Posted February 24, 2011
According to the Los Angeles Times millions of women in developing countries risk disease and early death in the coming decades as their rising economic and political status leads them to smoke more, researchers said on Tuesday.
Posted February 18, 2011
According to MSNBC take two tablets by mouth twice daily.” This printed instruction, common on prescription pill bottles, might seem straightforward. Yet in a study, nearly half of patients misunderstood what it or other common label instructions meant.
Posted February 07, 2011
According to CBS 8 Allison Harden is being wheeled into an operating room, about to have gastric-band surgery. She can hear the operating staff, the monitors — it seems so real. But it’s not. It’s all in her mind. “You will not feel any pain at all… Just then the surgeon enters the room,” a […]
Read MorePosted February 04, 2011
According to CBS 10 Americans are spending too much money on brand name prescription drugs when generic versions will essentially do the same job, according to a new study. Consumer Reports’ Lisa Gill tells KNX 1070 that people could save a lot of money by opting for the generic drugs — and possibly even limit […]
Read MorePosted February 02, 2011
According to the LA Times for the first time, the Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a drug to reduce the risk of premature delivery, although it required the manufacturer to conduct more studies to demonstrate the drug’s efficacy. The agency gave the nod to a synthetic form of the hormone progesterone, which is normally produced […]
Read MorePosted January 25, 2011
According to CBS 10 a survey conducted by LA County’s Department of Public Health finds nearly 14 percent of adults surveyed said they had been diagnosed with depression, up from about 9 percent in 1999. “The increase in rates of diagnosed depressive disorders may reflect better recognition and reporting of the disorder, rather than an actual […]
Read MorePosted January 24, 2011
According to channel 10 news a new study suggests having an abortion does not increase the risk of mental health problems, but having a baby does. The research by Danish scientists is one of the largest to compare the aftermath of both decisions. It further debunks the notion that terminating a pregnancy can trigger mental illness […]
Read MorePosted January 12, 2011
According to The Los Angeles Times we hate to nag, really. But maybe that wadded-up bag of Cheetos is a sign that your get-healthy resolve is wearing thin — and just two weeks into 2011. These 11 tips from family doctor Amy Balka in the Health Notes blog of the Newport News Daily Press emphasize […]
Read MorePosted January 05, 2011
According to The Los Angeles Times by late March, tobacco companies will have to reveal to the Food and Drug Administration what sorts of new additives they’ve recently put in their products. But the ruling doesn’t apply to electronic cigarettes, whose makers are locked in legal battle with the FDA. Meanwhile, the e-cigs are starting to […]
Read MorePosted December 30, 2010
According to The Los Angeles Times what does it cost to stop smoking? For just about anyone, less than it does to keep smoking. Many smokers burn through thousands of dollars each year buying cigarettes alone. Then there are peripheral costs like breath mints, extra trips to the dry cleaner and higher premiums for health insurance.
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