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University of Maryland Health and Medical News: 01-13-2005
Alternative therapies ranging from Chinese herbs to high-dose vitamins and dietary supplements should be more rigorously tested to ensure that they're safe and actually work, a national panel of experts said yesterday. . . The Baltimore Sun - January 13,...
The government is considering whether a drug for a serious chronic condition — high cholesterol — should sit on drugstore shelves alongside medicines for headaches, allergies and athlete's foot. . . Foxnews.com - January 13, 2005 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,144225,00.html...
A chemical used to make the nonstick substance Teflon is being considered by the Environmental Protection Agency as a potential health risk. . . CNN.com - January 12, 2005 http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/01/12/epa.teflon.ap/index.html...
The number of worldwide polio cases last year rose by almost one-third after a vaccine boycott in Nigeria spawned a resurgence of the disease across Africa, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. . . CNN.com - January 12, 2005 http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/01/12/un.polio.ap/index.html...
Overworked, sleepy doctors-in-training who hit the road after work are as much a hazard as drunk drivers, a finding that could unleash a wave of lawsuits against U.S. hospitals, a researcher warned on Wednesday. . . CNN.com - January...
The Maryland General Assembly voted yesterday to override Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s veto of a medical malpractice reform bill, rebuffing an intense lobbying effort by the governor and setting a tense partisan tone for the 90-day session that begins...
New dietary guidelines coming out Wednesday are expected to place more emphasis on counting calories and exercising daily, along with swapping whole grains for refined ones and eating a lot more vegetables and fruits. . . Foxnews.com - January 12,...
U.S. spending on health care rose 7.7 percent to 1.7 trillion in 2003, outpacing overall economic growth by nearly 3 percentage points, according to an annual government report released on Tuesday. . . CNN.com - January 11, 2005 http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/01/11/health.spending.reut/index.html...
Two studies shed new light on the link between diet and cancer, bolstering evidence that red meat may raise colorectal cancer risks but casting doubt on whether fruits and vegetables can help prevent breast cancer. . . CNN.com - January...
The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) is issuing the first new guidelines in more than a decade for managing asthma during pregnancy. The report reflects new medications that have emerged and updates treatment recommendations for pregnant women with...
A health information technology survey and evaluation firm has released the top-10 user survey ratings for ambulatory billing and scheduling systems for 2004. . . The American College of Physicians - January 11, 2005 http://www.acponline.org/weekly/?hp#software...
A Medicare carrier says a fraudulent group is trying to steal physicians' identification information to falsify patient enrollment and change addresses for paying claims. Group members pose as agency investigators, claiming a computer malfunction has deleted information. . . The...
Ten major drug manufacturers unveiled a new discount card Tuesday that could help millions of uninsured Americans save money on prescription drugs. . . The Washington Post - January 11, 2005 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1055-2005Jan11.html...
Hospitals should use computers to order drugs for patients, work harder at coordinating treatment and educate patients to help care for themselves, physicians groups said Tuesday in an effort to reduce medical errors. . . The Washington Post - January...
One was a distinguished Army surgeon, destined to go down in history as the man who solved one of medicine's most baffling and vexing mysteries. The other, a lesser-known clinician who'd studied in Baltimore, was a fearless medical adventurer who...
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