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SPOTLIGHT: Emory health blog warns women of dangers of heart disease
The latest post on Emory University's Health Now Blog focuses on the efforts of Dr. Michele Voeltz, whose work focuses on women and heart disease. Voeltz wants both women and men to understand the... Read more...
Medicare may test 'value-based' coverage design
Typically, when an employer or health plan wants to lower their healthcare costs, they raise co-pays and deductibles, usually without much of an eye to what impact that has on vulnerable patients'... Read more...
CDC: More than one-fifth of U.S. adults report disabilities
With the baby boomer population aging, among other factors, the number of U.S. citizens reporting disabilities has climbed substantially of late, and it's expected to keep expanding over the next two... Read more...
Brigham and Women's begins personalized medicine project
Brigham and Women's Hospital has become the latest to immerse itself in the business of conducting personalized genetic research on treatments for cancer, brain and heart disease. Working with GE... Read more...
New study questions benefits of $10 billion angioplasty industry
Over recent months we've seen several studies that questioned the benefit of angioplasty in many of the cases in which it is used; with the number of angioplasties performed per year having increased... Read more...
Few drugs being developed for pregnant women
While the subject isn't discussed much, it's an open secret that there are few drugs that serve the health needs of the 4 million American women who give birth each year. In fact, in many cases... Read more...
Congress passes bill banning genetic discrimination
In a landmark action, Congress has approved a bill banning genetic discrimination. The bill, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, forbids employers and insurance companies from using... Read more...
Tobacco giants funding MA universities' research
It's discomforting--the more you look, the more you find tobacco companies funding medical research. Last week, we learn that a 2006 study concluding that 80 percent of lung cancer deaths could be... Read more...
MD-patient communication cuts heart disease risk
A new study suggests that good doctor-patient communication can cut the risk of heart disease, whether that communication is done in person or via the Internet. The study, conducted by Temple... Read more...
MN officials focus on chronic disease care
Increasingly, states are beginning to focus on management of chronic diseases as a means for getting massive healthcare costs under control. This week, Minnesota is joining the pack. Legislators... Read more...
