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    May 9, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  1. Overselling Obamacare

    WASHINGTON -- It's the great moral imperative behind the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"): People should not be denied health care because they can't afford insurance. Health status and insurance are assumed to be connected, and opponents have often been cast as moral midgets, willing to condemn the uninsured to unnecessary illness or death. The trouble is that health status and insurance are only loosely connected. This suggests that Obamacare may result in more spending and health services but few gains in the public's health.
    WASHINGTON -- It's the great moral imperative behind the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"): People should not be denied health care because they can't afford insurance. Health status and insurance are assumed to be connected, and opponents have often been...

    Tags: Finance, Health Insurance, Heart Attack, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Prostate Cancer

    2. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. The curious mouse builds up personality, researchers find

    Researchers working with identical twin mice say the adult brain continues to grow with the challenges it faces – and with a willingness to create those challenges.
    Researchers working with identical twin mice say the adult brain continues to grow with the challenges it faces – and with a willingness to create those challenges. Scientists in Germany put 40 twin mice in an enclosure that offered all sorts of...

    Tags: Germany, Science and Technology

    3. May 9, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  3. Cancer Prevention Study seeks volunteers

    It's often far too easy to underestimate the importance of cancer research — until you hear the words "you have cancer." Those three words can make all the difference between simply absorbing news about developments in cancer research and truly...

    Tags: Health Organizations, Allentown, Promenade Shops, Religion and Belief, Anglicanism

    4. May 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Pulmonary hypertension often misdiagnosed, research finds

    Whitney Gaspar has long known that she didn't have much endurance.
    Whitney Gaspar has long known that she didn't have much endurance. When she was in secondary school, Gaspar said she ran a "slow mile" in gym class of 14 to 15 minutes and "avoided stuff (that required) a lot of endurance." Then in December 1999,...

    Tags: Internal Medicine, Maitland, University of Chicago, Education, Drugs and Medicines

    5. May 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. University of Maryland School of Medicine aims to raise $500 million

    The University of Maryland School of Medicine announced this week a $500 million fundraising goal — the Baltimore institution's largest campaign ever.
    The University of Maryland School of Medicine announced this week a $500 million fundraising goal — the Baltimore institution's largest campaign ever. Donors already have given $339 million during the quiet phase of the campaign, dubbed...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Education, Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines, National Institutes of Health

    6. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Disrupted sleep linked to higher prostate cancer risk

    The links between sleep and cancer are now so many, you could build a chain. A new study has found that for men who suffer insomnia and unwelcome wakefulness, the risk of prostate cancer is greater than for those whose sleep is undisrupted.
    The links between sleep and cancer are now so many, you could build a chain. A new study has found that for men who suffer insomnia and unwelcome wakefulness, the risk of prostate cancer is greater than for those whose sleep is undisrupted. That...

    Tags: Prostate Cancer, Breast Cancer, Science and Technology, Insomnia

    7. May 9, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  7. Letter: Dr. K gives bad back advice

    I read with interest, but disappointment, the recent "Doctor K" column on lower back pain in the May 6 American News.  Most of Dr. Kamaroff's column was accurate. However, when he listed the various health care providers to see for evaluation and...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Lower Back Pain, Voltaren (drug), Chiropractors, Back Pain

    8. May 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Work with your doctor to weigh pros, cons of treatment options for hyperthyroidism

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    DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've had hyperthyroidism for just over one year, and medication does not seem to keep it in check. I don't want to have my thyroid removed. But I'm nervous about radioactive iodine treatment, which is what was recommended. Is it safe?...

    Tags: Hyperthyroidism, Diseases and Illnesses, Dietary Supplements, Iodine (dietary supplement), Hospitals and Clinics

    9. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Drug spending falls for first time in 6 decades

    An explosion of cheap generic substitutes for widely used prescription drugs last year helped drive the first decline in pharmaceutical spending in the U.S. in nearly six decades.
    An explosion of cheap generic substitutes for widely used prescription drugs last year helped drive the first decline in pharmaceutical spending in the U.S. in nearly six decades. Drug makers often lament what they call the patent cliff, which is when...

    Tags: Lipitor (drug), Health Insurance, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Plavix (drug), Flu

    10. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Dissecting laughter, a serious business

    The bleak chamber of an MRI machine is among the least funny places on earth, but a group of German researchers is using the device to probe the origins of laughter in the human brain.
    The bleak chamber of an MRI machine is among the least funny places on earth, but a group of German researchers is using the device to probe the origins of laughter in the human brain. In a paper published Monday in the journal PLOS One, scientists...

    Tags: The Happiest News!, MRI (imaging), Science and Technology, Human Interest

    11. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Everyone on Earth is related to everyone else, DNA shows

    The history of Europe is written in its people's DNA.
    The history of Europe is written in its people's DNA. The Huns and the Slavs made incursions into Eastern Europe about 1,500 years ago. Migrants moved from Ireland to England in recent centuries. Populations in Italy and Spain have been comparatively...

    Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Chicago, University of California, Davis, Italy, Africa

    12. May 10, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Rising temperatures increase health risks

    Summer is almost here, and with it likely some blistering hot days. A recent study suggests the elderly should beware when the temperature spikes, because they face an increased risk of winding up in the emergency room short of breath on those days. And that's just a taste of what health problems to expect as global climate change cranks the heat up in many places.
    Summer is almost here, and with it likely some blistering hot days. A recent study suggests the elderly should beware when the temperature spikes, because they face an increased risk of winding up in the emergency room short of breath on those days. And...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Conservation, Ecosystems, Environmental Issues, Health and Safety at School

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