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Baucus offers fix for U.S. health insurance
Sen. Max Baucus outlined his plan Wednesday for providing affordable health insurance coverage to every American, lowering health care costs and making Americans healthier.
Baucus, D-Mont., said Americans need health insurance reform now. More and more people are losing their jobs and their health insurance and health care costs are threatening to overwhelm the nation’s economy […]
Future Of Public Health Research On Down Syndrome Discussed By Experts
Down syndrome, the most commonly identified cause of cognitive impairment, occurs in approximately 1-in-700 births in the United States. Additionally, nearly 80 percent of fetuses with Down syndrome are lost before birth.
Protesters greet health-insurance executives at roundtable in Providence
When the Clinton administration attempted to overhaul the health-care system in the 1990s, among the loudest voices raised in opposition was that of the health-insurance industry. The insurers financed the notorious “Harry and Louise” commercials that contributed to the Clinton plan’s failure.
“We’ve learned a lot since then,” said Karen Ignagni, the Rhode Island native and […]
Cervical Cancer Prevention Should Focus On Vaccinating Adolescent Girls
The cost-effectiveness of vaccination in the United States against human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually-transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, will be optimized by achieving universal vaccine coverage in young adolescent girls, by targeting initial “catch-up” efforts to vaccinate women younger than 21 years of age, and by revising current screening policies, according to an analysis […]
Low Vitamin D Levels Pose Large Threat To Health; Overall 26 Percent Increased Risk Of Death
Researchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the most conclusive evidence to date that inadequate levels of vitamin D, obtained from milk, fortified cereals and exposure to sunlight, lead to substantially increased risk of death.
In a study set to appear in the Archives of Internal Medicine online Aug. 11, the Johns […]
County Supervisor Pedrozo Says He Has Prostate Cancer
Supervisor John Pedrozo has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, he announced Wednesday. Pedrozo, who turns 51 today, learned he had early-stage prostate cancer in June.
Pedrozo, who represents District 1, said the cancer hasn’t spread and he expects to recover fully. He has no plans to step down or take a leave of absence from his […]
AMA Adopts New Public Health Policies At Annual Meeting
The American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s largest physician organization, voted today at its Annual Meeting to adopt the following new public health policies.
Appropriate supplementation of Vitamin D: The current Reference Intake Values for Vitamin D were established by the Food and Nutrition Board in 1997. Current research suggests that the Upper Limits for adults […]
Public Health Future : Survey of Medical Schools Is Critical of Perks
Most medical schools in the United States fail to police adequately the money, gifts and free drug samples that pharmaceutical companies routinely shower on doctors and trainees, according to a ranking by the American Medical Student Association.
Only 7 of the 150 medical schools included in the rankings received a grade of A while 14 were […]
For women, more children can mean fewer teeth
A German folk saying that means “every child costs the mother one tooth” may hold a lot of truth, research published on Thursday indicates.
Women who gave birth to more children tended to lose more teeth during their lives, regardless of whether they were rich or poor, U.S researchers found.