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Living Longer, Living Healthier: People Are Remaining Healthier Later in Life
July 29, 2013 — Based on data collected between 1991 and 2009 from almost 90,000 individuals who responded to the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, scientists say that, even as life expectancy has increased over ... > full story -
Coronary Artery Disease Continues to Be Neglected in Women, Despite It Killing at Least as Many Women as Men
July 28, 2013 — Despite coronary artery disease (CAD) killing at least as many women as men each year, women are still today less likely to receive preventive recommendations, such as lipid-lowering therapy, ... > full story -
Researcher Digs Into the Contested Peanut-Allergy Epidemic
July 25, 2013 — The path of the peanut from a snack staple to the object of bans at schools, day care centers and beyond offers important insights into how and why a rare, life-threatening food allergy can prompt ... > full story -
'Weightism' Increases Risk for Becoming, Staying Obese
July 24, 2013 — Weight discrimination may increase risk for obesity rather than motivating individuals to lose weight, according to new ... > full story -
Marijuana Use in Adolescence May Cause Permanent Brain Abnormalities, Mouse Study Suggests
July 24, 2013 — Regular marijuana use in adolescence, but not adulthood, may permanently impair brain function and cognition, and may increase the risk of developing serious psychiatric disorders such as ... > full story -
How to Make Preclinical Animal Research More Effective
July 23, 2013 — Only 11% of drugs that enter clinical trials in humans are ultimately found safe and effective enough to receive regulatory approval. One possible reason for this dismal success rate is flawed ... > full story -
US Physicians Put Patients' Best Interests Above Concerns About Health Care Costs
July 23, 2013 — A new study of attitudes about health care costs reveals that an overwhelming majority of U.S. physicians feel a responsibility to address costs, but prioritize their obligations to patients’ ... > full story -
Major Cities Often Safest Places in the U.S.
July 23, 2013 — Overturning a commonly-held belief that cities are inherently more dangerous than suburban and rural communities, researchers have found that risk of death from injuries is lowest on average in urban ... > full story -
Parents’ Experiences With Pediatric Retail Clinics Examined
July 22, 2013 — Parents who had established relationships with pediatricians still accessed care for their children at retail clinics (RCs), typically located in large chain drugstores, mostly because the clinics ... > full story -
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Researchers Identify 146 Contemporary Medical Practices Offering No Net Benefits
July 22, 2013 — While there is an expectation that newer medical practices improve the standard of care, the history of medicine reveals many instances in which this has not been the case. Reversal of established ... > full story
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