News tagged with health providers
Lower income women report more insurance-based discrimination during pregnancy, delivery
Dec 04, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
According to an analysis of statewide data taken from 1998-2001, women in Oregon who made less than $50,000 a year were more than three times likely to report they were discriminated against by health providers because of ...
Search results for health providers
What connects the elderly and sports people? Smart sensor technology
12 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
Innovative smart sensing devices promise to boost mobility and quality of life for the elderly, reduce healthcare costs and even give sports people an edge through more effective training.
Stocking stuffer: Card good for eye, dental visit
Dec 23, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
(AP) -- Health care providers are rolling out a different sort of stocking stuffer: Gift cards that can be used to pay bills and insurance premiums or for specific services at eye doctors and dentist offices.
The number of 85-year-olds will increase by a third by 2020
Dec 23, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Health and social care provision needs to be put in place for a large increase (33%) in the 85 year old population in the UK by 2020, according to a study published today in the British Medical Journal.
Heart transplant patients appear to have elevated risk for multiple skin cancers
Dec 21, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Many heart transplant patients develop multiple skin cancers, with increased risk for some skin cancers among patients with other cancers and with increasing age, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of ...
'Invisible bracelet' for emergency health alerts?
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 21, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (3) |
1
(AP) -- Emergency health alerts for the Facebook generation? The nation's ambulance crews are pushing a virtual medical ID system to rapidly learn a patient's health history during a crisis - and which can immediately text-message ...
About 25 percent of Arabs in Greater Detroit reported abuse post Sept. 11
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 17, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
0
One quarter of Detroit-area Arab Americans reported personal or familial abuse because of race, ethnicity or religion since 9/11, leading to higher odds of adverse health effects, according to a new University of Michigan ...
Filtering truth?
Dec 16, 2009 |
3.7 / 5 (3) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Plans for mandatory internet filtering in Australia may see a wide range of material disappear from computer screens, according to research led by a UNSW academic.
Home-based child care meeting nutritional standards; widespread use of TV a concern
Dec 15, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A large study of family child care providers shows that while nutrition standards are often met, most children ages 2 to 5 are not getting enough physical activity and are exposed to the television for most of the day.
Sleep and Cancer: Uncomfortable Bedfellows
Dec 15, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Newly-diagnosed cancer patients face a number of life-long challenges, but a new study from the Duke Clinical Research Institute suggests that a lack of sleep may be one of the most persistent and disruptive. ...
In rural areas, more women falling into health care gap
Dec 15, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
For Americans living in rural areas, obtaining and maintaining health care can be challenging. Aside from common barriers, including shortages of care providers and facilities, older women face additional challenges, according ...
List of search results for health providers
