Over three quarters of people (77%) are not aware that bread and breakfast cereals are among the top salt-contributing foods in our diet, reveals a new Food Standards Agency survey. About 75% of the salt we eat comes from everyday foods. Foods that contribute the most salt to our diets are not necessarily […]
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The Senate Finance Committee completed markup of its draft reform bill around 2 a.m. on Friday, after seven days of debate over hundreds of amendments, the
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Kaiser Health News staff writer Phil Galewitz reports on the future prospects for seniors who are enrolled in Medicare Advantage. “In Miami next year, seniors once again won’t have to pay any monthly premiums for a Medicare health plan sold by HMO giant Humana Inc.
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Democrats and Republicans in the House continue to assail each other as the debate on health care proposals progresses. “Even as Republicans pummel President Barack Obama’s health care proposals, some GOP leaders worry their party is being hurt by a Democratic counterattack: Where is your plan?” The Associated Press reports.
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There is no strong evidence that the popular smoking cessation drug varenicline increases the risk of self harm or depression compared to other cessation products, according to new research published on http://www.bmj.com today. Varenicline is a recently introduced smoking cessation product of proven effectiveness, but there have been concerns that it […]
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The book provides practical, easy to understand information on nutrition and activity that is relevant to Australian parents and children from toddlers to teenagers.
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Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have demonstrated that a protein called NEDD9 may be required for some of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer to grow. Their findings, based on the study of a mouse model of breast cancer, are presented in a recent issue of Cancer Research, available on-line now.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: “Emergency Department Visits in Massachusetts” - This policy brief examines why the number of people in Massachusetts who seek care in emergency rooms has remained high even though “health reform in Massachusetts has succeeded in increasing health insurance coverage and access to care.
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Health care reform in Congress is unlikely to reform the Medicare physician payment system, and lawmakers are likely to settle for another one-year fix to block a reduction in payments to doctors, CQ Politics reports. The scheduled reduction in Medicare payment rates would be 22 percent without reform.
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A new RAND Corporation study outlines methods that might be used to test a novel payment system for medical care that would provide doctors, hospitals and other health providers a set fee for treating an ailment such as hip replacement surgery. Proposals to pay health providers for so-called “episodes of care” have […]
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