(HealthDay)—Price transparency frameworks, which provide price information presented in the context of other relevant information, should be developed to meet patients' needs, according to recommendations presented in a ...
Apr 22, 2014
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Restricting displays – which increase sales of displayed drinks by up to 46% for alcohol and by 52% for carbonated drinks - could curb consumption without affecting price or availability.
Mar 17, 2014
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High prices for fresh fruits and vegetables are associated with higher Body Mass Index (BMI) in young children in low- and middle-income households, according to American University researchers in the journal Pediatrics.
Feb 20, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Food prices are linked to blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.
Feb 14, 2014
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Falling stock prices lead to increased hospitalisations for mental disorders, according to new research published today in the journal Health Policy and Planning.
Feb 13, 2014
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All those people who've been telling us for years that we should eat more healthy foods and cut our calories – stop, take a moment, and celebrate.
Jan 23, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—The availability, pricing and affordability of three essential asthma medicines varies greatly according to a new study of 52 low-and middle-income countries
Oct 16, 2013
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Certain pediatric surgeries carry such low risk of serious blood loss that clinicians can safely forgo expensive blood typing and blood stocking before such procedures, suggest the results of a small study by researchers ...
Sep 23, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Consumer cost sharing resulting from reference pricing redirects patient volumes and reduces hospital prices for orthopedic surgery, according to research published in the August issue of Health Affairs.
Aug 23, 2013
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New potentially life-saving HIV drugs are "beyond reach" due to restrictive patents, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Tuesday, even though basic medication for the disease has become cheaper.
Jul 2, 2013
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