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Study provides new recommendations for men with lower back pain

A study using motion capture technology provides new information on the spinal strain produced by various sexual positions-suggesting that one position commonly recommended for all men with low back pain is not actually the best choice, reports a study in the journal Spine.

11 Sep 2014

Utah Gov. announces 'conceptual' deal with feds on Medicaid expansion

Gov. Gary Herbert, after meeting with HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell, says state and federal officials are nearing a final agreement on Utah's alternative proposal for expanding Medicaid.

11 Sep 2014

Researchers create new vestibular test to add to comprehensive concussion evaluation

Researchers at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh have created a new, 5- to 10-minute test that could be added to a clinician's concussion evaluation toolkit for a more comprehensive assessment of the injury.

11 Sep 2014

Senate panel hears testimony from VA inspector general

During a hearing of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, Inspector General Richard J. Griffin said administrators at 13 VA health facilities lied during the investigation of waiting list issues and other improprieties.

11 Sep 2014

Continuing to work during depressive illness may offer employees certain health benefits

The collaborative study between the University Of Melbourne and the Menzies Research Institute at the University of Tasmania is the first to estimate the long-term costs and health outcomes of depression-related absence as compared to individuals who continue to work among employees with depression in Australia.

11 Sep 2014

Obamacare has not cut uninsured rate for kids

The children's uninsured rate hardly budged in the first year of the health law's expansion of coverage, even as the rate for adults dropped four percentage points, according to reports from the Urban Institute and Georgetown's Center for Children and Families.

11 Sep 2014

Researcher receives grant from NIH to study effect of malpractice risk, incentives on cardiac testing

Making sure patients receive correct treatment and care is an essential tenant of current health care reforms.

11 Sep 2014

Simple question about appetite may help reduce risk of dying

A simple question about appetite can provide insights into old people's general health that may help reduce their risk of dying.

11 Sep 2014

Get SET Early: New program to reduce mean age of ASD diagnosis in multiple cities

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is now estimated to impact one in every 68 children born in the United States. Yet despite its rising prevalence and the known benefits of early detection and treatment, toddlers in much of the United States are routinely not identified as possibly having ASD until well after their third birthday.

11 Sep 2014

Pollution in many cities threatens brain development in children

Pollution in many cities threatens the brain development in children. Findings by University of Montana Professor Dr. Lilian Calder-n-Garcidue-as, MA, MD, Ph.D., and her team of researchers reveal that children living in megacities are at increased risk for brain inflammation and neurodegenerative changes, including Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease.

11 Sep 2014

Health law may be reducing pressure on some ERs

The Affordable Care Act is relieving financial pressures on some hospitals by reducing unpaid emergency room bills and may also be curbing the growth of such visits, CBS News reports.

11 Sep 2014

Groundbreaking study reveals best positions to save spine during and after sex

Contrary to popular belief, spooning is not always the best sex position for those with a bad back, according to new research from the University of Waterloo.

11 Sep 2014

Lower rates of suicide linked with more daily sunshine

Lower rates of suicide are associated with more daily sunshine in the prior 14 to 60 days. Light interacts with brain serotonin systems and possibly influences serotonin-related behaviors. Those behaviors, such as mood and impulsiveness, can play a role in suicide.

11 Sep 2014

Latest health care products demonstrated at Novation's annual Innovative Technology Expo

Novation, the leading health care services company, held its annual Innovative Technology Expo today in Irving, Texas. Medical suppliers, both large and small, are at the Expo to demonstrate the latest innovative health care products and meet with hospital clinicians and decision makers.

10 Sep 2014

Private managed care companies lose money under KanCare

The three private insurance companies that administer the Kansas Medicaid program under KanCare lost $72.6 million in the first half of 2014, after losing $110 million in 2013. Rep. Jim Ward, a member of a KanCare oversight committee who requested the fiscal information from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, questioned Tuesday how long the three companies can sustain such losses.

10 Sep 2014

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Study provides new recommendations for men with lower back pain

Utah Gov. announces 'conceptual' deal with feds on Medicaid expansion

Researchers create new vestibular test to add to comprehensive concussion evaluation

Senate panel hears testimony from VA inspector general

Continuing to work during depressive illness may offer employees certain health benefits

Obamacare has not cut uninsured rate for kids

Researcher receives grant from NIH to study effect of malpractice risk, incentives on cardiac testing

Simple question about appetite may help reduce risk of dying

Get SET Early: New program to reduce mean age of ASD diagnosis in multiple cities

Pollution in many cities threatens brain development in children

Health law may be reducing pressure on some ERs

Groundbreaking study reveals best positions to save spine during and after sex

Lower rates of suicide linked with more daily sunshine

Latest health care products demonstrated at Novation's annual Innovative Technology Expo

Private managed care companies lose money under KanCare

Gates Foundation pledges $50 million to support emergency efforts to control Ebola epidemic

Kids Helpline to provide safe, secure online group counselling to Australian teenagers

BioLight Life Sciences declares first sale of IOPtiMate system in Hong Kong

Lightbeam announces contract agreement with Veritas to deploy population health analytics platform

Mapping fruit bat habitats could help fight against Ebola

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

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