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2/27/15 - Bleeding Gums May Reveal Diabetes: How Oral Blood Signals ...

2/27/15 Bleeding Gums May Reveal Diabetes: How Oral Blood Signals ...

Medical Daily

A new study out of New York University suggests that dental care may be a more effective route to diagnosing diabetes than regular primary care physicians: the ...

2/27/15 - Energetic adaptations persist in adolescents with extreme obesity ...

2/27/15 Energetic adaptations persist in adolescents with extreme obesity ...

Healio

Adolescents with extreme obesity who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass experienced energetic adaptations that favor weight regain, along with changes in ...

2/27/15 - MEDICATION COST-CUTTING PLANS BURDEN PATIENTS AND ...

2/27/15 MEDICATION COST-CUTTING PLANS BURDEN PATIENTS AND ...

Insurance News Net

But such restrictions on mental health medications in Medicaid are adversely affecting patient outcomes and increasing administrative costs for community ...

2/26/15 - Cigarettes Linked to More Deaths Than Previously Thought

2/26/15 Cigarettes Linked to More Deaths Than Previously Thought

AAFP News

12 in the New England Journal of Medicine, the study(www.nejm.org) found that ... setting complements and fits easily into the patient-centered medical home.

2/26/15 - How the decline in smoking rates could increase lung cancer deaths

2/26/15 How the decline in smoking rates could increase lung cancer deaths

WQAD.com

More people may die from undiagnosed lung cancer because they don't qualify for low-dose CT scans, according to a study by Mayo Clinic ...

2/26/15 - Older people and eating disorders: not 'just a teenager's problem'

2/26/15 Older people and eating disorders: not 'just a teenager's problem'

Medical News Today

In terms of physical health, obesity caused by binge-eating disorder can increase the risk of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and some forms of cancer.

2/25/15 - Stress: its surprising implications for health

2/25/15 Stress: its surprising implications for health

Medical News Today

Some of us may smoke in response to stress, while others may "comfort eat," which can lead to obesity. All of these are factors that can contribute to poor heart ...

2/25/15 - Report Finds Taxpayer-Funded Healthy School Lunches Can Have ...

2/25/15 Report Finds Taxpayer-Funded Healthy School Lunches Can Have ...

Union of Concerned Scientists

The report, “Lessons from the Lunchroom: Childhood Obesity, School Lunch, and the Way to a Healthier Future,” analyzed of the eating behaviors of thousands ...

2/25/15 - Medicaid Enrollment Surges Across the U.S.

2/25/15 Medicaid Enrollment Surges Across the U.S.

U.S. News & World Report

 

Medicaid and children's health insurance enrollment increased 18.6 percent since ... “We need to have people insured if we are going to curb the costs of health ...

2/24/15 - Medical Homes: Cost Effects of Utilization by Chronically Ill Patients

2/24/15 Medical Homes: Cost Effects of Utilization by Chronically Ill Patients

AJMC.com Managed Markets Network

The impact of primary care practices adopting the patient-centered medical home(PCMH) model is analyzed by comparing per member per month (PMPM) ...

2/24/15 - These Steps May Cut Diabetes Risk in New Moms

2/24/15 These Steps May Cut Diabetes Risk in New Moms

dailyRx

A recent study found that women who had gestational diabetes could lower their type 2 diabetes risk through healthy lifestyle habits and taking metformin (brand ...

2/24/15 - Men who have had testicular cancer are more likely to develop ...

2/24/15 Men who have had testicular cancer are more likely to develop ...

Medical Xpress

A case-control study of close to 180,000 men suggests that the incidence of prostate cancer is higher among men with a history of testicular cancer (12.6 ...

2/24/15 - Connecticut Medicare Recipients Saved $64.7 Million On ...

2/24/15 Connecticut Medicare Recipients Saved $64.7 Million On ...

Hartford Courant

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a ... In 2015, once a Medicare recipient's prescription drug costs have totaled $2,960, the ...

2/23/15 - Controlled Exposure to Peanuts at Early Age Shows Promise as ...

2/23/15 Controlled Exposure to Peanuts at Early Age Shows Promise as ...

Philly.com

Known as oral immunotherapy, the idea behind the therapy is to slowly increase tolerance to the allergen. The small study included 40 children aged 9 months ...

2/23/15 - Why EHR Adoption in the ED is Crucial for Population Health

2/23/15 Why EHR Adoption in the ED is Crucial for Population Health

Health IT Analytics

Some patients have been taking advantage of the spread of urgent care centers, ... high enrollment in patient-centered medical home models, and expanded ...

2/23/15 - Vitamin D deficiency linked more closely to diabetes than obesity

2/23/15 Vitamin D deficiency linked more closely to diabetes than obesity

Medical Xpress

The results help clarify the connection between vitamin D, obesity and diabetes. According to the Society's Scientific Statement on the Non-skeletal Effects of ...

2/20/15 - More Americans Surviving Cancer Today Than 20 Years Ago

2/20/15 More Americans Surviving Cancer Today Than 20 Years Ago

Philly.com

Cancer is still a leading cause of death in the United States, but advances in radiation, chemotherapy and targeted treatments have improved ...

2/20/15 - Diabetes and depression predict dementia risk in people with ...

2/20/15 Diabetes and depression predict dementia risk in people with ...

Medical Xpress

People with mild cognitive impairment are at higher risk of developing dementia if they have diabetes or psychiatric symptoms such as ...

2/20/15 - Long-Term Care Insurance: Costs Are Up but Vary Widely

2/20/15 Long-Term Care Insurance: Costs Are Up but Vary Widely

New York Times

Factors behind the rates include higher claims costs, he said; in 2014, insurers paid out $7.8 billion in claims, an increase of nearly 5 percent. A healthy ...

2/19/15 - Improved health care systems needed to combat obesity crisis

 2/19/15 Improved health care systems needed to combat obesity crisis

Medical Xpress

Policy and environmental changes are very important in preventing unhealthy weight gain but may not help people with severe obesity achieve substantial ...