Archive: 21/05/2014
The failure of the couples gym membership: A self-control paradox?
Couples often go grocery shopping together, make joint financial decisions, and choose entertainment options to share. Products and programs like shared gym memberships and joint credit cards are designed with couples in ...
May 21, 2014
Managing diabetes: How can online games help patients make healthier choices?
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease of global relevance. Due to the fear that comes with the long-term bodily degenerative processes, people with the disease often do not actively seek information on the health risks. According ...
May 21, 2014
Study: Care costs continue slower growth in 2014
Benefits consultant Milliman says health care costs for a family with a common employer-sponsored health plan have more than doubled over the past decade.
May 21, 2014
Study shows image fusion-guided biopsy improves accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis
A recent study by investigators from LIJ Medical Center demonstrated that using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in men with an elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA) resulted in a prostate cancer detection rate that was ...
May 21, 2014
PMS may spell menopause symptoms later—but not hot flashes
Having premenstrual syndrome (PMS) before menopause does not mean women will be troubled by hot flashes afterward. But they may face more menopause complaints other than hot flashes, such as trouble with memory and concentration, ...
May 21, 2014