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1/31/2010 Wellness Efforts Face Hurdle

1/31/2010 Wellness Efforts Face Hurdle

Wall Street Journal - Cari Tuna ‎

Companies' efforts to reduce health-care costs by nudging employees into wellness programs are clashing with a federal law designed to prevent ...

1/31/2010 "I'm sorry": Why is that so hard for doctors to say?

1/31/2010 "I'm sorry": Why is that so hard for doctors to say?

American Medical News - Jon Krause ‎

Concerns about medical liability, insurance coverage and a lack of training for doctors mean an apology after medical errors is the exception. ...

1/31/10 Cancer Prevention, Detection Among Latino Immigrants Topic of UAB/ADPH-Hosted...

1/31/10 Cancer Prevention, Detection Among Latino Immigrants Topic of UAB/ADPH-Hosted ...

UAB News

Scarinci leads the UAB Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center (MHRC) Hispanic/Latino Health Working Group and is an associate scientist in ...

1/29/10 - Are you at risk of vitamin B12 deficiency?

1/29/10 Are you at risk of vitamin B12 deficiency?

Windsor Star 

You could also be at risk if you follow a vegan or vegetarian diet, have Crohn's disease or diabetes, or take medications that reduce your stomach acid. ...

1/29/10 - Bariatric Surgery Can be Safer than Living with Obesity

1/29/10 Bariatric Surgery Can be Safer than Living with Obesity

Newswise (press release) 

Obesity can lead to a variety of complications including sleep apnea, diabetes, fatty liver disease, and heart disease, all of which require medical ...

1/29/10 - Cigarettes May Cause Infections

1/29/10 Cigarettes May Cause Infections

Wired News - Janet Raloff 

And it may well do both. “But nobody talks about cigarettes as a source of those infections,” she says. Her new data now suggest that's distinctly possible. ...

1/29/10 Effects of Switching from Whole to Low Fat/Fat-Free Milk in Public Schools...

1/29/10 Effects of Switching from Whole to Low-Fat/Fat-Free Milk in Public Schools ...

Docuticker (blog)

... reviewing its public school food policies to determine whether changes could help address the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity in NYC (1). ...

1/28/10 - Too Little Vitamin D May Worsen Asthma

1/28/10 Too Little Vitamin D May Worsen Asthma

BusinessWeek - Steven Reinberg

28 (HealthDay News) -- People with asthma who have low levels of vitamin D fare worse than those with high levels of the "sunshine" vitamin, ...

1/28/10 - Skipping Insulin Injections - What Are The Risk Factors?

1/28/10 Skipping Insulin Injections - What Are The Risk Factors?

Medical News Today (press release)

Diabetes also is a leading cause of heart disease and stroke, as well as the leading cause of adult blindness, kidney failure and non-traumatic amputations.

1/28/10 - Pharmacists Play an Increasing Role in Direct Patient Care

1/28/10 Pharmacists Play an Increasing Role in Direct Patient Care

City Town Info Education Channel - Abigail Rome

Toni Fera, PharmD, of HealthMapRx and the lead investigator of an analysis of multisite community pharmacy health management programs for diabetes patients, ...

1/28/2010 NSW defends record on medical errors

1/28/2010 NSW defends record on medical errors

ABC Online ‎

The New South Wales Government is disputing figures suggesting that the state rates poorly when it comes to medical errors in hospitals. ...

1/28/10 Mount Sinai Finds Prenatal Exposure to Certain Chemicals Affects Childhood...

1/28/10 Mount Sinai finds prenatal exposure to certain chemicals affects childhood ...

ScienceBlog.com (blog)

A new study led by Mount Sinai researchers in collaboration with scientists from Cornell University and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...

1/27/2010 Severe and Fatal Radiation Medical Errors Often Unreported

1/27/2010 Severe and Fatal Radiation Medical Errors Often Unreported

AboutLawsuits.com ‎

Medical errors from the use of radiation therapy can lead to severe and sometimes fatal injuries, but states lack rules requiring doctors and hospitals to ...

1/27/10 Early Weaning Linked to Higher Mortality of Infants Born to HIV Mothers

1/27/10 Early Weaning Linked to Higher Mortality of Infants Born to HIV Mothers

Medscape - Laurie Barclay

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation supported ...

1/27/10 Antidepressants May Complicate Breast-Feeding

1/27/10 Antidepressants May Complicate Breast-Feeding

MSN Health & Fitness - Robert Preidt

... recommendations regarding SSRI use during breast-feeding." The US National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has more about breast-feeding.

1/26/10 - Cold and Flu Season Can Be Worse for People With Asthma and COPD

1/26/10 Cold and Flu Season Can Be Worse for People With Asthma and COPD

PR Newswire (press release)

People with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at higher risk of developing severe respiratory symptoms if they contract a cold or ...

1/26/10 - Workers fear stigma for seeking mental health treatment: study

1/26/10 - Workers fear stigma for seeking mental health treatment: study

ModernHealthcare.com - Rebecca Vesely

... health care investment,” said Alan Axelson, chair of the American Psychiatric Association's Partnership for Workplace Mental Health Advisory Council, ...

1/26/10 - Doctors Drive H1N1 Vaccination Rates

1/26/10 Doctors Drive H1N1 Vaccination Rates

Newswise (press release)

... county or state health department. Pharmacies, grocery stores, retail clinics and workplace clinics accounted for 21 percent of adult H1N1 vaccinations. ...

1/26/10 Newborns of Smokers Have Abnormal Blood Pressure

1/26/10 Newborns of Smokers Have Abnormal Blood Pressure

BusinessWeek - Ed Edelson

... senior research scientist in the department of women and child health at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, and lead author of a report in the Jan. ...

1/26/10 Teen Pregnancy, Abortion Rates Rise

1/26/10 Teen pregnancy, abortion rates rise

USA Today - Sharon Jayson

The teen pregnancy rate in the USA rose 3% in 2006, the first increase in more than a decade, according to data out today. ...