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Statins don't lower risk of pneumonia in elderly

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Taking popular cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, such as Lipitor (atorvastatin), does not lower the risk of pneumonia. That's the new finding from a study of more than 3,000 Group Health patients published online on June ...


Chronic Care Model helps improve people’s health and care

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ed Wagner, MD, MPH, knew there had to be a better way. He and Group Health colleagues set out 15 years ago to explore how best to engage patients with chronic diseases in effective care. With Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ...


Study finds rise in rate of diagnostic imaging in managed care

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created Nov 10, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Use of radiology imaging tests has soared in the past decade with a significant increase in newer technologies, according to a new study that is the first to track imaging patterns in a managed care setting over a substantial ...


Flu vaccine may not protect seniors well

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created Aug 01, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A Group Health study in the August 2 issue of The Lancet adds fuel to the growing controversy over how well the flu vaccine protects the elderly.





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Not a healthy state for all Latinos in the US

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Where Latinos are born and their immigration status affect the quality of health care they receive in the US, according to Professor Michael Rodríguez and colleagues from the UCLA Department of Family Medicine and ...


Health-centered weight control method shows promise

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Most weight-control strategies emphasize energy-restricted diets and increased physical activity - and most are not effective over the long term. In a study of a "weight-acceptance" intervention, published in the November ...


Weight matters: 'Normal' sized girls are judged to be more attractive by young men

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have found that despite the size zero trend, boys really do prefer 'normal' girls of an average weight and build.


Industry backs off food labels after FDA criticism (AP)

Industry backs off food labels after FDA criticism

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created Oct 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- A food industry group is voluntarily halting promotion of its nutrition labeling program after federal regulators said such systems may be misleading consumers, officials with the group said Friday.


Medical aid group raises alarm about AIDS funding

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The global recession and pressure to divert funds to other health crises are hurting the fight against AIDS, a medical group warned Thursday, with one health worker saying he feared a return to the days when the ...


Developmental drug may help bone fractures heal after radiation exposure

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A drug currently under development by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine may help bone fractures heal more quickly after radiation exposure, according to a study by Pitt researchers. The study's results will ...


Chronically ill may be happier if they give up hope, research shows

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Holding on to hope may not make patients happier as they deal with chronic illness or diseases, according to a new study by University of Michigan Health System researchers.


WHO: AIDS leading cause of death, disease in women

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created 10 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44.


Highest cannabis users are Australians

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created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Lancet paper co-authored by a UQ researcher states that Australians are the highest cannabis users in the world, only matched by USA and New Zealand.


Henry Ford Hospital study: Diverticulosis not associated with higher incidence of polyps

Diverticulosis not associated with higher incidence of polyps

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created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Henry Ford Hospital study questions the need for aggressive screening for colonic polyps in patients with diverticulosis.



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