Archive: 21/08/2015
Review shows feds misstated Arizona insurance co-op results
A federal government analysis that said Arizona's health insurance co-op had gotten just a fraction of its projected enrollment last year missed thousands of signups and incorrectly showed the state nonprofit set up under ...
Aug 21, 2015
Study finds tests used to measure internal bleeding for patients may not be reliable
A recently-published study found that while internal bleeding may be uncommon as a result of taking blood thinners such as Xarelto (rivaroxaban) and Eliquis (apixaban), the normal coagulation tests physicians use to check ...
Aug 21, 2015
Improving cardiorespiratory fitness reduces risk of arrhythmia recurrence
Obese atrial fibrillation patients have a lower chance of arrhythmia recurrence if they have high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, and risk continues to decline as exercise capacity increases as part of treatment, according ...
Aug 21, 2015
Physician support key to successful weight loss, study shows
A review of survey data from more than 300 obese people who participated in a federally funded weight loss clinical trial found that although the overall weight loss rates were modest, those who rated their primary care doctor's ...
Aug 21, 2015
Germany sees highest number of births in over a decade
Germany recorded its highest number of births last year in more than a decade, an encouraging sign for a country facing a demographic crisis.
Aug 21, 2015