomed into a mainstream offering found at scores of bikes shops and training centers around the country. Read more at this website... 11/21/2008 Weight Loss Surgery Helps Obese Women Have Healthier Babies A new report suggests that women who become pregnant after weight-loss surgery have easier pregnancies than do obese women who become pregnant. Read more at this website... 11/26/2008 Melamine Traces Found in U.S. Infant Formula The discovery of the toxic chemical melamine in infant formula made by an American manufacturer raises the possibility that the problem was more extensive than previously thought. Read more at this website... 11/25/2008 Research Center Tied to Drug Company Documents reveal that a renowned child psychiatrist pushed Johnson & Johnson to finance a research center whose goal was “to move forward the commercial goals of J&J.” Read more at this website... 11/23/2008 Studies Say Private Medicare Plans Have Added Costs, for Little Gain The studies were issued as President-elect Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats take aim at the plans and consider cutting the payments they receive. Read more at this website... 11/27/2008 Radio Host Has Drug Company Ties Dr. Frederick K. Goodwin, a psychiatrist, earned income from drug makers that he didn’t report on his show. Read more at this website... 11/22/2008 Insurer Offers Option for Surgery in India The health insurer Wellpoint is testing a new program that gives covered patients the option of going to India for elective surgery. Read more at this website... 11/24/2008 Personal Health: Hard-Times Home Cooking, Made Easier There are time-honored tricks to making budget-conscious meals efficiently. Read more at this website... 11/24/2008 Really?: The Claim: Early Exposure to Nuts Can Raise Allergy Risk Recent studies questioned if early exposure limited peanut allergy or increased the risk of developing it. Read more at this website... 11/25/2008 Well: A New Face for A.D.H.D., and a Debate Attention deficit gets a famous face in Michael Phelps. Is that a good thing? Read more at this website... 11/30/2008 Books: Magnificent Medical Miracles, and Everyday Ones, Too Two new health books go a long way toward explicating medical miracles pursued and those that unfold against all expectations. Read more at this website... 11/17/2008 Cases: To Treat Properly, First Deal With the Fear In a profession where anxiety is often the starting point of a doctor-patient relationship, the standard patient questionnaire will never go deep enough. Read more at this website... 11/10/2008 Cases: Keeping a Promise When a Life Is Near Its End A mother’s request to her daughter for “help” if something should happen to her is agonized over, accepted and eventually fulfilled. Read more at this website... 11/11/2008 Patient Voices: Speaking Out for a Group Once Unheard-Of: Aging With AIDS In the developed worlds, AIDS has become a chronic condition to be managed but a diagnosis still comes with its own challenges. Read more at this website... 11/10/2008 A World Away, Finding a Lifeline and a Friend James Chippendale of Dallas was told his only change of survival from leukemia was a bone marrow transplant — which he received from Klaus Kaiser, a donor from Germany. Read more at this website... 11/07/2008 Diagnosis: Brain Drain A young woman almost loses her mind, and no one can figure out why. Read more at this website... 11/07/2008 Jets Lineman an Inspiration to Those With Epilepsy The Jets’ Alan Faneca, who has lived with epilepsy since he was a child, has stepped forward in helping others overcome the stigmas of the neurological disorder. Read more at this website... 11/07/2008 Mind: When Duty Calls: The Value of Voting, Beyond Politics Scientists have tried to get a handle on how people make voting decisions, but predicting voter behavior is still extremely difficult. Read more at this website... 10/28/2008 Books: Nurses Speak Out, About Doctors In a new book, nurses speak out about a charged working relationship and the casual stories deliver a remarkably wide perspective. Read more at this website... 10/27/2008 Cases: In a Eulogy, Finding a Person, Not a Patient With the time pressures of medical practice it can be easy to ignore the sorts of things that make a patient into a real person. Read more at this website... |
