Clogged Arteries Might Raise Risk of Dementia, Experts Warn
2011-07-21
Same factors that put heart at risk can also affect brain, according to heart and stroke associationsContinue Reading
Women, Whites Most Likely to Seek Health Info Online: Survey
2011-07-21
Education, job, income and insurance status also played role in Internet use for this purposeContinue Reading
U.S. Panel Recommends Free Coverage of Birth Control
2011-07-19
That plus other services should be added to health care reform, Institute of Medicine saysContinue Reading
Millions of Americans Lack Access to Dental Care: Report
2011-07-13
Too few dentists in certain regions, lack of insurance coverage are key factors citedContinue Reading
Dental Care for Kids on Medicaid Varies by Fees Each State Sets
2011-07-12
Study finds higher reimbursements mean more children get dental careContinue Reading
Medicaid Coverage 'Substantially' Improves Access to Care: Study
2011-07-07
Coverage resulted in better outcomes, more use of health services among low-income adults, researchers sayContinue Reading
Avastin Rejection Supported by Cancer Experts
2011-07-01
Drug’s value as metastatic breast cancer treatment still unclear, they sayContinue Reading
Medicare Will Pay for Prostate Cancer Drug
2011-07-01
Provenge, a therapeutic vaccine, extends survival; it costs $93,000 per individualContinue Reading
Who Should Get a CT Scan to Screen for Lung Cancer?
2011-06-30
While the tests can save lives, they’re not for everyone, experts sayContinue Reading
Pain Costs U.S. $635 Billion a Year: Report
2011-06-29
Cultural shift needed in approach to prevention, treatment, researchers sayContinue Reading
Many Using Free Preventive Screenings Tied to Health Care Reform
2011-06-20
Medicare heads say offering the tests free will save money long term, but critics disagreeContinue Reading
Most Medicare Patients With Cancer Get Good Surgical Care: Study
2011-06-20
Nine out of 10 hospitals stuck to best-practices guidelines, researchers sayContinue Reading
Specialists Often Turn Away Kids With Public Insurance: Report
2011-06-15
And those who get appointments wait 22 days longer on averageContinue Reading
Poll Finds Little Support for GOP Plan to Privatize Medicare
2011-06-13
Respondents to Harris Interactive/HealthDay survey suggest lowering fees paid to drug companies, hospitals and doctorsContinue Reading