News tagged with health providers


Whole grains, rather than dietary fibre, found to be fundamental to the prevention of chronic disease

The apparent links between various food types and the prevention of chronic diseases - such as type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease (CHD) and hypertension - are well established. In particular, dietary ...

Medical research created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Most parents believe vaccines are safe for children, research finds

(Medical Xpress)—New research from the University of Adelaide shows that 95% of parents believe vaccines are safe for their children despite the spread of misinformation about vaccine safety.

Medications created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA: Omontys injection pulled from market

(HealthDay)—Affymax Inc. of Palo Alto, Calif., and Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Limited of Deerfield, Ill., have voluntarily recalled all lots of Omontys Injection, used to treat anemia in adult dialysis ...

Medications created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Simple method devised for determining atrial fibrillation risk in women

Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of abnormal heart rhythm, affecting 2.5 million Americans. If left undetected or untreated, atrial fibrillation can lead to stroke. Determining who is at increased risk for atrial ...

Cardiology created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Electronic health communications often unavilable to lower income patients

Lower-income patients want to communicate electronically with their doctors, but the revolution in health care technology often is not accessible to them, due to inadequate health information services within the health care ...

Health created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Youths with autism spectrum disorder need help transitioning to adult health care

Health care transition (HCT) services help young people with special health care needs such as asthma or diabetes move from pediatric to adult health care. However, youths with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have less access ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds difficulty obtaining pricing, varying costs for total hip replacement

Researchers who sought to determine whether pricing information for a total hip replacement could be obtained from hospitals and physicians found getting such information was often difficult and that there were wide variations ...

Health created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests interacting with avatars may reduce depressive symptoms in young adults

Young adults, in a period of transition, are often reluctant to seek treatment for mental health problems because of the stigma, inadequate insurance coverage and difficulty finding a mental health care provider.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Baseline factors impact lifestyle intervention success

(HealthDay)—Certain baseline characteristics better predict successful weight loss with the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) lifestyle intervention, according to a study published in the January issue ...

Diabetes created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds missed opportunities for underage alcohol screening

Physicians often fail to ask high school-aged patients about alcohol use and to advise young people to reduce or stop drinking, according to a study led by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part ...

Pediatrics created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FSMB: Approaches explored for expediting multi-state licenses

(HealthDay)—New approaches are being explored for streamlining physician multi-state licensure to accommodate the use of telemedicine in the delivery of health care, according to a report from a meeting ...

Health created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients can emit small, influenza-containing particles into the air during routine care

A new study suggests that patients with influenza can emit small virus-containing particles into the surrounding air during routine patient care, potentially exposing health care providers to influenza. Published in The Journal of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low-income pregnant women in rural areas experience high levels of stress, researcher says

Stress during pregnancy puts mothers' and their babies' health at risk, previous research has shown. Now, a University of Missouri study indicates low-income pregnant women in rural areas experience high ...

Health created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lawmaker looks outside VA to fill mental care gap

(AP)—The head of the House panel that oversees veterans' issues says patients who have trouble getting timely mental health care from Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics should have another option: access to the thousands ...

Health created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

ACIP announces recommended 2013 adult immunization schedule

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) announced its recommended 2013 adult immunization schedule that includes important updates to the pneumococcal, Tdap (tetanus, ...

Health created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1