Neuroscience
Study: Pain's origins differ in males and females
New research from The University of Texas at Dallas supports the growing consensus that pain begins differently for men and women at the cellular level.
Mar 5, 2018
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Health
Meal deals could undo the benefits of the sugar tax
From April, the UK government's sugar tax will make 500ml bottles of high-sugar drinks cost an extra 14p, and two litre bottles an extra 58p. The higher price is intended to steer people towards choosing lower-sugar drinks. ...
Feb 9, 2018
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Health
Does a sugar tax cause alcohol sales to spike? The research doesn't give a decisive answer
Consuming sugar-sweetened drinks is associated with a range of health issues including weight gain and obesity. These are risk factors for diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes and certain cancers.
Feb 8, 2018
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Health
Spending more on health care? Here's why
(HealthDay)—Americans spent more on health care in 2016, even though their use of health care did not increase, and rising costs are the reason why, a new report shows.
Jan 23, 2018
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Medications
Pharmaceutical stirs outrage over price hike for brain tumor drug
A little known pharmaceutical company in Florida has found itself in the eye of a storm following disclosures it raised the price of an old drug used to fight brain tumors by 1,400 percent, from $50 a pill to more than $700.
Jan 5, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Individuals in US diagnosed with cancer are 2.7 times more likely to declare bankruptcy than individuals without cancer
As advancements in cancer therapies have been making headlines in recent years, cancer drug prices have significantly increased. The remaining question is, what are the economic impacts of the differentiations in cost of ...
Dec 21, 2017
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Health
Healthcare consumers find little information online
Trying to be an informed healthcare consumer in the United States is harder than you might think, according to researchers from the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy. When consumers search for healthcare prices online, ...
Dec 5, 2017
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Health
Relevant health care price info hard to find online
(HealthDay)—Overall, 17 percent of websites provide geographically relevant health care price estimates relating to specific interventions, according to a research letter published online Dec. 4 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Dec 4, 2017
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Medications
Tackling the high cost of prescription drugs
The high cost of prescription drugs in the United States came under scrutiny in a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicines, "Making Medicines Affordable: A National Imperative," co-authored ...
Dec 4, 2017
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Health
Price changes for seven foods could save thousands of lives per year, study says
Changing the prices of seven foods, including fruits, vegetables and sugar-sweetened beverages, could reduce deaths due to stroke, diabetes and cardiovascular disease and address health disparities in the United States, finds ...
Nov 27, 2017
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