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Report Prompts Mixed View of Health Care Sign-Ups
In this July 28, 2014 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell speaks at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer...
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Weight Loss Supplements Don’t Work for Most People, Study Finds
Dr. Mehmet C. Oz, vice chairman and professor of surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 17, 2014 , before the Senate...
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Dilemma Over Deductibles: Costs Crippling Middle Class
(USA Today) – Physician Praveen Arla is witnessing a reversal of health care fortunes: Poor, long-uninsured patients are getting Medicaid through Obamacare and finally coming to his office for care....
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Most Cancers are Caused by Bad Luck Not Genes or Lifestyle, Say Scientists
This photo taken Feb. 24, 2014, provided by the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, shows Dr. Willie Underwood, a urologic oncologist at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, examining patient Richard Waldrop at...
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Teen’s Death Shows Horror of Flu Epidemic
Shannon Zwanziger had had the flu for a week when she died, her family says. (Courtesy of CNN) (CNN) — Shannon Zwanziger seemed perfectly healthy. She was an active 17-year-old who rarely got sick...
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Guide for Healthy Eating May Consider Environment
Graphic shows beef’s environmental impact relative to other livestock. (AP graphic) Mary Clare Jalonick, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The government issues dietary guidelines every five years...
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Blacks Gain Most from Obamacare When Medicaid Expanded
This Nov. 29, 2013, file photo shows a part of the HealthCare.gov website, photographed in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File) By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON...
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U.S. Anti-Pot Group: Stricter Controls Needed After Surge in Marijuana Ills
An employee weighs portions of retail marijuana to be packaged and sold at 3D Cannabis Center in Denver, Dec. 31, 2013. (Brennan Linsley/AP Photo) (Reuters) – The number of children treated annually...
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CDC: Flu Season Continues to Worsen, Could Peak This Month
In this Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, file photo, a sign marks the entrance to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) (AP) – The flu is now...
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Report: DASH Named Best Overall Diet for Fifth Year
The DASH diet is rich in vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo) (Reuters) – The DASH diet, rich in vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy, has been named the...
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Drug for Bladder Problems May Help Control Weight
(HealthDay News) — A drug already used to treat overactive bladder may also someday help control weight by boosting the metabolic powers of brown fat, a small study suggests. While white fat stores...
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Study: Tighter Control of Type 1 Diabetes Leads to Greater Life Expectancy
A woman tests her blood sugar level as part of her management of diabetes. (David Proeber, AP) PITTSBURGH (Philly.com) – People with type 1 diabetes who intensively control their blood glucose soon...
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In Sickness and in Health… but Not in Debt
(Ozy) – Before and after, there’s the bachelor/bachelorette party, the rehearsal dinner and the day-after brunch. There’s the photo booth, which is a definite necessity these days. And what couple...
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Scrutiny for Laxatives as a Childhood Remedy
(New York Times) – The Food and Drug Administration has raised new questions about the safety of an adult laxative routinely given to constipated children, sometimes daily for years. The agency has...
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Teixobactin And iChip Promise Hope Against Antibiotic Resistance
(Forbes) – Teixobactin is the first new class of antibiotic announced in decades. That news and even more importantly, the elegant way it was discovered, are the most exciting news I’ve seen in some...
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Vatican Earmarks $3.55 Million for Ebola Care
Pope Francis waves as he arrives in St. Peter’s Square for his weekly general audience, at the Vatican, Wednesday, June 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is...
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5 Smart Ways Small Firms Can Slash Health-Care Costs
This March 25, 2014, photo shows part of the website for HealthCare.gov as photographed in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick) (CNBC) – Robin Wiener has achieved something many small-business owners...
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Report: Workers ‘Squeezed’ by Health Insurance Costs
(CNBC) – Even when there’s good news for health insurance prices, workers still can’t catch a break. A slow-down in growth of premium prices for employer-based health insurance in most of the United...
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Sources: China to Allow Online Sales of Prescription Drugs as Early as This...
Customers shopping at Wal-Mart in China. (Elizabeth Dalziel/AP Photo) (Reuters) – China will allow online sales of prescription drugs as early as this month, a policy that will open up an over 1...
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2 Leading Ebola Vaccines Appear Safe, Further Tests Starting
A teacher uses a thermometer to take a students temperature to test for Ebola at Adekunle primary school in Lagos, Nigeria on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) By MARIA CHENG AP...
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