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Clothing affects mental processes

Clothing affects our mental processes and perceptions which can change our minds and the way we think, according to research by Professor Karen Pine from the University of Hertfordshire.

30 May 2014

New clinics vie to treat men

The New York Times examines a new marketing effort by hospitals to attract men. In the meantime, patient data sharing among medical professionals remains elusive.

30 May 2014

Culture-based tests can help in accurate diagnosis of sore throats

Clinical guidelines conflict on testing teens and adults whose symptoms point to a possible strep throat.

29 May 2014

Ohio informs state veterans on Medicaid about the option of VA care

Some states have saved money by shifting veterans to the federally funded VA health system.

29 May 2014

MRI detects invasive breast tumours at very early stages in survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma

The largest clinical study to evaluate breast cancer screening of female survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), who are at increased risk because they received chest radiation, shows that magnetic-resonance imaging (MRI) detected invasive breast tumours at very early stages, when cure rates are expected to be excellent.

29 May 2014

Researchers take another promising step toward developing universal antidote for snakebite

A team of researchers, led by Dr. Matthew Lewin of the California Academy of Sciences and Dr. Stephen P. Samuel of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland has taken another promising step toward developing a universal antidote for snakebite.

29 May 2014

Older people who undertake exercise are less likely to be admitted in hospital

Older people who undertake at least 25 minutes of moderate or vigorous exercise everyday need fewer prescriptions and are less likely to be admitted to hospital in an emergency, new research has revealed.

28 May 2014

Griffith, Blackmores Institute launch special online course on complementary medicines

Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals will have the opportunity to boost their knowledge of complementary medicines when Griffith University and Blackmores Institute launch a special online course.

27 May 2014

Viewpoints: It's past time to move on VA's problems; administration should report new health law numbers

When America sends men and women to fight, it owes them an enduring debt, starting with competent and timely health care and disability benefits when they leave active duty. President Obama expressed outrage on Wednesday at recent charges of wrongdoing in the Department of Veterans Affairs' health care system.

23 May 2014

Study: Health costs grow more slowly in 2014

The study projected that health costs for a typical family of four, covered through an employer-sponsored preferred provider organization, or PPO, would go up 5.4 percent -- the lowest increase in the Milliman Index's 14-year history.

23 May 2014

American Association of Diabetes Educators suggests tips for safe travel

AAA estimates 36.1 million people will travel this Memorial Day weekend. If diabetes is your constant companion, that doesn't mean you can't enjoy traveling, whether traversing America in an RV or flying to the far reaches of the globe. Ensuring you stay healthy and keep your glucose levels on an even keel does require a little bit of organization and planning ahead, though.

23 May 2014

Medical schools need to guide students on use of social media, say Penn researchers

Medical students use social media extensively, but medical schools may need to offer more guidance in potential pitfalls, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

23 May 2014

Medicare payments under the microscope

Whether the federal program should pay the same for a treatment whether the patient gets it at a doctor's office or, say, an outpatient hospital facility, was the focus of a congressional hearing.

23 May 2014

First Edition: May 22, 2014

Today's headlines include coverage of the Senate Finance Committee vote to recommend Sylvia Mathews Burwell to head the Department of Health and Human Services.

22 May 2014

Researchers develop set of tools that may help diabetic patients and their docs to manage condition

Diabetes affects around 10% of the population; according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The disease places a huge financial burden on healthcare systems, and also leads to early death and poor quality of life. However, patients and healthcare professionals will now be able to partner up and manage the illness in better, more effective ways.

22 May 2014

Reminders prompting asthma patients to take control inhalers improve medication adherence

Reminders prompting asthma patients to take their control inhalers if they miss a dose significantly improve medication adherence, according to a primary-care based study conducted by a research team in Australia.

22 May 2014

Medicare tightens oversight of drug prescribing

ProPublica reports the program can now expel physicians found to prescribe drugs in abusive ways. Another piece examines three California doctors who are among the top five nationally in billing Medicare for the most complex office visits.

22 May 2014

AHC Enterprises, Duet Health announce launch of Visit Helper program

AHC Enterprises, a subsidiary of the Health Collaborative of Greater Columbus, and Duet Health announced today the launch of Visit Helper, now available at visithelper.com, iTunes, and Google Play.

21 May 2014

First Edition: May 21, 2014

Today's headlines include status reports on the health exchanges in Nevada and Oregon.

21 May 2014

Viewpoints: Cutting costs for patients with chronic illness; Gov. Pence's change of Heart; fix the VA

Most health care plans ask that you spend some money out of your pocket whenever you use the health care system. This is known as cost-sharing .... Cost-sharing works for most people, because most people are healthy. Healthy people who use health care are often doing so inefficiently.

21 May 2014

Doctor News and Research

Clothing affects mental processes

New clinics vie to treat men

Culture-based tests can help in accurate diagnosis of sore throats

Ohio informs state veterans on Medicaid about the option of VA care

MRI detects invasive breast tumours at very early stages in survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma

Researchers take another promising step toward developing universal antidote for snakebite

Older people who undertake exercise are less likely to be admitted in hospital

Griffith, Blackmores Institute launch special online course on complementary medicines

Viewpoints: It's past time to move on VA's problems; administration should report new health law numbers

Study: Health costs grow more slowly in 2014

American Association of Diabetes Educators suggests tips for safe travel

Medical schools need to guide students on use of social media, say Penn researchers

Medicare payments under the microscope

First Edition: May 22, 2014

Researchers develop set of tools that may help diabetic patients and their docs to manage condition

Reminders prompting asthma patients to take control inhalers improve medication adherence

Medicare tightens oversight of drug prescribing

AHC Enterprises, Duet Health announce launch of Visit Helper program

First Edition: May 21, 2014

Viewpoints: Cutting costs for patients with chronic illness; Gov. Pence's change of Heart; fix the VA

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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