A new study by the New York State Health Foundation shows that about one-third of enrollees in the state’s public health insurance programs, including Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus, and Medicaid lose their coverage because they fail to complete the annual re certification process.
Joining with Lake Research Partners, NYSHealth worked to identify the barriers and possible solutions to simplify the process. Senior VP David Sandman says efforts Read the rest of this entry »
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Living in a stressful household may raise a child’s risk of becoming obese, according to findings from a study of Swedish families.
Compared with 5- to 6-year-old children living in families with low stress levels, age-matched children from “high-stress” families had about twice the risk for obesity, the study team found.
“Families can probably deal with some stress or stressors, but not with several at the same time,” Read the rest of this entry »
Previous reports had indicated that the risk of developing osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) from bisphosphonates in pill form were “negligible,” although there was a noted risk in people taking the higher-dose intravenous form of the drug.
But Dr. Parish Sedghizadeh, an assistant professor of clinical dentistry at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry in Los Angeles, said his clinic is seeing one to four new cases a week, compared Read the rest of this entry »
Shares of drugmaker
Pozen Inc.
soared Thursday after the company said federal regulators reaffirmed the testing approach for two of the company’s experimental drugs.
Pozen is developing a blood thinner and an arthritis medication that would have less risk of stomach ulcers than drugs currently on the market. In October, the company told investors the Food and Drug Administration was reviewing whether reducing the number of stomach ulcers detected Read the rest of this entry »
Olathe, KS – infoZine – Area health departments applaud improvements but urge additional steps be taken to protect and improve health in response to a report released yesterday by the New England Journal of Medicine. The report discussed a study of fine-particulate air pollution and average life expectancy from 1980 to 2000 in 51 U.S. metropolitan areas, including the Kansas City metro. The study found that reductions in ambient air pollution in that Read the rest of this entry »
The agency has been reviewing its risk assessments for bisphenol A, a chemical used to harden plastic that is found in a wide variety of products, from baby bottles to compact discs to the lining of canned goods. The chemical, commonly called BPA, mimics estrogen and may disrupt the body’s carefully calibrated endocrine system.
BPA is found in the urine of more than 90 percent of the U.S. population, according to data from the
. Scientists believe Read the rest of this entry »
PRINCETON, N.J.
,
Jan. 12
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Pharmasset, Inc. (Nasdaq:
) announced today that they and their development partner, Roche, have agreed with the FDA on the final design for a phase 2b trial with R7128, a nucleoside inhibitor of hepatitis C (HCV), slated to initiate in the first quarter of this year.
“We are pleased that R7128 is advancing into a large phase 2b trial,” stated
, MD, MPH, Pharmasset’s Chief Medical Officer. Read the rest of this entry »
Study: Leaner nations bike, walk, use mass transit
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jim Richards is no kid, but he loves to ride his bike. At 51, he has become a cycling commuter, pedaling 11 miles from his home in the suburbs to his job in downtown Knoxville.
“It really doesn’t take that much longer” than driving, he insists.
And he gets 40 minutes of exercise twice a day without going to the gym, which he attributes to a 20-pound weight loss. Read the rest of this entry »
February 17, 2009 09:42:00
A new report says people living in regional areas have poorer dental health than those in capital cities.
The study by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows people from outside capital cities have lower access to dental care and preventative programs.
The report called “Geographic variation in oral health and use of dental services in the Australian population 2004-06″ indicated people outside major Read the rest of this entry »
Updated Thu. Feb. 12 2009 1:28 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
New research has taken another crack at the myths surrounding eggs. The study found that not only will eggs not raise cholesterol levels, eating two a day while on a calorie-restricted diet could actually help you lose weight, thereby lowering cholesterol.
A research team from the University of Surrey led by professor of nutritional metabolism Bruce Griffin fed two eggs per day to overweight Read the rest of this entry »