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Increased mortality associated with nocturia
Patients suffering from nocturia, the need to urinate at least twice during the night, may have a significantly increased risk for mortality. view more (2009-04-27)
Study proves the co-pay connection in chronic disease
As 2008 begins, millions of Americans are having to dig deeper into their own pockets every time they refill a prescription or see a doctor. view more (2008-01-08)
Access to care leads Americans' priorities in first-ever public study of health value
When Americans were asked to value the most important of dozens of health products and services as they consider spending their own money, they chose access to care over everything else, a new study revealed. view more (2009-05-13)
Heart attack patients with financial barriers have poorer recovery and quality of life
About one in five heart attack patients report having financial barriers to health care services, and these patients are more likely to have a lower quality of life and increased rate of rehospitalization, according to a study in the March 14 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on access to care. view more (2007-03-14)
Study finds racial disparities in smoking cessation treatment
A new study from the American Cancer Society finds black and Hispanic smokers are less likely than whites to receive and use smoking cessation advice and aids. view more (2008-04-25)
Study finds racial disparities in smoking cessation treatment
A new study from the American Cancer Society finds black and Hispanic smokers are less likely than whites to receive and use smoking cessation advice and aids. view more (2008-04-25)
Level of education can predict death in the United States BMJ Volume 324, pp 23-25
Education, income inequality, and mortality: a multiple regression analysis Lack of high school education is a powerful predictor of death in the United States, concludes a study in this week's BMJ. Using census statistics for the years 1989 and 1990 for all US states, Professor Andreas Muller tested whether the relation between income inequality... view more... (2002-01-02)
Mayo Clinic study reveals rural, unmarried women at higher risk for depression
Mayo Clinic research suggests unmarried women living in rural areas have lower self-rated health status than their married counterparts. view more (2008-06-12)
Poor health literacy associated with increased mortality in the elderly
Older adults who cannot read and understand basic health information appear to have increased mortality rates over a five-year period than those with adequate health literacy, according to a report in the July 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2007-07-24)
Kids of depressed moms more prone to behavioral problems and injury
Young children whose mothers are depressed are more prone to behavioural problems and injury, suggests US research published in Injury Prevention. view more (2007-12-04)
Report says half a million cancer deaths have been averted since death rate drop
The American Cancer Society's annual cancer statistics report finds that death rates from cancer in the United States have decreased by 18.4 percent among men and by 10.5 percent among women since mortality rates began to decline in the early 1990s, which translates to the avoidance of more than half a million actual cancer deaths (534,500) in the... view more... (2008-02-20)
Genomic technologies to identify toxic chemicals should be developed
A new report from the National Research Council recommends that government agencies enhance their efforts to incorporate genomic data into risk assessments of chemicals and medicines, and calls for a concerted effort to fully develop these methods' potential to protect public health. view more (2007-10-10)
Adverse effects of chemotherapy may be under-reported
Young breast cancer patients who receive chemotherapy may have a higher number of serious side effects than reported in clinical trials. view more (2006-08-16)
Black girls are 50 percent more likely to be bulimic than white girls
An important new study challenges the widespread perception that bulimia primarily affects privileged, white teenagers such as "Gossip Girl" character Blair Waldorf, who battled bulimia on the show earlier this season. view more (2009-03-19)
Accelerated Fertility Treatment Leads to Shortened Time to Pregnancy and Cost Savings
A major new trial recently published in the journal Fertility and Sterility shows that for couples beginning infertility treatments, an accelerated path to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) can offer a shorter time to pregnancy, cost savings of nearly $10,000, and a lowered risk of multiple births. view more (2009-06-30)
New survey: 82 percent of Americans think health care system needs major overhaul
Americans are dissatisfied with the U.S. health care system and 82 percent think it should be fundamentally changed or completely rebuilt, according to a new survey released today by The Commonwealth Fund. Also today, The Commonwealth Fund Commission on A High Performance Health System released a report outlining what an ideally organized U.S.... view more... (2008-08-07)
How does dioxin affect human health?
In an EU-funded project involving four partners , a study was made of 159 Austrian chemical workers who had been exposed to dioxin when producing herbicide between 1969 and 1973. Mortality and morbidity were analysed in 1996. All had exhibited chloracne, and analysis of related health-insurance data revealed 30 deaths, significant time off work... view more... (1999-11-10)
Working environment is 1 cause of rheumatoid arthritis
It has long been known that environmental factors play a part in the development of rheumatoid arthritis; smoking and drinking alcohol, along with heredity, are particularly instrumental in increasing the risk of the disease. view more (2008-09-25)
Greater use of in-patient diagnostic imaging improves patient outcomes without significantly impacting costs
Hospitals that make greater use of inpatient diagnostic imaging exams achieve lower in-hospital mortality rates with little or no impact on costs. view more (2009-10-29)
Web-based nutrition program reduces health care costs for employees with cardiac risk factors
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have shown that an employer-sponsored, internet-based diet and exercise program shows promise as a low-cost benefit to lower healthcare costs for those at higher risk for above-average costs and healthcare utilization such as cardiac,... view more... (2009-10-28)
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