Obese Patients May Have Less Success With Back Surgery
2013-01-15
Study looked at treatments for slipped or ruptured disksContinue Reading
Unneeded Antibiotics May Lead to Diarrheal Illness, Study Finds
2013-01-15
Instead of helping hospitalized patients, treatment promotes infection in someContinue Reading
U.S. Gives States More Time to Set Up Health Insurance Exchanges
2013-01-15
The online marketplaces to purchase coverage are key element of the 2010 health reform lawContinue Reading
Many More Doctors Using Electronic Health Records
2013-01-15
Rate doubled among family physicians between 2005 and 2011, study findsContinue Reading
U.S. Minorities Less Likely to Get Colon Cancer Screening: Study
2013-01-15
Researcher says reasons include high cost, lower health literacy, lack of doctorsContinue Reading
Doctors Often Miss Signs of Problem Drinking in Patients, Study Finds
2013-01-15
Using validated screening methods could identify many more cases, researchers sayContinue Reading
Many People Underestimate How Long a Cough Should Last
2013-01-14
Study found that sufferers often expected hacking to cease within a week, but 3 weeks is more realisticContinue Reading
U.S. Launches Extensive Alzheimer’s Studies
2013-01-14
5-year, $55 million effort will look at exercise, drug treatment as therapies for early diseaseContinue Reading
Early Parkinson’s Patients May Suffer Some Symptoms in Silence
2013-01-14
Yet help is possible if doctors know about the problem, study suggestsContinue Reading
Snowboarding Tops List of Winter-Sports Injuries
2013-01-13
But orthopedic surgeon says deadliest activity is ‘skitching’Continue Reading
Winter Holds Many Hazards for Seniors, Expert Warns
2013-01-12
Preparation, caution can help keep elderly safe from injuries and illness related to seasonContinue Reading
Heart Muscle Cells Regenerate in Kids, Research Shows
2013-01-11
Finding may one day lead to new therapies to repair damaged hearts, study suggestsContinue Reading
NFL’s Seau Had Brain Trauma at Time of Suicide, Report Finds
2013-01-10
Not the first pro football player with chronic traumatic encephalopathy to kill himself, neurologist notesContinue Reading
Fewer U.S. Patients Getting Weight Counseling From Doctors
2013-01-10
Study finds primary care visits now less likely to include such advice, despite rise in obesity ratesContinue Reading