Fish Oil Drug Looks Heart-Healthy. Just Don’t Swallow It Hook, Line And Sinker.
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) When biopharma company Amarin teased its latest clinical trial results this fall, it
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Health Care – General
COPD—Knowing more can help you breathe easier
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of diseases that cause breathing problems, like emphysema, chronic
Read MoreCheck Your Medical Records For Dangerous Errors
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) When Liz Tidyman’s elderly parents moved across the country to be closer to
Read MoreIn Throes Of Turkey Salmonella Outbreak, Don’t Invite Illness To Your Table
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) As Americans prepare to cook and consume nearly 50 million turkeys on Thanksgiving
Read MoreAs Insurers Offer Discounts For Fitness Trackers, Wearers Should Step With Caution
(By Stephanie O’Neill for NPR) When Kathy Klute-Nelson heads out a on neighborhood walk she often takes her two dogs
Read MoreInsured adults are seeing their primary care physicians less, study finds
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Office visits to primary care physicians are declining among adults with employer-sponsored health
Read MoreNew Physical Activity Guidelines Urge Americans: Move More, Sit Less
(By Allison Aubrey for NPR) You’ve likely heard the idea that sitting is the new smoking. Compared with 1960, workers
Read MoreFish Oil And Vitamin D Pills No Guard Against Cancer Or Serious Heart Trouble
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) A widely anticipated study has concluded that neither vitamin D nor fish oil supplements prevent
Read MoreWhat category do you fall into when making your health care decisions?
A new study from Deloitte Health Solutions said health care consumers can be placed in four categories. The study surveyed
Read MoreDemocrats took the House. Here’s what it means for health and medicine
(By Lev Facher and Andrew Joseph for STAT) WASHINGTON — Democrats rode a wave of health care messaging into a
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