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    Jan 1, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. More evidence for 'obesity paradox'

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a review of almost 100 past studies covering nearly three million people, researchers found that being overweight or slightly obese was linked to about a 6 percent lower risk of dying, compared to people considered "normal weight."
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a review of almost 100 past studies covering nearly three million people, researchers found that being overweight or slightly obese was linked to about a 6 percent lower risk of dying, compared to people considered "normal...

    Tags: Overweight, Medical Research, High Blood Pressure, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Demographics

    2. Feb 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Do soaps with triclosan do more harm than good?

    If co-workers and family members are coming down with infections this winter, you may be tempted to turn to an anti-bacterial soap for protection.
    If co-workers and family members are coming down with infections this winter, you may be tempted to turn to an anti-bacterial soap for protection. But some scientists are increasingly concerned that a common anti-bacterial ingredient called triclosan...

    Tags: BPA Contamination and Investigations, Aquaculture, Rutgers University, University of Michigan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    3. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. Hospital deaths and readmissions not linked: study

    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A measure used by Medicare to penalize hospitals for poor performance is not linked to how many patients die after being admitted, suggests a new study. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association...

    Tags: Government Health Care, Pneumonia, Justice System, Heart Failure, Crime, Law and Justice

    4. Jan 26, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Congress must act on Medicare reform

    A recent article highlighted the dysfunction resulting from the broken Medicare physician payment system ("End the 'doc fix' charade, once and for all," Jan. 22). Physicians who care for millions of Medicare patients across our nation are weary of the...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Government Health Care, Politics, General Practitioners, Medicare

    5. Jan 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Letters: Give doctors the tools to fix Medicare

    Re "Healthcare reform's fail-safe," Editorial, Jan. 20 The Times' editorial on the Independent Payment Advisory Board, or IPAB, underestimates the impact of the board's ability to make indiscriminate cuts to Medicare. Physicians are already dealing...

    Tags: Government Health Care, Medicare

    6. Jan 25, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Excerpt: 'Against Fairness' by Stephen T. Asma

    Johnny Cash wrote that famous song about his first wife in 1956, when he was touring on the road and struggling to stay faithful.
    Johnny Cash wrote that famous song about his first wife in 1956, when he was touring on the road and struggling to stay faithful. The song "I Walk the Line" is about the sacrifices and the devotions of love — the profound lengths to which we...

    Tags: Human Interest, Johnny Cash, Social Sciences, Psychology, University of Chicago

    7. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  7. Do gun laws reduce deaths?

    A study by a Harvard pediatrician, published in the influential Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests that states with more gun laws have lower mortality rates from firearms. But the author acknowledges that he can’t prove that more gun laws cause lower gun deaths. Critics say the study is flawed for other reasons: For example, it includes suicides in its gun-death figures, even though gun laws are meant to stop homicides. Some blame Congress for making such studies difficult, saying that the NRA persuaded it to stop funding gun research in the 1990s. Do you think that stronger and more gun laws results in fewer gun deaths? Or do states with more gun laws simply have fewer guns and fewer gun owners — and therefore fewer opportunities for gun deaths? What’s your view? 
    A study by a Harvard pediatrician, published in the influential Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests that states with more gun laws have lower mortality rates from firearms. But the author acknowledges that he can’t prove that...

    Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Gun Control, Criminal Laws, Crime, Law and Justice

    8. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. What will a new hip cost? Few hospitals quote a price, study finds

    Only 16% of U.S. hospitals surveyed in a recent study gave a complete price quote for a common hip surgery, highlighting the obstacles many patients face in comparison shopping. Pricing information remains difficult to obtain from medical providers...

    Tags: Prices, University of Iowa, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Research, Consumers

    9. Dec 12, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  9. Rising diabetes triggers more vision problems in young adults

    Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando Sentinel
    The upward trend in type 2 diabetes, especially among younger adults, appears to be driving a rise in vision problems at an earlier age, according to a study released today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Because of the soaring rate of...
    10. Feb 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Supplements we take mostly not ordered by doctors, study says

    There is oh, so much publicity about fish oil pills, calcium and vitamin D – let alone the many more unusual dietary supplements. Are Americans persuaded?
    There is oh, so much publicity about fish oil pills, calcium and vitamin D – let alone the many more unusual dietary supplements. Are Americans persuaded? About half of U.S. adults use dietary supplements, and less than a quarter of the people who...

    Tags: Vitamin D, Fish Oil (dietary supplement), Healthy Diet, Heart Disease, Glucosamine

    11. Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. End the 'doc fix' charade, once and for all

    Doctors are breathing a collective sigh of relief because we again escaped a cut in Medicare payments. But this whole recurrent charade underscores, once again, the unresolved issue of how to pay doctors. The fiscal cliff rescue included the usual "doc fix" — an override of the 27 percent Medicare reimbursement cut required by the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) law this year. That law has dictated annual cuts in Medicare reimbursement, which have been overridden by Congress annually. Nevertheless, this escape only postponed the crisis for older patients for another year. Moreover, the budget correction required by overriding the SGR seems to have been largely funded by lowering hospital payments instead — also perhaps bad for patients.
    Doctors are breathing a collective sigh of relief because we again escaped a cut in Medicare payments. But this whole recurrent charade underscores, once again, the unresolved issue of how to pay doctors. The fiscal cliff rescue included the usual "doc...

    Tags: New York City, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Government Health Care, Johns Hopkins University, Politics

    12. Feb 5, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  12. As NRA prepares to defend guns, here’s its list of opponents: Tony Bennett, the Kansas City Chiefs, hundreds of others

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    As pointed out by the left-wing news and views site the Daily Kos, the National Rifle Association maintains a list on its website describing its known opponents (in the view of the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action) that includes some obvious anti-...
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