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The 2009 version of the "Harry and Louise" ads
The $20 million national ad campaign, sponsored by Conservatives for Patients' Rights (CPR), continues on TV, the Internet, and radio. CPR wants...
Healthfacts, 07/01/09 by Maryann Napoli · More from publication -
Mediterranean diet: what accounts for benefits?
The Mediterranean diet is not only wildly popular around the world but also considered to be one of the most healthful diets of all that have...
Healthfacts, 07/01/09 by Maryann Napoli · More from publication -
Medical tests: don't forget to call for the results
You go through the time, trouble, and expense of having a medical test. You don't call to learn the results, assuming all is well or the doctor...
Healthfacts, 07/01/09 by Maryann Napoli · More from publication -
Drug-coated stents are just as good as bare-metal stents, but …
Drug-coated stents, intended to keep coronary arteries from closing up again, have been under suspicion for causing harm to people years after they...
Healthfacts, 06/01/09 by Maryann Napoli · More from publication -
Wrist splints work for thumb arthritis
People with osteoarthritis at the base of the thumb are often told to wear a thumb splint to ease symptoms. The first study to test this advice...
Healthfacts, 06/01/09 by Maryann Napoli · More from publication -
Blood pressure drugs for all whether or not blood pressure is high
The typical doctor visit starts with blood pressure measurement, and everyone with a high reading is told to come back again in three months. If...
Healthfacts, 06/01/09 by Maryann Napoli · More from publication -
Heartburn drugs overused in hospital patients not at risk for stress ulcers
Acid-reflux drugs like Nexium and Zantac, which suppress stomach acid, are among the most widely prescribed in the country. Their use has been...
Healthfacts, 06/01/09 by Maryann Napoli · More from publication -
Oral vs. standard chemotherapy to prevent recurrent breast cancer
Older people are underrepresented in clinical trials, a problem that is particularly acute where it concerns breast cancer. This is a disease that...
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CT scans—lots of radiation, little research
"The increase in CT [scan] use and in the CT-derived radiation dose in the population is occurring just as our understanding of the carcinogenic...
Healthfacts, 05/01/09 by Maryann Napoli · More from publication -
Treatments for early-stage bladder cancer are overly aggressive, new study says
"Bladder cancer is among the most prevalent and expensive cancers to treat in the U.S." This is the opening line of a new study that looked at how...
Healthfacts, 05/01/09 by Maryann Napoli · More from publication
