_ Health Headlines"Health Literacy" Depends on Communication with Others By Jane Farrell articleThere’s no doubt that America’s poor “health literacy” is a public-health problem, but it cam be solved by increased interaction … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Heart HealthLight Therapy May Someday Help Fight Heart Disorders By Jane Farrell articleUsing high-tech human heart models and mouse experiments, scientists at Johns Hopkins and Germany’s University of Bonn have shown that … Read More→
_ Congestive Heart Failure Health HeadlinesComputer Model May Help Treat Congestive Heart Failure By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have created a detailed computer model that shows how the heart’s electrical signals are affected by congestive heart failure. … Read More→
_ Health HeadlinesSwimming Pools and Hot Tubs: Worse than You Thought By Jane Farrell articleEven when hot tubs and swimming pools are disinfected, they’re not as clean as you might think, according to new … Read More→
_ Health Headlines HospitalizationA Better Test for Surgery Success By Jane Farrell articleA simple arm test that employs a novel wearable technology can rapidly and accurately identify physiological frailty in older adults … Read More→
_ Health HeadlinesA Type of Thyroid Cancer Is Reclassified By Jane Farrell articleAn international panel of pathologists and clinicians has reclassified a type of thyroid cancer to reflect that it is noninvasive … Read More→
_ Health HeadlinesBPA: What You Need to Know By Jane Farrell articleThe federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acknowledges the interest that many consumers have in the safe use of Bisphenol … Read More→
_ Depression Health HeadlinesA New Treatment for Depression? By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have discovered a chemical that could be an innovative tool to control depression, a severe and chronic psychiatric disease … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Healthy Diet & NutritionThe Diet Necklace That Hears What You Eat By Jane Farrell articleCarrots and apples not only taste different. They make distinct sounds when chewed. This may seem like trivial knowledge, but … Read More→
_ Health HeadlinesNot All "Walking Calories" Are Equal By Jane Farrell articleWalking is the most common exercise, and many walkers like to count how many calories are burned. But they may … Read More→
_ Health HeadlinesAdvice for Preventing the Spread of Zika By Sondra Forsyth articleA February 2016 release from the American College of Physicians notes that in an article published in Annals of Internal … Read More→
_ Health Headlines NeurologyResearchers: Our Memory Capacity Is Extraordinary By Jane Farrell articleThe capacity of your memory is much higher than previously believed, researchers say. Salk Institute researchers and collaborators have achieved … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Medical CareRacial Bias May Be Conveyed by Doctors' Body Language By Jane Farrell articleWhen treating seriously ill patients, doctors give less compassionate verbal cues to black patients than to white patients, according to … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Heart HealthProgrammed Pacemaker Treats Heart Failure By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have demonstrated in animals that applying a pacemaker’s mild electrical shocks to push the heart in and out of … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Medical Care Medical ProceduresComputers May Not Always Benefit Doctor-Patient Relationship By Jane Farrell articleAlthough exam-room computers may seem to support safer and more effective patient care, in fact it can be a threat … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Men's Health Men's Health Overview Prostate cancerMore Targeted Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer By Jane Farrell articleScientists at the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have pinpointed five specific … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Brain Health Health Headlines Medical Care Medical Research Memory LossA Link Between Some Brain Conditions and the Herpes Virus By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have drawn closer to explaining the link between some neurologic condition and certain species of the herpes virus. In … Read More→
_ Arthritis Health Headlines Medical Care OsteoarthritisImproving a Controversial Arthritis Treatment By Jane Farrell articleCornell University bioengineers have discovered that a common but controversial osteoarthritis may be more effective when it is adjusted. Injections … Read More→