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...d renewability effectively pools risk and protects consumers from price increases without resorting to heavy re...ors write. The authors acknowledge, however, that consumers can game guaranteed renewability if they know upon enrollment that they have conditions that could l...New recommendations to prevent high blood pressure issued
...ng services for hypertension prevention could help consumers adopt healthy behaviors. "Consumers need to be better informed about portion sizes, food content and labeling," added NHBPEP Coordinator Dr. Edward Roccella. "Training programs for health care providers also need to focus more on nutrition and other...Novelty contact lenses offer great looks great risks
...in a couple of days of losing their eyes." Unaware consumers have indeed contracted serious eye infections, coming dangerously close to losing eyesight. Simply by virtue of their novelty, other risks occur. While normal lenses are disinfected in solution and changed regularly, novelty contact lenses are often ...Amid food safety concerns, K-State professor believes consumers ready for irradiated meat products
...beef. Other stores will inevitably follow suit, if consumers show interest. John A. (Sean) Fox, associate profe...s conducted numerous studies to determine how much consumers are willing to pay for safe food. His other research interests include consumer response to irradiat...New buzz on coffee: It's not the caffeine that raises blood pressure
...buted to coffee could be less hazardous in regular consumers with normal blood pressure. In such people, especially those without a hereditary predisposition to hypertension, coffee drinking can't be considered a risk factor for hypertension. What remains to be seen is whether people with hypertension should...New guidelines focus on fish, fish oil, omega-3 fatty acids
...g in some people. Depending on their stage of life consumers need to be aware of both the benefits and risks of eating fish. Children, pregnant and nursing women may be at increased risk of exposure to excessive mercury from fish but also are generally at low risk for CVD. Thus, avoiding potentially contamin...Grape seed extract help speed up wound recovery, study suggests
... grape seed extract isn't sold commercially. And consumers shouldn't expect to get the same wound-healing benefits from taking grape-seed extract in vitamin form, Sen said. "Taken orally, the extract functions like an antioxidant," he said. ...Fluorine chemists take their expertise to the sunshine state
... used by chemical manufacturers in every aspect of consumers lives, including gasoline refinery, technology development and industrial manufacturing, Lewis acids are now calculated on scales comparable to the pH and pK scales used to describe acidity in swimming pools, skin cleansers and shampoos. The research...Are growing portion sizes leading to expanding waistlines?
... than Department of Agriculture standard servings, consumers need to be aware that one bagel can easily compris... times since they were first introduced means that consumers need to pay even closer attention to how much of a food they are eating," says Ayoob. "Larger portio...NPSF Patient Safety Congress looks at safety from nine points of view
...of-care (BPOC)software systems ... the two methods consumers say they prefer --according to an AmerisourceBergen Index(C) released Feb. 26 -- as away to increase medication-dispensing accuracy. Sessions on BPOC and CPOE include: -- Mark Neuenschwander -- one of the nation's leading barcode exp...Two major food allergy firsts in North America
...being able to buy food with peace of mind. Lately consumers have become desperate trying to find their way ami...s has become a major concern since, "some allergic consumers are so exasperated that they prefer to ignore warnings and eat products that may put their lives in ...Health Affairs forum explores new hospital-tier insurance plans
...ge products that give incentives to cost-conscious consumers to choose lower-cost facilities," Robinson says. "... that it may only result in shifting more costs to consumers or among payers. She adds that consumers may not be provided adequate information about costs before...Study provides new evidence that cranberry juice may help fight heart disease
...ld's largest scientific society. "This study gives consumers another reason to consider drinking cranberry juice, which has more health benefits than previously believed. People should consider drinking it with their meals, perhaps as an alternative to soda," says Joe Vinson, Ph.D., the study's lead author and...Nationwide improvement in nursing home care not likely, despite some changes
...report cards for hospitals and health plans. Older consumers could use such report cards to make informed decisions about long-term care. Dana B. Mukamel of the University Rochester and William D. Spector of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality argued that quality report cards should be viewed as one...Stanford research pinpoints online consumer health use
...contacts. "Using the Internet seems to have helped consumers become more knowledgeable about health-care issues and perhaps more comfortable with conditions or treatments about which they have questions, without putting a burden on health-care providers," said Baker, adding that the researchers' intent is not ...New evaluation of osteoporosis therapies
...ound the world. Some of the nearly 300 P&G brands consumers know and use with confidence in over 160 countries around the world include: Pampers®, Tide®, Ariel®, Always®, Whisper®, Pantene®, Bounty®, Pringles®, Folgers®, Charmin®, Downy®, Lenor®, Iams®, Cres...Health is key to maintaining wealth for seniors
... mobility assistance. "Older consumers have to make difficult choices, like should they buy medicine or groceries? I've heard many sad stories," Lee said. To Lee, the findings call for more support for public health care. "L...'Annals' study shows that spinal manipulation is safe alternative to drugs, says ACA
...ctic Association. This study indicates to me that consumers can avoid taking drugs for back pain in favor of a safer form of care, without sacrificing any of the benefit. Nowhere does the study indicate that analgesics or any other treatment is more effective than chiropractic care. Because of the inc...First quarter prescription drug spending: Generic drugs slow upward trend
...nding slowed to 11.3% during first quarter 2003 as consumers used more wallet-friendly generic drugs and, as a result of a mild flu season, fewer antihistamines and cough-cold remedies. Lower, too, was use of estrogen drugs because of safety concerns raised by studies published last year. According to pharmac...Consumers endorse researchers' enhancements to lower-quality beef
...ciness. A new study based on taste testing of 103 consumers also says that beef enhanced with a sodium and pho...acceptability of roasts.Overall, the participating consumers reported that both enhanced roasts and steaks were juicier and better tasting than the non-enhanced ...