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Sugar overloads on Easter can pose serious risks to children's health, Vanderbilt experts say

As Easter approaches, many parents may not want their children indulging in candy-filled eggs and Easter baskets full of sugary treats. Too much sugar can pose serious risks to children's dental and behavioral health, risks that can be minimized by some careful thought and planning, Vanderbilt experts say.

28 Mar 2013

Blog examines implementation of health insurance program in Rwanda

In Humanosphere, journalist Tom Paulson examines Rwanda's recent success in implementing a health "insurance program that has covered most of the population with an emphasis on basic, preventative care."

28 Mar 2013

Sebelius: Some insurance costs could increase when health law is implemented

The HHS secretary's remarks came as insurers are becoming increasingly jittery about how sweeping health law changes will impact the marketplace and on the same day that the Society of Actuaries released a study that predicted increased medical claims costs.

28 Mar 2013

Higher levels of routine daily physical activity key to better night's sleep for many women

Getting a good night's sleep isn't always easy for women at menopause. Exercise may help, but women can have a tough time carving out leisure time for it.

28 Mar 2013

Life Long Weigh unveils new comprehensive wellness strategies

Life Long Weigh, a Houston-based medical office that works to help people achieve their goals through individualized plans, has recently unveiled new comprehensive wellness strategies to better serve their clientele.

28 Mar 2013

Congress passes, President signs continuing resolution for FY 2013

Funding for HIV through PEPFAR "took a hit while the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria got a boost last week when the House and Senate passed a Continuing Resolution bill to avoid a government shutdown and continue funding the government through Oct. 1, the end of fiscal year 2013," the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog reports (Aziz, 3/26).

28 Mar 2013

Report highlights consumer product-related injuries in children

Bunk beds and baby change tables are among the hidden dangers around the home causing serious injury and death to Queensland children.

28 Mar 2013

IRIN examines Lancet series on TB

IRIN examines The Lancet series on tuberculosis, saying that authors writing in the collection of articles note that investments in TB since 1993, when the WHO declared the disease a global emergency, "have led to the most promising pool of new tuberculosis drug and vaccine candidates in more than 40 years, with several new drugs and drug regimens poised to enter late-stage clinical trials throughout the next few years."

28 Mar 2013

Urban Institute: Medicaid expansion will benefit veterans

Overall, the health law could help as many as 40 percent of uninsured veterans gain access to health coverage. News outlets also report on Medicaid expansion news from Tennessee, Missouri and Louisiana.

28 Mar 2013

Va. Gov. offers amendment to bar abortion coverage from the federal exchanges that will serve the state

Gov. Bob McDonnell added the provision Monday to recently passed legislation. Meanwhile, in other news, the Maryland Senate could vote as early as today on a bill that implements the state's new insurance marketplace and Louisiana insurers and nonprofits form group to help consumers understand new insurance options.

28 Mar 2013

Roundup: Court to hear Calif. inmate mental health case; La. health secretary a no-show at hearing

News outlets report on health care developments in California, Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, New York, Oregon and Texas.

28 Mar 2013

Smokers trying to quit will have better experience with varenicline, study finds

Smokers have a higher probability of quitting smoking and a better overall cessation experience when taking varenicline compared to bupropion and to placebo - unmedicated assisted smoking cessation -according to a study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.

28 Mar 2013

Federal agency issues 'fraud alert' about physician-owned distributorships

The Health and Human Services Inpector General said these commercial ventures, which are widespread in the fields of orthepedic and spine surgery, are "inherently suspect."

28 Mar 2013

New research sheds light on natural mechanism that protects ears from hearing loss

New research from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology may have discovered a key piece in the puzzle of how hearing works by identifying the role of the olivocochlear efferent system in protecting ears from hearing loss.

28 Mar 2013

North Dakota governor signs nation's most restrictive abortion law

Gov. Jack Dalrymple, a Republican, signed three anti-abortion bills Tuesday, one of which bans abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detectable, which could be as early as six weeks into pregnancy.

28 Mar 2013

Examining 'a glitch' in the health law's tax credits

Reuters reports on a health law consequence that Families USA says needs to be fixed: that millions of "modest earners" could be priced out of health insurance. The Fiscal Times analyzes the current state of play regarding the measure's new taxes and other moving parts.

28 Mar 2013

New research confirms correlation between reproduction and lifespan

New research into ageing processes, based on modern genetic techniques, confirms theoretical expectations about the correlation between reproduction and lifespan.

28 Mar 2013

Actuaries' study projects health law will boost claims costs 32 percent

Although some states would see claims costs decline, the study by the Society of Actuaries forecasts that a majority will experience double-digit increases in the individual health insurance market. Officials in some states disputed the analysis, saying it was based on flawed data.

28 Mar 2013

Patients taking antihistamines to suppress stomach acid are at greater risk of C. diff infection

Patients receiving antihistamines to suppress stomach acid are at greater risk of infection from Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, a common cause of diarrhea, particularly in health care settings, Mayo Clinic researchers have found.

28 Mar 2013

National Rx Drug Abuse Summit to make impact on America's prescription drug problem

The prescription drug epidemic continues to take lives in America, causing 100 overdose deaths daily, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

27 Mar 2013

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Sugar overloads on Easter can pose serious risks to children's health, Vanderbilt experts say

Blog examines implementation of health insurance program in Rwanda

Sebelius: Some insurance costs could increase when health law is implemented

Higher levels of routine daily physical activity key to better night's sleep for many women

Life Long Weigh unveils new comprehensive wellness strategies

Congress passes, President signs continuing resolution for FY 2013

Report highlights consumer product-related injuries in children

IRIN examines Lancet series on TB

Urban Institute: Medicaid expansion will benefit veterans

Va. Gov. offers amendment to bar abortion coverage from the federal exchanges that will serve the state

Roundup: Court to hear Calif. inmate mental health case; La. health secretary a no-show at hearing

Smokers trying to quit will have better experience with varenicline, study finds

Federal agency issues 'fraud alert' about physician-owned distributorships

New research sheds light on natural mechanism that protects ears from hearing loss

North Dakota governor signs nation's most restrictive abortion law

Examining 'a glitch' in the health law's tax credits

New research confirms correlation between reproduction and lifespan

Actuaries' study projects health law will boost claims costs 32 percent

Patients taking antihistamines to suppress stomach acid are at greater risk of C. diff infection

National Rx Drug Abuse Summit to make impact on America's prescription drug problem

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