Posts Tagged ‘family medicine’
Fee hike makes kids’ insurance a challenge
USC (US) — Analysis shows that a public program’s higher premiums cost 20 percent of enrolled children their health insurance coverage. Continue…
Friday, February 10, 2012 17:27 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Jan 20, 2012 12:16 - 0 Comments
Most women can skip frequent bone tests
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Older women who receive normal bone mineral density scores may not need to be screened again for 10 years, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 17, 2012 13:25 - 0 Comments
Lower death risk tied to 3 primary care traits
UC DAVIS (US) — Patients with greater access to three specific attributes of high-quality primary care have a reduced risk of death, research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 28, 2011 15:24 - 8 Comments
Youth ignore hookah health risks
U. BUFFALO (US) — Drawn by perceptions that hookah smoking is safe and not addictive, students as young as 13 are turning to waterpipes at alarmingly high rates, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 21, 2010 11:14 - 0 Comments
Mother knows best: Eat your veggies!
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — A mother’s own eating habits—and whether she views her child as a ‘picky eater’—has the most significant impact on whether her child consumes enough fruits and vegetables. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 13, 2010 14:12 - 2 Comments
Lifestyle can ease breast cancer risk
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Regular physical activity, maintaining a healthy weight, and drinking less alcohol lowers breast cancer risk for women with, and without, a family history of the disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 22, 2010 12:37 - 0 Comments
Most skip follow-up colon screenings
UC DAVIS (US) — Inconsistent use of a simple, reliable test to screen for early colorectal cancer may be compromising the tool’s effectiveness in reducing death rates from the disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 25, 2010 13:39 - 4 Comments
Communication is the best medicine
LEEDS (UK)—Efforts to improve communication between patients, family doctors, and specialists can have a crucial impact on patients—in some instances working as effectively as drugs. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 10, 2009 12:51 - 1 Comment
Low-cost bed nets prove priceless
Malaria, which is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes, is common among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa and is a major contributing factor to low birth weights and infant deaths in that region.
