Change in Seasons: Ideal Time to Review Healthy Aging Habits

Monday, 31. August 2009

As summer winds down, school schedules may not be top-of-mind for empty-nesters. But keeping with the spirit of the back-to-school season, September provides a perfect time to brush up on nutrition lessons, take stock of your medicine cabinet and challen

New Vision Device Passes Virtual Collision Test for People with Tunnel Vision

Monday, 31. August 2009

A high-tech device that expands the visual field of patients with tunnel vision has passed a collision test in a walking simulator, according to scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute, in a study published in the September issue of Investigative O

New Study of House Health Reform Bill: New Mexico Faces Over $130 Million in Medicare-Funded Nursing Home Cuts Over Ten

Monday, 31. August 2009

Proposed Medicare Cuts Will Harm Seniors’ Care, Place More Than 160 New Mexico Long Term Care Staff Jobs in Jeopardy

New National Poll Finds Americans Strongly Opposed to Cutting Medicare Payments for Nursing Home Care as a Means of Fina

Monday, 31. August 2009

66% Less Likely to Support Re-Election of Local Member of Congress if Voted for Medicare Cuts

CRESTOR(R) Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Elderly Patients in New Analysis of Jupiter

Monday, 31. August 2009

A new analysis from the JUPITER study showed that CRESTOR) 20mg reduced the composite primary end point of major cardiovascular events by 39% , compared to placebo, in elderly patients with LDL-C less than 130 mg/dL and elevated high-sensitivity C-reacti

Today’s Opinions And Editorials

Monday, 31. August 2009

Obama Plan Is Stealth For Single Payer System The San Jose Mercury News But the president’s rhetoric doesn’t match the reality of his proposals. In fact, he and congressional Democrats have designed their reform proposals to put the government in charge of Americans’ health care – albeit gradually (Sally Pipes, 8/27).

Insurance Workers: We’re Not ‘Villains’

Monday, 31. August 2009

Politicians have targeted the insurance industry in their pitch to overhaul health care. House speaker Nancy Pelosi went as far as calling insurers “villains” and “immoral.” “I’m certainly not villainous or immoral in any way, shape or form,” Max Shireman, a project manager for the insurer Humana, told The New York Times.

Research Round-Up: Highlights From Recent Releases

Monday, 31. August 2009

Kudzu May Help Ease Metabolic Syndrome

Monday, 31. August 2009

Title: Kudzu May Help Ease Metabolic Syndrome
Category: Health News
Created: 8/31/2009
Last Editorial Review: 8/31/2009

New Anti-Clotting Drug Beats Plavix

Monday, 31. August 2009

Title: New Anti-Clotting Drug Beats Plavix
Category: Health News
Created: 8/30/2009 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/31/2009