All types of portable pools pose risks A recent study showed that all types of portable swimming pools are risky, which also includes the inflatable pools. These pools are extremely risky to young children and can cause the child to drown. The study conducted by the Nationwide Children’s Hospital shows that the deaths of over Read more
Stabilization of employer coverage The number of individuals covered by a health insurance plan offered by their employers has witnessed a decline. However, the new healthcare laws are forecasted to continue providing coverage to employees from their jobs, after the laws are fully implemented.
New FDA policy to monitor imports The commissioner of the Foods and Drugs Administration, Dr. Margaret Hamburg has spoken about the overwhelming amount of imports of foods and drugs within the country. She has now proposed a new policy to enabler the FDA to regulate the inflow of imported foods and drugs. The new framework Read more
Overuse of CT scans Several hospitals expose their patients to multiple CT scans on the same day. According to a majority of radiologists, there is no benefit of undertaking more than one CT scan per day. Almost eighty percent of the chest patients covered by Medicare were undergoing multiple scans. In comparison, the same rate Read more
In the June issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), there is a report on the findings of the researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, regarding the food that are tied to creeping weight gain. According to their studies, sugary drinks, processes and unprocessed meat and all forms of Read more
US spending on healthcare increasing The healthcare costs during the year 2009 was $2486.3 billion, which is the highest amount spent by any other country in the world. Additionally, the per capita spending on the individual was $7538, which is the highest among the developed countries. However, even with the highest spending on healthcare, USA Read more
According to a latest report released by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), one out of every five patients who has undergone a silicone gel breast implant will need to remove them within ten years of implantation. Silicone gel-filled breast implants are considered to be a safe and effective way for breast augmentation and Read more
Most people do not follow the medications It is common knowledge that the credit rating agencies track the credit scores of the American citizens. Similarly, a new company is planning to track the consumption patterns of patients who are prescribed certain medications. The irregular usage of medications by nearly sixty-seven percent of the population results Read more
You may be surprised but there are many ways that you can increase stamina at the gym. First, you have to make that commitment to show up. Stop making excuses that you don’t have time, you can’t afford it, or that you have other commitments. Take out some time in your day to go to Read more
New type of pharmacy fraud The country’s healthcare and medical system is exposed to a new type of a pharmacy fraud that is costing huge amount of money. Fraudulent agencies that are posing as pharmacies are making fake prescriptions and billing these sums to Medicare, Medicaid, and the private insurers. These are resulting in the Read more
A team of researchers in the Italy stated “Increasing of the air pollution day by day looking like an uptick in the area of hospital admission for heart attack.” The above finding was published in the American Journal Of Epidemiology which stated that high pollution days might trigger the heart attack in some of the Read more
On Tuesday the scientists says that the mothers who smokes at the period of her pregnancy may even lead their unborn child towards a change which can even lead their unborn child towards less of a type of cholesterol that generally a well-known sign of protection against heart disease.