_ Health Headlines "Health Literacy" Depends on Communication with Others By Jane Farrell article ThereΓÇÖs no doubt that AmericaΓÇÖs poor ΓÇ£health literacyΓÇ¥ is a public-health problem, but it cam be solved by increased interaction … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Heart Health Light Therapy May Someday Help Fight Heart Disorders By Jane Farrell article Using high-tech human heart models and mouse experiments, scientists at Johns Hopkins and GermanyΓÇÖs University of Bonn have shown that … Read More→
_ Congestive Heart Failure Health Headlines Computer Model May Help Treat Congestive Heart Failure By Jane Farrell article Researchers have created a detailed computer model that shows how the heartΓÇÖs electrical signals are affected by congestive heart failure. … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs: Worse than You Thought By Jane Farrell article Even when hot tubs and swimming pools are disinfected, theyΓÇÖre not as clean as you might think, according to new … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Hospitalization A Better Test for Surgery Success By Jane Farrell article A simple arm test that employs a novel wearable technology can rapidly and accurately identify physiological frailty in older adults … Read More→
_ Health Headlines A Type of Thyroid Cancer Is Reclassified By Jane Farrell article An international panel of pathologists and clinicians has reclassified a type of thyroid cancer to reflect that it is noninvasive … Read More→
_ Health Headlines BPA: What You Need to Know By Jane Farrell article The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acknowledges the interest that many consumers have in the safe use of Bisphenol … Read More→
_ Depression Health Headlines A New Treatment for Depression? By Jane Farrell article Researchers 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 & Nutrition The Diet Necklace That Hears What You Eat By Jane Farrell article Carrots and apples not only taste different. They make distinct sounds when chewed. This may seem like trivial knowledge, but … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Not All "Walking Calories" Are Equal By Jane Farrell article Walking is the most common exercise, and many walkers like to count how many calories are burned. But they may … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Advice for Preventing the Spread of Zika By Sondra Forsyth article A February 2016 release from the American College of Physicians notes that in an article published in Annals of Internal … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Neurology Researchers: Our Memory Capacity Is Extraordinary By Jane Farrell article The capacity of your memory is much higher than previously believed, researchers say. Salk Institute researchers and collaborators have achieved … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Medical Care Racial Bias May Be Conveyed by Doctors' Body Language By Jane Farrell article When treating seriously ill patients, doctors give less compassionate verbal cues to black patients than to white patients, according to … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Heart Health Programmed Pacemaker Treats Heart Failure By Jane Farrell article Researchers have demonstrated in animals that applying a pacemakerΓÇÖs mild electrical shocks to push the heart in and out of … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Medical Care Medical Procedures Computers May Not Always Benefit Doctor-Patient Relationship By Jane Farrell article Although 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 cancer More Targeted Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer By Jane Farrell article Scientists 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 Loss A Link Between Some Brain Conditions and the Herpes Virus By Jane Farrell article Researchers 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 Osteoarthritis Improving a Controversial Arthritis Treatment By Jane Farrell article Cornell University bioengineers have discovered that a common but controversial osteoarthritis may be more effective when it is adjusted. Injections … Read More→