One approach can prevent teen obesity, eating disorders, new guidelines say
A single approach can prevent both obesity and eating disorders in teenagers, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Aug 22, 2016
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More psychiatrists will not improve access to mental health care, Canadian study suggests
Increasing the supply of psychiatrists in Ontario, Canada has not significantly improved access to psychiatric care, according to a new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Institute for Clinical ...
Aug 22, 2016
Health-care consumer advocates chose moderation, won some successes in Medicaid debate
In 2013, Kansas became the first state to completely privatize its Medicaid system. Known as KanCare, the new program drew skepticism from healthcare consumer advocates who worked to ensure Medicaid consumers received the ...
Aug 22, 2016
Socioeconomic factors—not race or ethnicity—influence survival of younger patients with multiple myeloma
Advances in the treatment of multiple myeloma, a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell, have led to improved survival predominantly among young and white patients, with less of an increase in survival observed in ...
Aug 22, 2016
Color-graded pictogram label to reduce medicine-related traffic crashes found ineffective
A new study questions the effectiveness of using pictogram message on the labels of anxiety and sleep medications that interfere with driving - an approach this is currently implemented across France. The British Journal ...
Aug 22, 2016
Lousy jobs hurt your health by the time you're in your 40s
Job satisfaction in your late 20s and 30s has a link to overall health in your early 40s, according to a new nationwide study.
Aug 22, 2016
