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GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care (AP)

GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care

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(AP) -- Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President ...


Older problem drinkers use more alcohol than do their younger counterparts

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Older adults who have alcohol dependence problems drink significantly more than do younger adults who have similar problems, a new study has found.


Barn personnel experience higher-than-average rates of respiratory symptoms

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The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire study undertaken earlier this year ...


Don't Blame Tryptophan for Thanksgiving Snooze

Don't Blame Tryptophan for Thanksgiving Snooze

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Blame it on the heavy meal, the alcohol, or simply the opportunity afforded by a free afternoon on a traditional holiday. Just don't blame it on the tryptophan, say experts at the University ...


Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps

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(AP) -- Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer.


Dispensing prescription drugs in 3-month supplies reduces drug costs by a third

Dispensing prescription drugs in 3-month supplies reduces drug costs by a third

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Purchasing prescription drugs in a three-month supply rather than a one-month supply has long been regarded as a way to reduce the cost of drugs for patients and third-party payers. New research from the University ...


Projections of savings from health IT are baseless, researchers say

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The increased computerization in U.S. hospitals hasn't made them cheaper or more efficient, Harvard researchers say, although it may have modestly improved the quality of care for heart attacks.



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