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Improving Overall Employee Wellness Could Yield Multiple Benefits
Controlling health care
costs is crucial for
manufacturers to remain
competitive. That's why
researchers are working with
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Social Networks Could Help Prevent Disease Outbreaks in Endangered Chimpanzees
Many think of social
networks in terms of
Facebook friends and Twitter
followers, but for some,
social networks are tools in
... > full story
Global Health Policy Fails to Address Burden of Disease on Men
Men experience a higher
burden of disease and lower
life expectancy than women,
but policies focusing on the
health needs of men are
... > full story
Work-Related Stress Linked to Increased Blood Fat Levels, Cardiovascular Health Risks
New results link job stress
to dyslipidemia, a disorder
that alters the levels of
lipids and lipoproteins in
the blood. An altered lipid
... > full story
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Trusted Voice of Doctors Is Key to Viability of Health Care Cost-Control Reforms
June 17, 2013 — While many Americans mistrust government, and are generally suspicious of health insurance companies and the pharmaceutical industry, they overwhelmingly trust physicians and view them as faithful ... > full story -
Medical Marijuana Not the Answer for Teens With Chronic Pain, Doctors Say
June 17, 2013 — Adolescents can have chronic pain, just like adults. As patients, their parents and physicians search for solutions, there is one increasingly available option they should avoid, researchers say: ... > full story -
Medications to Prevent Clots Not Reaching Some Patients
June 14, 2013 — Researchers report that hospitalized patients do not receive more than one in 10 doses of doctor-ordered blood thinners prescribed to prevent potentially lethal or disabling blood clots, a decision ... > full story -
Unauthorized Immigrants Account for Only 1. 4 Percent of U. S. Medical Spending
June 14, 2013 — A new study finds that immigrants have lower health care expenditures than legal ... > full story -
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Experts Propose Restoring Invisible and Abandoned Trials 'to Correct the Scientific Record'
June 14, 2013 — Experts are today calling for all unpublished and misreported trials to be published or formally corrected within the next year to ensure doctors and patients rely on complete and accurate ... > full story -
Universal Paid Sick Leave Reduces Spread of Flu
June 13, 2013 — Allowing all employees access to paid sick days would reduce influenza infections in the workplace by nearly 6 percent, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis. The researchers simulated an ... > full story -
Tobacco Laws for Youth May Reduce Adult Smoking
June 13, 2013 — States that want to reduce rates of adult smoking may consider implementing stringent tobacco restrictions on teens. Scientists discovered that states with more restrictive limits on teens purchasing ... > full story -
Volunteering Reduces Risk of Hypertension in Older Adults
June 13, 2013 — It turns out that helping others can also help you protect yourself from high blood pressure. New shows that older adults who volunteer for at least 200 hours per year decrease their risk of ... > full story -
Austerity Cuts to Spanish Healthcare System Are 'Putting Lives at Risk', Experts Say
June 13, 2013 — A series of austerity reforms made by the Spanish government could lead to the effective dismantling of large parts of the country's healthcare system, with potentially detrimental effects on the ... > full story -
Every 10 Tobacco Ad Sightings Boost Teens' Risk of Starting to Smoke by Almost 40 Percent
June 12, 2013 — Tobacco ads really do persuade teens to take up smoking, with every 10 sightings boosting the risk by almost 40 percent, reveals new ... > full story
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