Patient Involvement Lowers Health Costs, Study Says
2013-02-05
Confidence, skill in managing day-to-day care seen as key to savingsContinue Reading
With Benefits Unproven, Why Do Millions of Americans Take Multivitamins?
2013-02-04
Large study found supplement use most often a personal choice, not a doctor recommendationContinue Reading
Defend Against Double-Dipping at Your Super Bowl Party
2013-02-03
Some creative ways to lower chances of germ-laden chips finding their way into shared dipsContinue Reading
Psychiatric Drugs More Often Prescribed in the South
2013-02-01
Study looked at stimulant, antipsychotic and antidepressant use across U.S.Continue Reading
Kids’ Abdominal Injuries May Not Warrant CT Scan
2013-02-01
Assessing 7 factors in ER can limit unnecessary radiation exposure, researchers sayContinue Reading
Medical School Ethics Policies May Affect How Doctors Prescribe
2013-02-01
When drug company gift restrictions are taught, physicians shy away from newly marketed meds, study saysContinue Reading
Drug Users Are ‘Super-Spreaders’ of Hepatitis C, Study Finds
2013-01-31
Diagnosing, treating them early might slow rate of infectionContinue Reading
Most U.S. Soldiers May Suffer From Sleep Problems
2013-01-31
Those with depression, PTSD and pain are more at risk, study foundContinue Reading
More Child Gun Injuries in States With Self-Defense Laws
2013-01-31
But study found no improvement from other laws meant to curb children’s access to firearmsContinue Reading
Fish Like Grouper, Barracuda May Pose Food-Poisoning Risk
2013-01-31
They can sometimes contain toxin that can’t be detected before eating, CDC warnsContinue Reading
People Can Emit Flu Germs in Air Up to 6 Feet Away, Study Finds
2013-01-31
Researchers urge more study, new infection-control procedures to protect health care workersContinue Reading
Science Reveals How Owls Avoid Stroke While Rotating Heads
2013-01-31
Bone and blood vessel adaptations let the birds escape trauma from such movementContinue Reading
More Oversight Urged for Money Spent on Research
2013-01-30
Data analysis suggests duplicate grants may be costing U.S. funding agencies millions of dollarsContinue Reading
Brain Scan Study Suggests Docs ‘Feel’ Your Pain
2013-01-29
When presented with what seemed to be patients in discomfort, physicians’ own pain centers reactedContinue Reading