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Posted May 23, 2012:

• Docs Slower to Drop ‘Black Box’ Drugs When Access to Drug Reps Is Restricted

Posted May 21, 2012:

• Task Force Recommends Against PSA-Based Screening for Prostate Cancer

Posted May 15, 2012:

• 20 Percent 'Fat Tax' Needed to Improve Population Health, Experts Say
• 740,000 Lives Saved: Benefits of AIDS Relief Program

Posted May 14, 2012:

• Injuries Associated With Baby Bottles, Pacifiers and Sippy Cups in the U.S. Surprisingly High

Posted May 7, 2012:

• Peak Risk About 16 Years Old for Teens Misusing Prescription Drugs
• Heart Attack Survivors Living Close to Highways Face Higher 10-Year Death Risk
• Keeping Obesity Rates Level Could Save Nearly $550 Billion Over 2 Decades
• Half of Patients Affected by Drug-Related Morbidity, Study Suggests

Posted May 4, 2012:

• Students More Likely to Be Fit When Physical Education Is Mandatory

Posted May 3, 2012:

• Biased Evidence? Researchers Challenge Post-Marketing Drug Trial Practices

Posted May 1, 2012:

• Environment Key to Preventing Childhood Disabilities

Posted April 30, 2012:

• About One Baby Born Each Hour Addicted to Opiate Drugs in U.S.

Posted April 25, 2012:

• Medical Bills: Sticker Shock and Confused Consumers

Posted April 23, 2012:

• Costs of 'Dirty Bomb' Attack in Los Angeles

Posted April 17, 2012:

• Helicopter Transport Improves Trauma Patient Survival Compared to Ground Transport

Posted April 16, 2012:

• Giving Preventive Drug to Men at High Risk for HIV Would Be Cost-Effective, Study Shows
• Off-Label Prescribing of Medications Is Common, Canadian Study Suggests
• Nearly One in Four Grandparents Store Prescription Medicines Where Children Can Easily Find Them
• One Person in Every 26 Will Have Epilepsy in Lifetime, Study Suggests

Posted April 13, 2012:

• Dealing With Infertility Is a Complicated Journey of Options and Decisions

Posted April 9, 2012:

• Obesity Accounts for 21 Percent of U.S. Health Care Costs, Study Finds

Posted April 5, 2012:

• Heightened Sensitivity to Cheap, High-Calorie Food Is Linked With Obesity

Posted April 4, 2012:

• Sexually Abused Boys at Risk for More Unsafe Sex, Researchers Find

Posted April 3, 2012:

• Obesity Adds More to Health Care Costs Than Smoking, Study Suggests

Posted March 28, 2012:

• More Than Half of All Cancer Is Preventable, Experts Say

Posted March 27, 2012:

• Are Parents Price-Sensitive About Their Children's Medication?

Posted March 20, 2012:

• Is There Good Research Evidence for Health Systems Interventions?

Posted March 12, 2012:

• Pockets of High Cervical Cancer Rates Found in North Carolina, U.S.

Posted March 6, 2012:

• Smoking Ban in Scotland Linked to Dramatic Fall in Preterm Deliveries

Posted February 23, 2012:

• Sleepless in the South: New Study Discovers State and Regional Prevalence of Sleep Issues in the United States

Posted February 21, 2012:

• Many Young People Don't Know What Constitutes Sensible Alcohol Consumption

Posted February 20, 2012:

• Home Visits for Asthma: A Win for Both Patients and Payers

Posted February 13, 2012:

• Smoking Bans Lead to Less, Not More, Smoking at Home

Posted February 8, 2012:

• Financial Burden of Prescription Drugs Is Dropping, U.S. Study Finds

Posted February 7, 2012:

• Knee Replacement May Lower a Patient's Risk for Mortality and Heart Failure, Study Suggests

Posted February 6, 2012:

• Medical Debt Keeps Rising, New Report Shows
• The Butterfly Effect in Nanotech Medical Diagnostics
• Physical Punishment of Children Potentially Harmful to Their Long-Term Development
• Combined Approach to Global Health Has Benefits

Posted February 1, 2012:

• Societal Control of Sugar Essential to Ease Public Health Burden, Experts Urge

Posted January 27, 2012:

• Mind Over Matter: Patients' Perceptions of Illness Make a Difference

Posted January 26, 2012:

• Physician’s Weight May Influence Obesity Diagnosis and Care

Posted January 24, 2012:

• More on Legal Remedies for Ghostwriting
• Tobacco Smoking and High Blood Pressure Are Biggest Killers of Japanese Adults, Study Finds
• Children With ADHD Benefit from Healthy Lifestyle Options as First-Line Treatment

Posted January 23, 2012:

• Study Examines Research on Overuse of Health Care Services

Posted January 20, 2012:

• Many Strategies to Increase Physical Activity for Kids Lack Injury Prevention Measures

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