_ Health HeadlinesExperts Disagree on Value of A Genetic Test for Breast-Cancer Patients By Jane Farrell articleThe American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recently updated its guideline on biomarkers with regard to the MammaPrint genetic test, … Read More→
_ Health HeadlinesCoffee Can Help Your Health By Jane Farrell articleDrinking coffee is “more likely to benefit health than to harm it” for a range of health outcomes, say researchers. … Read More→
_ Health HeadlinesInsurance Approval Lagging on Costly New Cholesterol Drug By Jane Farrell articleLess than half of patients received their insurer’s approval for prescriptions of the type of cholesterol-lowering drug known as PCSK9 … Read More→
_ Peripheral Artery DiseasePeripheral Artery Disease: What You Need to Know By Jane Farrell articleAs we age, it is common to be concerned about heart disease or high blood pressure. But many people don’t … Read More→
_ HIVOlder Adults with HIV: An Overlooked Population? By Jane Farrell articleThere is a myth that HIV is a disease of the young, but in fact, the HIV population among aging … Read More→
_ Health HeadlinesMaking Magic Happen: How Scientists are Editing DNA to Remove Potentially Fatal Genes By Jane Farrell articleScientists have achieved a landmark breakthrough by editing DNA in human embryos to rid them of a potentially fatal gene … Read More→
_ Peripheral Artery DiseaseBetter Treatment Needed for Peripheral Artery Disease By Jane Farrell articleLess than half of patients with peripheral artery disease are treated with appropriate medicine and lifestyle counseling, according to new … Read More→
_ HIVWhen Food is Medicine By Jane Farrell articleHIV-positive people who received healthy food were more likely to adhere to their medication regimens, and they, as well as … Read More→
_ 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→