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10/31/13 - Obesity linked to breast cancer cell growth and tumor size

10/31/13 Obesity linked to breast cancer cell growth and tumor size Medical News Today New research suggests that the obesity status of a woman may determine the rate of breastcancer cell growth and tumor size. This is according to a study ...

10/31/13 - Mealtime rituals might make a difference in obesity, researchers say

10/31/13 Mealtime rituals might make a difference in obesity, researchers say

Los Angeles Times-by Mary MacVean

“Family meals and their rituals might be an underappreciated battleground to fight obesity,” the researchers wrote in the journal Obesity, published Wednesday.

10/31/13 - New York to Raise Age Limit of Cigarette Use to 21 'to save more lives'

10/31/13 New York to Raise Age Limit of Cigarette Use to 21 'to save more lives'

Headlines & Global News

The New York City Council voted to raise age limit of cigarette use from 18 to 21. The decision was made to save more lives and is applicable on both traditional ...

10/30/13 - Final Medicare Fee Schedule Release Delayed

10/30/13 Final Medicare Fee Schedule Release Delayed

MedPage Today

The ACP said it "anticipates that the CCCM [Complex Chronic Care Management] proposal, as written, could result in codes that are administratively difficult to ...

10/30/13 - Kids with asthma more likely exposed to secondhand smoke

10/30/13 Kids with asthma more likely exposed to secondhand smoke

UPI.com

Children with asthma exposed to secondhand smoke have more severeasthma symptoms and more frequent outbreaks than other children withasthma not ...

10/30/13 - Summit Explores Potential of Price Transparency to Lower Medical ...

10/30/13 Summit Explores Potential of Price Transparency to Lower Medical ...

UCSF News Services

With a focus on the potential for price transparency to help lower the cost of medical care, UC San Francisco's Center for Healthcare Value (CHV) and its ...

10/29/13 - Diabetes Risk Tied to Weight Gain in Youth

10/29/13 Diabetes Risk Tied to Weight Gain in Youth

MedPage Today

The risk of developing diabetes in adulthood is associated with weight in adolescence and weight gain during the teens and early 20s, researchers reported.

10/29/13 - Medical malpractice claim frequency, costs stabilizing: Study

10/29/13 Medical malpractice claim frequency, costs stabilizing: Study Business Insurance Hospitals have been reducing med mal costs in part by improving patient safety and self-insuring to cover malpractice claims, the study said. “Health care ...

10/29/13 - Kidney Disease Costs Medicare $41 Billion a Year and Yet Often Goes Undetected ...

10/29/13 Kidney Disease Costs Medicare $41 Billion a Year and Yet Often Goes Undetected ... 

Wall Street Journal

Kidney disease is fast becoming one of the most dangerous and costly health threats in the U.S., and new guidelines recommend screening for all Americans ...

10/28/13 - Doctors' Rx: Make a plan to manage kids' media use

10/28/13 Doctors' Rx: Make a plan to manage kids' media use

USA TODAY

Excessive media use has been associated with obesity, lack of sleep, school problems, aggression and other behavior issues, the statement says. But it adds ...

10/28/13 - Many Insured SC Residents Must Buy New Health Plan

10/28/13 Many Insured SC Residents Must Buy New Health Plan

CBS Local

Nearly a month into the health care rollout, at least one ... Customers' new options may come at a much higher cost, but with broader ...

10/28/13 - Medicare premiums to remain flat in 2014

10/28/13 Medicare premiums to remain flat in 2014

USA TODAY

"We continue to work hard to keep Medicare beneficiaries' costs low by rewarding ... The news, which continues recent trends in government healthcare ...

10/25/13 - Kids' asthma medication frequently administered inaccurately ...

10/25/13 Kids' asthma medication frequently administered inaccurately ... Science Daily The majority of caregivers who administer their child's asthma medication frequently use the incorrect technique, leading to poor health ...

10/25/13 - Determining heart disease risk in type 1 diabetes patients

10/25/13 Determining heart disease risk in type 1 diabetes patients Medical News Today Diabetes affects 25.8 million Americans according to figures from a 2011 fact sheet published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

10/25/13 - 'Health Homes' pilot program began in Western Maryland, now ...

10/25/13 'Health Homes' pilot program began in Western Maryland, now ... Herald-Mail Media A pilot program designed to improve health care for those with serious mental illnesses while reducing costs that started in Western Maryland is now being rolled ...

10/24/13 - Are Health Insurers Ready To Care For New Consumers?

10/24/13 Are Health Insurers Ready To Care For New Consumers?

Forbes

The centerpiece of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—the creation of online ...and many have undiagnosed chronic conditions such as asthma and 

10/24/13 - Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy Rises as Doctors Profit

10/24/13 Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy Rises as Doctors Profit

Bloomberg

Urologists who buy their own equipment to provide expensive radiation treatment are more likely to use it to treat prostate cancer even when the benefit for ...

10/24/13 - Health Care Law Fails to Lower Prices for Rural Areas

10/24/13 Health Care Law Fails to Lower Prices for Rural Areas

New York Times

As technical failures bedevil the rollout of President Obama's health care law,... among insurers in an effort to keep costs low — is falling short for many rural ...

10/23/13 - How The Flu Shot Could Cut One's Risk of Heart Attack And Stroke

10/23/13 How The Flu Shot Could Cut One's Risk of Heart Attack And Stroke 

Forbes

Getting the flu vaccine may protect not only against the flu, but in some people, it may also reduce your risk of experiencing heart attack and ...

10/23/13 - New study: improving oral care for people with chronic conditions ...

10/23/13 New study: improving oral care for people with chronic conditions ... Dentistry IQ The research showed that people with certain chronic conditions who received appropriate dental care, including preventive services and the ...