Archive: 06/07/2016
For kids with asthma, hospital care is comparable for Medicaid and non-Medicaid patients
Children covered by Medicaid and equally sick children not covered by Medicaid received essentially similar asthma treatment in a given pediatric hospital, according to a new study. In a national sample, researchers analyzed ...
Jul 6, 2016
Injured muscles 'shocked' back to health
A recent study in rats suggests that acoustic shock waves could speed up a muscle's healing process. This technique could help injured athletes to return to training and be able to compete more quickly than just with traditional ...
Jul 6, 2016
Obese preschoolers have 60 percent higher healthcare costs than healthy weight children
Obese children aged two to five years old are 2-3 times more likely to be admitted to hospital and have 60 per cent higher healthcare costs than healthy weight children, a study by the University of Sydney's School of Public ...
Jul 6, 2016