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Slimmers who set ambitious targets lose more weight, study finds

For years public health guidance has suggested that slimmers set themselves a 'realistic' target of losing 5-10% of their starting weight.

3 Jan 2017

TSRI researchers develop new approach to find how environmental estrogens impact public health

Breast cancer researchers from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have developed a novel approach for identifying how chemicals in the environment—called environmental estrogens—can produce infertility, abnormal reproductive development, including “precocious puberty,” and promote breast cancer.

3 Jan 2017

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month - GRF shares information about sight-stealing disease

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, an important time to spread the word about this sight-stealing disease.

3 Jan 2017

Modest increase in dietary zinc reduces oxidative stress and damage to DNA, study shows

A new study by researchers from the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Research Institute shows that a modest 4 milligrams of extra zinc a day in the diet can have a profound, positive impact on cellular health that helps fight infections and diseases.

3 Jan 2017

March of Dimes provides New Year's resolution for moms-to-be to help have healthy baby

If you're a woman who's pregnant or planning a baby this season, make a New Year's resolution to be as healthy as you can, says the March of Dimes Foundation. The first step is to start taking a daily multivitamin containing the B vitamin folic acid, even if you're not trying to get pregnant.

31 Dec 2016

Clarity Pointe announces groundbreaking of new memory care community in Tallahassee

Clarity Pointe is excited to announce the groundbreaking of its newest memory care community, Clarity Pointe Tallahassee.

31 Dec 2016

New study finds limited information on role played by primary care providers in care of cancer survivors

For more than a decade, there has been a focus on involving primary care providers in the follow-up care of cancer survivors.

30 Dec 2016

Useful tips to help improve sleeping habits of children

Overall, studies indicate that 15 to 20 percent of one to three year olds continue to have nightwakings.

30 Dec 2016

College student status not linked to excessive drinking, study shows

College matriculation is often associated with increases in the frequency and intensity of drinking.

30 Dec 2016

Researchers warn about taking psilocybin-containing ‘magic mushrooms’

In a survey of almost 2,000 people who said they had had a past negative experience when taking psilocybin-containing "magic mushrooms," Johns Hopkins researchers say that more than 10 percent believed their worst "bad trip" had put themselves or others in harm's way, and a substantial majority called their most distressing episode one of the top 10 biggest challenges of their lives.

30 Dec 2016

CHLA Medical Group, Providence Saint John's to provide premium care for fragile newborns

Providence Saint John's Health Center is partnering with Children's Hospital Los Angeles Medical Group to raise the level of care for the most fragile newborns in the medical center's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), bringing world class neonatal care to Santa Monica and the surrounding Westside communities.

30 Dec 2016

Diabetes can be prevented and reversed with carbohydrate restricted diet, says UAB expert

According to a new comprehensive financial analysis reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association and The Washington Post diabetes leads a list of just 20 diseases and conditions that account for more than half of all spending on healthcare in the United States.

30 Dec 2016

AARDA recognizes AARDA founder and longtime staff as its latest Autoimmune Heroes

American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) announced today its latest Autoimmune Heroes - Founder and Executive Director Virginia Ladd, Director of Operations Jerry Ladd, Assistant Director Patricia Barber and InFocus Editor and Executive Assistant Eula Hoover.

30 Dec 2016

New Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute reports explore impact of MACRA on radiologists

A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute series of reports explores the impact of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015, along with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) 2016 proposal for its implementation, on radiologists.

30 Dec 2016

Continental Who's Who recognizes Leonard A. Roudner as Pinnacle Professional in the field of Medicine

Leonard A. Roudner, M.D., F.A.C.S., is recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Professional in the field of Medicine. Dr. Roudner is a Plastic Surgeon in private practice.

30 Dec 2016

Secretary of Health encourages Pennsylvanians to add healthy choices to their New Year's resolution list

Secretary of Health Dr. Karen Murphy today encouraged Pennsylvanians to add easy health choices to their list of New Year's resolutions.

30 Dec 2016

Legalization of recreational marijuana changes teens' use and perceptions of marijuana

Marijuana use significantly increased and its perceived harm decreased among eighth- and 10th-graders in Washington state following enactment of recreational marijuana laws, according to a UC Davis and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health to be published online in JAMA Pediatrics.

30 Dec 2016

UAB experts provide New Year’s resolution tips

Many people start the new year with a list of lofty goals for self-improvement, but statistics say most of the 45 percent of Americans who typically make resolutions don't keep them all year long.

30 Dec 2016

Scripps physician first to treat heart attack patients with supersaturated oxygen therapy

A physician at Scripps Health's Prebys Cardiovascular Institute has become the first in the Western United States to treat heart attack patients with a new supersaturated oxygen (SSO2) system in an attempt to reduce permanent damage to their heart muscle.

30 Dec 2016

Financial penalties can reduce hospital readmissions

Hospitals that were financially penalized for too many readmissions were more likely than non-penalized institutions to subsequently reduce readmissions for all conditions, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers and colleagues in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

30 Dec 2016

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Slimmers who set ambitious targets lose more weight, study finds

TSRI researchers develop new approach to find how environmental estrogens impact public health

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month - GRF shares information about sight-stealing disease

Modest increase in dietary zinc reduces oxidative stress and damage to DNA, study shows

March of Dimes provides New Year's resolution for moms-to-be to help have healthy baby

Clarity Pointe announces groundbreaking of new memory care community in Tallahassee

New study finds limited information on role played by primary care providers in care of cancer survivors

Useful tips to help improve sleeping habits of children

College student status not linked to excessive drinking, study shows

Researchers warn about taking psilocybin-containing ‘magic mushrooms’

CHLA Medical Group, Providence Saint John's to provide premium care for fragile newborns

Diabetes can be prevented and reversed with carbohydrate restricted diet, says UAB expert

AARDA recognizes AARDA founder and longtime staff as its latest Autoimmune Heroes

New Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute reports explore impact of MACRA on radiologists

Continental Who's Who recognizes Leonard A. Roudner as Pinnacle Professional in the field of Medicine

Secretary of Health encourages Pennsylvanians to add healthy choices to their New Year's resolution list

Legalization of recreational marijuana changes teens' use and perceptions of marijuana

UAB experts provide New Year’s resolution tips

Scripps physician first to treat heart attack patients with supersaturated oxygen therapy

Financial penalties can reduce hospital readmissions

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