Cheap pedometers should no be used for public health measures, warn doctors
...gest that a quality kite mark would be helpful for consumers and patients.......f the Cornell Food and Brand Lab. A panel of 36 consumers rated yogurts with freshness dates that were set to expire in a month, in a day, yesterday, or a month ago. The day after the yogurts were labeled as having expired, people rated the yogurts as tasting less fresh and even as less healthy. "It does...Health savings accounts are not likely to stem rising health care spending
... that increased out-of-pocket costs will encourage consumers to be more cost-conscious, leading to lower costs ...aid Glied. "The health care market has been asking consumers to pay a bigger part of their health care costs for years." To give HSA/high-deductible polici...UGA researchers find high rates of off-label prescriptions
...orous, but off-label prescribing regularly exposes consumers to drugs that are untested for their condition. "There's a big gap between this very strict approval process and this very liberal utilization practice," Chen said. "Something must be done to fill this gap." The researchers examined data on drug...Food labels should list all fats to help cut heart disease, say experts
...trans fatty acids to nutrition labels would enable consumers to make healthier food choices that could lower LDL concentrations and reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and other vascular events....COX-2 inhibitors prescribed to reduce gastrointestinal toxicity prior to the market withdrawals
... of the 3 FDA-approved coxibs rofecoxib, known to consumers as Vioxx, and valdecoxib, known to consumers as Bextra were withdrawn from the market. Questions regarding the appropriate use of COX-2 inhibit...Automated external defibrillators are frequently recalled
...ion (FDA) for use without a prescription, enabling consumers to purchase them more easily. In their study, Maisel and coauthor Jignesh Shah, MD, of BIDMC's Cardiovascular Division determined the number and rate of AED safety alerts and recalls (collectively referred to as "advisories") as well as the number ...Mercury pollution threatens health worldwide, scientists say
... To increase the benefits and reduce the risks, consumers should choose fish with high levels of omega-3 fatty acids and low levels of methylmercury. There is no evidence that selenium in the diet protects people from the neurological and developmental effects of methylmercury. Reductions in local and...High-fat, copper-rich diets associated with increased rates of cognitive decline in older adults
...eir diets. "The increase in rate for the high-fat consumers whose total copper intake was in the top 20 percent (greater than or equal to 1.6 milligrams per day) was equivalent to 19 more years of age," the authors write. Other metals assessed in this study, iron and zinc, did not show any effects on cogni...Computer automated e-counseling improves weight loss
... Hospital and University of North Carolina. "As consumers continue to seek information on the web, it's essential that we identify and improve on the components of internet weight loss programs that make them successful," says Deborah Tate, PhD, lead author of the study and assistant professor in the School...American College of Physicians to release 'How To Report Statistics in Medicine'
... guidelines, they will become better producers and consumers of biomedical research and thus better able to practice evidence-based medicine." Edward J. Huth, MD, MACP, editor emeritus of Annals of Internal Medicine, writes of Lang and Secic's contributions in the book's foreword: "Authors, editors, and peer...Queen's expert challenges 'corporatization' of breast cancer research
...compete with one another to attract the loyalty of consumers - in this case, well-intentioned members of the public wanting to do their part in the fight against the disease," she says. ...American College of Physicians expresses support for executive order on health care transparency
...mmendations on how to structure programs to inform consumers about the quality and cost of care provided by individual physicians (http://www.acponline.org/hpp/price_trans.pdf). ACP also provided similar recommendations to the House Ways and Means Committee for the record of a July hearing on transparency. ...Consumer hygiene fears keep food industry on its toes
...Hutter, who led the research. 'The suggestion that consumers as well as those in the food industry were influen..., but the influence of non-state groups, including consumers and trade associations, is also significant. Locally based EHO are perceived as a key influence by...Black-Bone Silky Fowl: An odd bird with meat to crow about
...es on fast food and home menus. If that happens, consumers can look forward to clucking over a tastier and perhaps healthier chicken, with only one blip on the horizon: "The taste of Black-Bone Silky Fowl is usually better than other kinds of chicken," Tian pointed out, "but its unusual color -- black meat -...Implanted wireless device alerts patients and physicians to dangerous conditions
...iac rhythm management system is very new, and many consumers don't realize how important daily monitoring of weight and blood pressure is to detecting early warning signs of worsening heart failure. Is this something you might be interested in hearing more about? I can arrange interviews for you with cardio...Transfusion-free surgical program reduced use of blood products for all liver transplant patients
...overall procedure cost. "Surgeons are the leading consumers of blood products, and it is important that we are leaders in promoting transfusion-free techniques. In conclusion, we propose that the recognized need to minimize the use of blood products be elevated to the same level as antibiotic and deep venous...All intravascular devices pose risk of bloodstream infection to patients, study finds
... yet, inexplicably, aren't widely used." Although consumers may be surprised to learn that all IVDs carry a risk of bloodstream infection, Dr. Maki advises them to become better informed, not alarmed. Vascular access is absolutely essential to today's health care and in many cases is lifesaving, he says. But ...Common cold may be just a fingertip away due to environmental contamination
... Disease Control (CDC) advise health educators and consumers about how to prevent infectious diseases through their Ounce of Prevention campaign. Among the low-cost steps to stop infectious diseases, the CDC recommends cleaning hands often and routinely cleaning and disinfecting surfaces. People should regular...Foodborne pathogens hard to remove from produce, research is ongoing
... or other produce although he can see why it gives consumers pause. "I definitely wouldn't eat spinach from the three California counties implicated in this latest outbreak of E. coli H0157:H7, but there have been no problems with spinach grown in other parts of the country," Martin said. Martin said that ...