Study suggests glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists related to adolescent weight loss
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Weight Loss • Feb 05 13

Preliminary evidence from a clinical trial suggests that treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists was associated with reduced body mass index and body… Study suggests glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists related to adolescent weight loss   

 
 

How Effective Is the Flu Shot?
• Flu • Feb 05 13

My patients often ask me how good the flu shot is.  Sometimes they just tell me. “It’s only 62% effective, Doc.” That’s true, as… How Effective Is the Flu Shot?   

 
 

Could too much calcium be bad for your heart?
• Dieting • • Heart • Feb 05 13

In a new analysis from the National Institutes of Health, men who took calcium tablets were more likely to die of heart disease over… Could too much calcium be bad for your heart?   

 
 

Ohio Governor Kasich backs Medicaid expansion in proposed budget
• Public Health • Feb 05 13

Ohio’s Republican governor on Monday endorsed the expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law, raising expectations that political opposition to the… Ohio Governor Kasich backs Medicaid expansion in proposed budget   

 
 

U.S. proposes scrapping some obsolete Medicare regulations
• Public Health • Feb 05 13

The Obama administration on Monday proposed eliminating certain obsolete Medicare regulations, a move it said would save hospitals and other healthcare providers an estimated… U.S. proposes scrapping some obsolete Medicare regulations   

 
 

New criteria for automated preschool vision screening
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • • Public Health • Feb 04 13

The Vision Screening Committee of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, the professional organization for pediatric eye care, has revised its guidelines… New criteria for automated preschool vision screening   

 
 

Could going veg lower your risk of heart disease?
• Dieting • • Heart • Feb 04 13

Vegetarians are one-third less likely to be hospitalized or die from heart disease than meat and fish eaters, according to a new UK study.

… Could going veg lower your risk of heart disease?   
 
 

Spread of hepatitis C pinpointed
• Infections • Feb 03 13

Scientists say they have, for the first time, worked out the pattern of spread of hepatitis C, showing early diagnosis is key to preventing… Spread of hepatitis C pinpointed   

 
 

New rules aim to get rid of junk foods in U.S. schools
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Feb 03 13

Most candy, high-calorie drinks and greasy meals could soon be on a food blacklist in the nation’s schools.

For the first time, the government… New rules aim to get rid of junk foods in U.S. schools   

 
 

Could going veg lower your risk of heart disease?
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Feb 02 13

Vegetarians are one-third less likely to be hospitalized or die from heart disease than meat and fish eaters, according to a new UK study.

… Could going veg lower your risk of heart disease?   
 
 

New study sheds light on link between dairy intake and bone health
• Dieting • • Endocrinology • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 02 13

A study by researchers at the Institute for Aging Research (IFAR) at Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School (HMS), has found that… New study sheds light on link between dairy intake and bone health   

 
 

Majority of primary care physicians prefer delivering radiology test results to patients themselves
• Public Health • Feb 01 13

According to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, primary care physicians prefer to deliver the… Majority of primary care physicians prefer delivering radiology test results to patients themselves   

 
 

UNC study may lead to treatments that are effective against all MRSA strains
• Infections • Feb 01 13

In the last decade, a new strain of MRSA has emerged that can spread beyond hospital walls, putting everyone at risk of contracting the… UNC study may lead to treatments that are effective against all MRSA strains   

 
 
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