Health
Congressional report presses for e-cigarette rules
A new Congressional report says concerns about electronic cigarettes underscore the need to regulate the fast-growing industry.
Apr 14, 2014
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Health
Experts increasingly contemplate end of smoking
U.S. health officials have begun to predict the end of cigarette smoking in America.
Feb 9, 2014
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Time to stub out misguided e-cigarette regulation
Smokers are increasingly turning to electronic cigarettes as a means to reduce the health impacts of their addiction. But legislators around the world are far from unified in their approaches to regulating e-cigarettes. Misguided ...
Feb 4, 2014
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More US teens try E-cigarettes, hookahs, report says
(HealthDay)—The rapidly growing use of electronic cigarettes, hookahs and other smoking alternatives by middle school and high school students concerns U.S. health officials.
Nov 14, 2013
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China's e-cigarette inventor fights for financial rewards
The Chinese inventor who dreamed up the electronic cigarette in a nicotine-induced vision says that despite its global popularity, copycat versions and legal disputes mean he has battled to cash in on his creation.
Oct 2, 2013
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EHR implementation first step toward quality improvement
(HealthDay)—Implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) is a first step toward quality improvement and should be accompanied by use of new payment models to allow physicians to see a return on their investments, ...
Jun 19, 2013
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Europe and electronic cigarettes
France said on Friday it would apply the same bans to electronic cigarettes as it does to tobacco but would not completely outlaw the popular smokeless product.
Jun 1, 2013
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Excess protein linked to development of Parkinson's disease
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say overexpression of a protein called alpha-synuclein appears to disrupt vital recycling processes in neurons, starting with the terminal extensions ...
Feb 7, 2013
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More changes in health care needed to fulfill promise of health information technology
Despite wide investments nationally in electronic medical records and related tools, the cost-saving promise of health information technology has not been reached because the systems deployed are neither interconnected nor ...
Jan 7, 2013
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Productivity gains from health IT must await bigger health system changes
Productivity gains that can be achieved by widely adopting health information technology are likely to come from the reengineering of health care and may require new measurement tools to accurately gauge their impact, according ...
Jun 13, 2012
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