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« Previous EntriesWestern diet linked with increased risk for metabolic syndrome
Monday, July 26th, 2010Source: MedWire News
The typical Western diet is associated with an increased risk for the metabolic syndrome compared with other major dietary patterns, a cross-sectional study has found.
Iranian researchers led by Maryam Zare (Isfahan University of Medical Sciences) hypothesized that major dietary patterns would be associated with the prevalence of components of the metabolic syndrome.
To investigate, […]
US healthcare spending saw largest one-year increase last year.
Thursday, February 4th, 2010CMS released a report Wednesday in the journal Health Affairs that showed healthcare spending continued to grow in the US last year, and now constitutes 17.3% of the country’s GDP. Most major newspapers covered the story. The Washington Post (2/4, A7, Brown) reports, “Healthcare spending in the United States grew last year despite a contracting […]
Data indicate one in four Americans did not fill a prescription in past year due to cost.
Monday, December 8th, 2008Data indicate one in four Americans did not fill a prescription in past year due to cost.
The Houston Chronicle (12/7, Washburn) reported, “This year’s economic woes have forced a terrible trade-off between short-term savings and long-term consequences for some people with chronic diseases.” And, because many patients “pay a large share of their costs out-of-pocket,” […]
When a Job Disappears, So Does the Health Care
Sunday, December 7th, 2008When a Job Disappears, So Does the Health Care
Source: New York Times
As jobless numbers reach levels not seen in 25 years, another crisis is unfolding for millions of people who lost their health insurance along with their jobs, joining the ranks of the uninsured.
The crisis is on display here. Starla D. Darling, 27, was […]
Don’t quit taking pills
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008Don’t quit taking pills
Source: YOU Docs
When it comes to your health, the Bill Clinton of old shouldn’t be your role model (no … not in that, either)! The former president needed a quadruple coronary bypass in 2004 after he decided to quit taking a cholesterol-lowering statin drug.
He’s not the only one. New polls indicate that […]
