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Women more likely than men to use tobacco products after experiencing psychological distress

A new study in the American Journal of Health Behavior finds that women are more likely than men to use tobacco products after experiencing severe psychological distress.

18 Jun 2014

Report: Subsidies motivate people to sign up for coverage

Enroll America issued a report Monday that examined what worked best to educate and enroll people in coverage under the health law.

18 Jun 2014

Tax on sweetened soft drinks could be effective weapon in war against obesity

A tax on sweetened soft drinks could be an effective weapon in the war against obesity, generating weight losses of up to 3.64 kilograms as individuals reduce their consumption.

18 Jun 2014

Doctors weigh how to use new heart-valve procedure

The procedure is less invasive than surgery but is still unproven for many patients, The Wall Street Journal reports. Meanwhile, the Journal also looks at how some doctors are using Google Glass to have more time with their patients.

17 Jun 2014

First Edition: June 17, 2014

Today's headlines include developments related to the health care marketplace and state health policy.

17 Jun 2014

Research explores links between planet's health and human health

United Nations University will help pioneer a fresh trail in global health research, exploring links between the planet's health and human health at an institute in Kuala Lumpur generously supported by Malaysia.

17 Jun 2014

Fecal microbiota transplantation works by restoring healthy bacteria and functioning to recipient's gut

Fecal microbiota transplantation --- the process of delivering stool bacteria from a healthy donor to a patient suffering from intestinal infection with the bacterium Clostridium difficile --- works by restoring healthy bacteria and functioning to the recipient's gut, according to a study published this week in mBio-, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

17 Jun 2014

C. difficile bacteria pose major health threat without proper infection prevention in hospitals, homes

Without proper infection prevention in hospitals, and now homes, the Clostridium difficile bacteria poses a major health threat, cautions a Case Western Reserve University infection control researcher.

17 Jun 2014

Autistic-like behaviors linked with disruption of Adenomatous Polyposis Coli gene

Autistic-like behaviors and decreased cognitive ability may be associated with disruption of the function of the Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (APC) gene.

17 Jun 2014

State highlights: New Fla. abortion restrictions; docs move to affluent areas; farmworkers' mental health in Calif.

A selection of health policy stories from Florida, Wisconsin, California, Michigan, Georgia, North Carolina and Maryland.

17 Jun 2014

New tool helps doctors talk to dying patients and families who are praying for miracle

Cancer clinicians and a chaplain at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a new tool to help doctors, nurses and other health care providers talk to dying patients and families who are, literally, praying for a miracle.

17 Jun 2014

Computer programming language automates "laboratory-on-a-chip", may reduce healthcare cost

A research team at the University of California, Riverside has created a computer programming language that will automate "laboratory-on-a-chip" technologies used in DNA sequencing, drug discovery, virus detection and other biomedical applications.

17 Jun 2014

Viewpoints: Could Congress sue Obama?; abortion coverage for Peace Corps volunteers

President Obama is setting a dangerous precedent by suspending his enforcement of laws on health care, immigration, drugs, banking and so much else, but the courts may soon be asked to throw a brushback pitch. .

17 Jun 2014

Va. Gov. considers options on Medicaid expansion as GOP nurses wounds

Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe was unsuccessful in his effort to get a divided legislature to agree to expand health coverage to thousands of poor state residents. Analysts watch to see if he will work to expand Medicaid on his own.

17 Jun 2014

U.S. ranked last on scorecard of health care systems

For the fifth consecutive year, the Commonwealth Fund listed the U.S. last in a ranking of health systems of Western industrialized nations. The rankings looked at quality, outcomes and efficiency.

17 Jun 2014

Senate bill could double spending on veterans' health

The proposal is slated to add $35 billion to VA health care spending over the next three years -- mostly from allowing veterans to seek private care.

17 Jun 2014

New well-child care guidelines have long-term impact on children's lives

Well-child visits are the foundation of pediatric primary care in the U.S. Accounting for more than one-third of all outpatient visits for infants and toddlers, the appointments are intended to give doctors the opportunity to identify health, social, developmental and behavioral issues that could have a long-term impact on children's lives.

17 Jun 2014

Parents value convenience of sports physicals but recognize importance of thorough doctor visits

Nearly half of parents say any qualified health care provider - not just a child's usual provider - can do a sports physical, according to a new University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health.

17 Jun 2014

Medtronic to buy Covidien

Combining the two huge medical device companies will have global implications. Medtronic agreed on Sunday to buy Covidien for $42.9 billion, combining two of the world's biggest medical device makers and helping it reduce its corporate taxes.

17 Jun 2014

Houston clinic finds ways to limit drug industry influence

Doctors are becoming wary of the appearance that drug makers' gifts can influence their prescription choices. Meanwhile, the federal government serves notice that it wants to find a way to preserve a regulation that would allow hospitals to get discounts on orphan drugs.

17 Jun 2014

Health Care News and Research

Women more likely than men to use tobacco products after experiencing psychological distress

Report: Subsidies motivate people to sign up for coverage

Tax on sweetened soft drinks could be effective weapon in war against obesity

Doctors weigh how to use new heart-valve procedure

First Edition: June 17, 2014

Research explores links between planet's health and human health

Fecal microbiota transplantation works by restoring healthy bacteria and functioning to recipient's gut

C. difficile bacteria pose major health threat without proper infection prevention in hospitals, homes

Autistic-like behaviors linked with disruption of Adenomatous Polyposis Coli gene

State highlights: New Fla. abortion restrictions; docs move to affluent areas; farmworkers' mental health in Calif.

New tool helps doctors talk to dying patients and families who are praying for miracle

Computer programming language automates "laboratory-on-a-chip", may reduce healthcare cost

Viewpoints: Could Congress sue Obama?; abortion coverage for Peace Corps volunteers

Va. Gov. considers options on Medicaid expansion as GOP nurses wounds

U.S. ranked last on scorecard of health care systems

Senate bill could double spending on veterans' health

New well-child care guidelines have long-term impact on children's lives

Parents value convenience of sports physicals but recognize importance of thorough doctor visits

Medtronic to buy Covidien

Houston clinic finds ways to limit drug industry influence

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