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Women eating more protein report weight loss success, researchers find

Atkins Diet, Zone Diet, South Beach Diet, etc., etc., etc. Chances are you have known someone who has tried a high protein diet. In fact, according to the International Food Information Council Foundation, 50% of consumers were interested in including more protein in their diets and 37% believed protein helps with weight loss.

29 Apr 2013

Prescription drug 'track and trace' bill splits House lawmakers

House lawmakers are split on how the federal government should better track prescription drugs with one powerful Republican promising a "track and trace" law by August while Democrats press for stronger safeguards in the proposal.

29 Apr 2013

Study gives insight into underlying causes of specific learning disabilities

Up to 10 per cent of the population is affected by specific learning disabilities (SLDs), such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and autism, translating to two or three pupils in every classroom, a new study has found.

29 Apr 2013

Study: Almost half of working-age adults have inadequate health coverage

The Commonwealth Fund concluded that, while the number of uninsured adults dropped during the past two years, a large number of working-age adults had little or no coverage.

29 Apr 2013

States mull methods to raise health exchange awareness, provide consumer assistance

California has more uninsured people than other states have people. With that in mind, think about this: By Oct. 1, the state has to have its health insurance exchange up and running, ready to offer an estimated five million people some kind of insurance.

29 Apr 2013

JHUSON opens registration for first-ever MOOC

Prospective students, lifelong learners, or anyone simply interested in patient safety can get a thorough overview of the topic and a taste of the Johns Hopkins educational experience beginning June 3.

29 Apr 2013

Roundup: Md. panel says hospitals should absorb all of sequester cut; Calif. medical board scrutinized over discipline failure; Iowa lawmakers file 'personhood' resolution

A selection of health policy stories from Maryland, Iowa, California, Oregon, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.

29 Apr 2013

Tips to keep playground visits safe, injury-free for young children

As the weather finally begins to warm across Middle Tennessee, families may be looking for some outdoor diversions, such as visiting a local park. Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt is offering tips to keep playground visits safe and injury free.'

29 Apr 2013

Survey shows millions of people struggling to afford health care

Eighty-four million people―nearly half of all working-age U.S. adults―went without health insurance for a time last year or had out-of-pocket costs that were so high relative to their income they were considered underinsured, according to the Commonwealth Fund 2012 Biennial Health Insurance Survey.

29 Apr 2013

Doctors assail drugmakers for $100K cancer medicines

More than 100 cancer specialists call for pharmaceutical companies to lower the prices of these drugs that patients need to live.

29 Apr 2013

N.Y. suspends adult day care enrollment over fraud concerns; Texas lawmakers push action on Medicaid fraud

Fraud concerns in New York and Texas are sparking changes to health care programs: New York officials have suspended enrollment in an adult day care program, and lawmakers in Texas plan action on Medicaid fraud.

29 Apr 2013

Medicaid expansion challenges: Which states are facing roadblocks, running out of time?

Twenty states and the District of Columbia have agreed to expand their Medicaid programs, to cover everyone under 133 percent of the federal poverty line. That leaves 30 states that haven't, although Avalere categorizes four states as leaning in that direction (Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida and New York). Some of these states have especially large uninsured populations.

29 Apr 2013

Practical guidelines on the use of new oral anticoagulants

A practical guide on the use of the new oral anticoagulants has been produced by the European Heart Rhythm Association of the European Society of Cardiology.

29 Apr 2013

Study finds driver education improves safe-driving habits of older drivers over long term

In seeming contrast to the notion that the elderly often have memory problems, a new study from an HF/E researcher finds driver retraining to be an effective strategy for improving the safe-driving habits of older drivers over the long term.

29 Apr 2013

Democrats worry about messy rollout of health law, Republicans plan continued attack

For Democrats, anxieties are running high regarding the political impact of a messy rollout of the overhaul and expected premium increases for some groups. Meanwhile, GOP leaders push a series of bills aimed at dismantling or altering the law in an effort to publicize what they say are its shortcomings.

29 Apr 2013

A health exchange exemption: Capitol Hill's big headache

Talk around the halls of Congress regarding whether lawmakers and congressional aides will be given an exemption from a part of the health law that requires them to obtain their health coverage from online insurance marketplaces.

29 Apr 2013

Improvements in health care use associated with community coalitions allies against asthma initiative

Children living in areas where there was wide-ranging and active support for improving outcomes for their chronic asthma were hospitalized less and made fewer visits to the emergency room, when compared with those in other communities.

26 Apr 2013

Raising eligibility age and reforming some Medicare practices can increase sustainability, say experts

Raising the age of eligibility and reforming some Medicare practices can go a long way to making it sustainable, according to three Arizona State University healthcare policy experts.

26 Apr 2013

Bucksbaum Institute of Clinical Excellence conducts second annual symposium on April 26

Jerome Lowenstein, MD, founder and director of the Program for Humanistic Aspects of Medical Education at New York University, will be the keynote speaker at the Bucksbaum Institute of Clinical Excellence's second annual symposium on Friday, April 26.

26 Apr 2013

Globalpost examines implications of U.S. budget negotiations on global health spending

In the first article in a special report titled "The Seven Million," which looks at "the many challenges faced worldwide in an effort to reduce child mortality" and is "supported through a partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation," GlobalPost examines the implications of U.S. budget negotiations on global health spending.

26 Apr 2013

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Women eating more protein report weight loss success, researchers find

Prescription drug 'track and trace' bill splits House lawmakers

Study gives insight into underlying causes of specific learning disabilities

Study: Almost half of working-age adults have inadequate health coverage

States mull methods to raise health exchange awareness, provide consumer assistance

JHUSON opens registration for first-ever MOOC

Roundup: Md. panel says hospitals should absorb all of sequester cut; Calif. medical board scrutinized over discipline failure; Iowa lawmakers file 'personhood' resolution

Tips to keep playground visits safe, injury-free for young children

Survey shows millions of people struggling to afford health care

Doctors assail drugmakers for $100K cancer medicines

N.Y. suspends adult day care enrollment over fraud concerns; Texas lawmakers push action on Medicaid fraud

Medicaid expansion challenges: Which states are facing roadblocks, running out of time?

Practical guidelines on the use of new oral anticoagulants

Study finds driver education improves safe-driving habits of older drivers over long term

Democrats worry about messy rollout of health law, Republicans plan continued attack

A health exchange exemption: Capitol Hill's big headache

Improvements in health care use associated with community coalitions allies against asthma initiative

Raising eligibility age and reforming some Medicare practices can increase sustainability, say experts

Bucksbaum Institute of Clinical Excellence conducts second annual symposium on April 26

Globalpost examines implications of U.S. budget negotiations on global health spending

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