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Grocery shopping on an empty stomach leads to dieting disaster
Los Angeles TimesAttention dieters: If you want to maximize your chances of success, don’t go to the grocery store on an empty stomach. So says a new JAMA Internal Medicine study from two members of the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab, where researchers...Tags: Cornell University, Internists, Health and Medical Professionals, Groceries, Services and Shopping
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Federal panel says everyone 15 to 65 should have HIV test
Citing recent evidence that HIV infections are best managed when treated early, an influential panel of medical experts has finalized its recommendation that all people ages 15 to 65 be screened for the virus that causes AIDS. The recommendation from...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, AIDS, Viral Diseases and Infections, Internists, Health and Medical Professionals
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Doctors order fewer tests when they know prices: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors order fewer laboratory tests during a patient's hospital stay if they know how much the tests cost, according to a new study. Researchers found that doctors at one U.S. hospital ordered about 9 percent fewer lab...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Kale, Medical Research, Medical Specialization, Hospitals and Clinics
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In Boston bombing, Muslims hold their breath
Shereef Elnahal is a native of Virginia, a graduate of Harvard Medical School and a first-year internal medicine resident who helped triage explosion victims with ruptured eardrums and major limb injuries on Monday at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in...
Tags: U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Islam, Al-Qaeda, Hospitals and Clinics, Sports
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How to determine what medical screening is necessary
There has been a lot of news about medical tests lately. Physicians are coming out against unnecessary testing and screenings to save patients time, money and health risks. As a senior, how do you know which tests or screenings you should have done, and...
Tags: Glaucoma, Vitamin B12, Cataracts, Mammogram, Colonoscopy
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Computer tool may not boost mammograms' accuracy
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Using a computer tool to help doctors analyze mammography images increases the number of early, non-invasive breast cancers that are caught, but also means more women without cancer have to undergo follow-up ultrasounds and...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Medical Research, Medical Specialization, Radiology, Internists
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6 arrested in alleged kickback scheme at Sacred Heart Hospital
Tribune reporterAn elderly man was admitted to Sacred Heart Hospital on Chicago's West Side in late February, intubated and sedated for more than a week and scheduled for an emergency tracheotomy even though it was medically unnecessary, federal prosecutors allege....Tags: Rentals, Nursing Homes, Medical Procedures and Tests, Medical Research, Long Term Care
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Henry Gift: Doctor Was Champion Of Underserved, In Connecticut And Around The World
The Hartford CourantAfter Henry Gift's mother died in Guyana from lack of access to medical treatment, he pledged to become a physician and bring healing to people with no access to doctors. Gift fulfilled that childhood pledge — he became an internist who provided...Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, U.S. Army, Medical Specialization, Hospitals and Clinics, Internists
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Police clear 'suspicious' letter that sickens medical office employees
Several people reported falling ill Friday morning after a letter emitting a strong odor was delivered to a South Whitehall Township medical facility. Police later determined the letter and its smell were harmless. Police said they responded to a 9:30...
Tags: Whitehall, Hospitals and Clinics, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Internists, Health and Medical Professionals
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Letters: Doctors and nurses -- who will take care of us?
Re "Can't a nurse do that?," Editorial, April 21 To combat the impending physician shortage all across California, and the crisis already facing rural areas, state law absolutely must change to allow greater independence for non-physician medical...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Nursing, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, General Practitioners, Medical Specialization
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Red meat risks: One more reason to go vegetarian
The new link between meat consumption and heart disease, discovered by Dr. Stanley Hazen of the Cleveland Clinic, is just the latest evidence linking meat consumption to killer diseases that cripple, then kill, 1.3 million Americans annually. Dr. Hazen'...
Tags: Vegetarian Diet, Canterbury, University of Oxford, Medical Research, Carnitine (dietary supplement)
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Heart bypass surgery or stents? Depends on patient
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The average person with multiple diseased arteries in the heart does slightly better following coronary artery bypass surgery than after having stents inserted, a new study suggests, but the optimal procedure varies by patient....Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Heart Failure, Medical Research, Medical Specialization, Diabetes
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