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Weekend reading: Overweight doctors; ADHD diagnosis wars; States cut treatment for mentally ill; The war on breast cancer

Recently, a survey of three decades of screening published in November in The New England Journal of Medicine found that mammography's impact is decidedly mixed: it does reduce, by a small percentage, the number of women who are told they have late-stage cancer, but it is far more likely to result in overdiagnosis and unnecessary treatment, including surgery, weeks of radiation and potentially toxic drugs.

3 May 2013

Using appropriate seat belt restraints boosts child safety on road, say civil engineers

Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death and injury among children. Kansas State University civil engineers are striving to increase child safety by studying a simple action: buckling up.

3 May 2013

Shore Medical Center inks affiliation agreement with The Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Shore Medical Center is pleased to announce it has entered into an affiliation agreement with The Cancer Institute of New Jersey - the state's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.

3 May 2013

Viewpoints: S.C. House race spotlights Dems' discomfort with health law; Cannon, Cohn offer contrasting views of Medicaid study

The media tittering over Mrs. Colbert Busch's decision to publicly slap the former Republican governor over his extramarital affair obscured the more notable political comment of the night.

3 May 2013

LBDA, FTD partner to launch first annual national LBD Flower Day campaign

The Lewy Body Dementia Association announced today that the organization is partnering with FTD to launch its first annual national "LBD Flower Day" campaign.

3 May 2013

UC San Diego Health System receives national award for providing quality care to cancer patients

UC San Diego Health System is a recipient of the 2012 Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer.

3 May 2013

Subpoenas issued regarding last month's leak of Medicare decision that triggered stock market surge

The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued subpoenas to a firm and individuals in connection with the leak last month of a federal funding decision that appeared to cause a surge in stock trading of several major health companies.

3 May 2013

Researchers develop formula to determine best locations to place AED

Prompt use of an automated external defibrillator, or AED, can greatly increase the survival rates of people who suffer a cardiac arrest. And MIE Professor Tim Chan, working with Dr. Laurie Morrison at St. Michael's Hospital, has developed a formula to determine where best to place these costly but life-saving devices.

3 May 2013

Roundup: Calif. regulator says insurer's proposed rate hikes are 'unreasonable'; Iowa lawmakers push to deny abortion funding in Medicaid

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said the nation's largest health insurer, UnitedHealth Group Inc., is imposing unreasonable rate hikes on about 5,000 small businesses. Jones said Wednesday that UnitedHealth couldn't justify the average annual increase of nearly 8 percent, which reflects both higher premiums and a reduction in benefits (Terhune, 5/1).

3 May 2013

Researchers develop first portable, real-time airborne asbestos detector

Asbestos was once called a miracle material because of its toughness and fire-resistant properties. It was used as insulation, incorporated into cement and even woven into firemen's protective clothing. Over time, however, scientists pinned the cause of lung cancers such as mesothelioma on asbestos fiber inhalation. Asbestos was banned in the many industrialized countries in the 1980s, but the threat lingers on in the ceilings, walls and floors of old buildings and homes.

3 May 2013

Obama administration plans appeal of 'Plan B' ruling

The Obama administration signals that it will challenge a federal judge's order that would make an emergency contraception drug available over-the-counter to women of all ages. The move comes a day after the FDA said the contraception should be available in that way to anyone older than 15.

3 May 2013

Study points to human body's limited ability to recover quickly following short-term weight loss

Athletes in combat sports often try to shed body weight in order to compete against lighter and smaller opponents. A new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, points to the human body's limited ability to quickly recover following extensive short-term weight loss.

3 May 2013

ASK NAO Initiative to revolutionize special education for autistic children

ALDEBARAN ROBOTICS, the creator of the NAO humanoid robot, has launched the ASK NAO Initiative, where ASK stands for Autism Solution for Kids. With the help of NAO, the company aims to help improve special-education teaching by stimulating social interaction through play and allowing users greater autonomy.

3 May 2013

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly launch SGLT disease education initiative

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company today announced the launch of an educational campaign designed to provide healthcare professionals with a greater understanding of the role sodium glucose co-transporters play in maintaining blood sugar balance, or glucose homeostasis.

3 May 2013

High costs of cancer drugs may harm patients, say experts

The extremely high prices of recent cancer drugs "may be causing harm to patients," a large group of international leukemia experts warns.

3 May 2013

Loyola takes steps to educate children about sun safety

Having one blistering sunburn in childhood or adolescence more than doubles a person's chance of developing melanoma later in life, yet less than one-third of all young people take the proper steps to protect their skin from excessive sun exposure, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation.

3 May 2013

Medicaid expansion: Where do states stand?

Stateline reports that seven states could still go either way on pursuing this element of the health law. Kaiser Health News examines Arkansas' approach, viewed by many as a "deal-making compromise" for some states.

3 May 2013

Five sudden signs and symptoms of stroke

Stroke is the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States. Each year an estimated 795,000 people in this country experience a stroke. That's approximately the equivalent of every man, woman and child living in Anaheim and Long Beach combined.

3 May 2013

UAB study evaluates crash risk for elderly drivers who always drive with pets

Senior drivers who always take a pet in the car are at increased risk for being involved in a motor vehicle collision, said University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers.

3 May 2013

Study shows culture of health model reduces employee health costs at PPG Industries

A comprehensive program focusing on "growing a culture of health" has led to a reduction in employee health costs at PPG Industries, according to a study in the May Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

3 May 2013

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Weekend reading: Overweight doctors; ADHD diagnosis wars; States cut treatment for mentally ill; The war on breast cancer

Using appropriate seat belt restraints boosts child safety on road, say civil engineers

Shore Medical Center inks affiliation agreement with The Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Viewpoints: S.C. House race spotlights Dems' discomfort with health law; Cannon, Cohn offer contrasting views of Medicaid study

LBDA, FTD partner to launch first annual national LBD Flower Day campaign

UC San Diego Health System receives national award for providing quality care to cancer patients

Subpoenas issued regarding last month's leak of Medicare decision that triggered stock market surge

Researchers develop formula to determine best locations to place AED

Roundup: Calif. regulator says insurer's proposed rate hikes are 'unreasonable'; Iowa lawmakers push to deny abortion funding in Medicaid

Researchers develop first portable, real-time airborne asbestos detector

Obama administration plans appeal of 'Plan B' ruling

Study points to human body's limited ability to recover quickly following short-term weight loss

ASK NAO Initiative to revolutionize special education for autistic children

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly launch SGLT disease education initiative

High costs of cancer drugs may harm patients, say experts

Loyola takes steps to educate children about sun safety

Medicaid expansion: Where do states stand?

Five sudden signs and symptoms of stroke

UAB study evaluates crash risk for elderly drivers who always drive with pets

Study shows culture of health model reduces employee health costs at PPG Industries

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