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Inequality in society leads to poor health

ungsandy wrote 15 hours ago: Professor Bezruchka talks about how inequality affects health in the United States. … more →

Tags: videos, health, inequality, Video

ISPOR: Focusing on the Patient

Optum wrote 6 days ago: For the past 17 years, attendance at the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Res … more →

Tags: by William H. Crown PhD, life sciences, Optum Labs, FDA, health anaylitics, Healthcare, Heor, ispor, Life Sciences

Poor Health Outcomes in the US

Gayle Kimball, Ph.D. wrote 2 weeks ago: Money doesn’t guarantee health. Even though the US spends more on health care than other countries, … more →

Tags: Youth Issues, health info, obesity

The best kind of research

sabramorris wrote 3 weeks ago: … is the hands-on kind. This piece ran in the April 2013 issue of  Virginia Living magazine. T … more →

Tags: Current Projects, Health and Wellness, fitness writing, Health writing, Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy tips, Running, Laura Hillenbrand, Louie Zamperini

Should You Stay or Should You Go?

srxa wrote 3 weeks ago: Picture this familiar scene. A critically injured person is wheeled into the emergency room by param … more →

Tags: death, Emergency Medicine, paramedics, SRxA, Word on Health, CPR, Emergency Departments, end of life decisions, family presence during resuscitation

Cultural Pluralism vs Cultural Integration

Angela Grant wrote 3 weeks ago: Diversity is often desired to gain knowledge and understanding of others who are different from us w … more →

Tags: A Theory of Change, Culture Diversity, failure to listen, bennett, Business, Cross-Cultural, cultural assimilation, cultural integration, cultural-pluralism

Cutting Costs by Cutting Pills

srxa wrote 1 month ago: According to some disturbing data released yesterday by the CDC, many US adults aren’t following doc … more →

Tags: SRxA, behavioral health, Adherence, drugs, Health Care Costs, Word on Health, Drug safety, Medicaid, CDC

Welcome to World Allergy Week

srxa wrote 1 month ago: Today marks the start of the World Allergy Organization’s (WAO) annual World Allergy Week. During th … more →

Tags: SRxA, Allergy, Food Labels, Food Allergy, Word on Health, Anaphylaxis, epinephrine, World Allergy Organization, Food Allergies

Research: Walkable Communities & Adolescent Weight

Parabellum wrote 1 month ago: According to the Bridging the Gap study, the odds of student overweight or obesity decreased if they … more →

Tags: Health & Medical, Exercises, physical exercise, obesity, physical activity, overweight, walkability

Tee-Total but Drinking Yourself to Death?

srxa wrote 2 months ago: According to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutr … more →

Tags: Clinical Research, coronary heart disease, diabetes, Diet, Heart Disease, hypertension, obesity, SRxA, Stroke

The Skinny on Childhood MS

srxa wrote 2 months ago: As we’ve previously reported, childhood obesity is on the increase. Cases have more than doubl … more →

Tags: diabetes, Diet, Exercise 2, hypertension, Multiple Sclerosis, obesity, Parenting, SRxA, Word on Health

When’s Your Time to Die?

srxa wrote 2 months ago: What are your chances of dying in the next 10 years? Obviously there are some activities that may in … more →

Tags: aging, behavioral health, Cancer, Cardiology, Clinical Research, death, diabetes, Exercise 2, Health Care Costs

Does Belly Fat cause tumors to go Belly Up?

srxa wrote 2 months ago: People store fat in two ways – one you can see and one you can’t. The fat you can see is just … more →

Tags: bowel cancer, Cancer, clinical trials, Diet, Exercise 2, Genetics, Nutrition, obesity, sleep

The Impotence of the Single-Payer System

igrobertson wrote 2 months ago: Socialized medicine is not a panacea: A new study has found that Great Britain, despite sixty years … more →

Tags: Health Care, single payer system, socialized medicine, Dr. Christopher Murray, Great Britain

Teaching your child the ABC's of Heart Health

srxa wrote 2 months ago: Heart disease is not a major cause of death among children and teenagers, but according to the Cente … more →

Tags: CDC, coronary heart disease, diabetes, Diet, Exercise 2, Heart Disease, Nutrition, obesity, smoking

A Slippery Slope?

srxa wrote 2 months ago: As powerful blizzards hit the Midwest, leaving more than a foot of snow in parts of  Texas, Oklahoma … more →

Tags: SRxA, behavioral health, Environmental, Emergency Medicine, Exercise 2, Falls, Word on Health, fractures, sledding

Geisinger Study To Examine Health Effects Of Gas Drilling

Roy wrote 3 months ago: English: Cropped portion of image from USGS report showing extent of Marcellus Formation shale (in g … more →

Tags: Pennsylvania, Marcellus Formation, natural gas drilling, Asthma, Natural Gas, fracking, $1 million, Geisinger Health System, Danville PA

Does aerobic exercise in stroke patients improve functional outcome and quality of life

handtutorblog wrote 3 months ago: Published in the February edition of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Dr Pang MYC et al from the Department … more →

Tags: Hand Tutor, Stroke, health, Cognitive, physical exercise, quality of life, Hong Kong, Physical, psychosocial

How To Speak So Your Doctor Will Listen7 comments

Stephen Wilkins wrote 3 months ago: This guest  post was written by Vicki Whiting, Ph.D., MBA is a Professor of Management at Westminste … more →

Tags: chronic disease, collaborative decision making, Doctor Patient Communication, doctor-patient relationship, health advocacy, Patient Engagement, patient centered communications


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