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Tag Archives: zrana

Energy Drink Health Risks

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Site Staff
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Something we suspected all along!

‘New Report Warns of Energy Drink Health Risks for Children’ on Fluent News. Here is the link: http://fluentnews.com/s/26466086

Posted in Nutrition | Tagged energy drinks, Health hazards, zrana, zrana.org | Leave a reply

Pacemaker, 1933

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Site Staff
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FIRST MENTION: Pacemaker, 1933

The Times reported on a demonstration of the “artificial pacemaker,” but the device and various successors were not ready for prime time until decades later.

http://nyti.ms/goYfam

Posted in Cardiology | Tagged zrana, zrana.org | Leave a reply

NYTimes: For Cold Virus, Zinc May Edge Out Even Chicken Soup

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Site Staff
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Scientists haven’t discovered a cure for the common cold, but researchers now say zinc may be the next best thing.

http://nyti.ms/hk1t4o

Posted in Infections | Tagged Common Cold, zrana, zrana.org | Leave a reply

NYTimes: Screening: Doctors’ Group Urges Fewer Scans for Lower Back Pain

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Site Staff
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From The New York Times:

VITAL SIGNS: Screening: Doctors’ Group Urges Fewer Scans for Lower Back Pain

The American College of Physicians says routinely ordering X-rays and CT or M.R.I. scans drives up health care costs and doesn’t help resolve the problem.

http://nyti.ms/ifVCqz

Posted in Bioethics | Tagged backache, zrana, zrana.org | Leave a reply

Income Disparity

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Site Staff
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Read about ‘A snapshot of income disparity’ on Fluent News. Here is the link: http://fluentnews.com/s/8716

Posted in Disparities | Tagged disparities, zrana, zrana.org | Leave a reply

NYTimes: A Debate Bigger Than Reform

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Site Staff
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From The New York Times:

EDITORIAL: A Debate Bigger Than Reform

There is an intense debate playing out in political and legal circles about the Constitution and Congress’s power to solve national problems.

http://nyti.ms/dO3RA7

Posted in Health Reform | Tagged health reform, zrana, zrana.org | Leave a reply

Better Drug Ads, Fewer Side Effects

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Site Staff
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From The New York Times:

OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR: Better Drug Ads, Fewer Side Effects

Congress should pass legislation to let drug companies develop joint ad campaigns that are specific to certain ailments but not to any particular drug.

http://nyti.ms/hwtSbm

Posted in Bioethics, Pharma | Tagged zrana, zrana.org | Leave a reply

NYTimes: Health Law Provision Raises Antitrust Concerns

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Site Staff
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From The New York Times:

Health Law Provision Raises Antitrust Concerns

The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department are in a struggle over policing an area of the health care law.

http://nyti.ms/hEU5Jv

Posted in Policy | Tagged healthcare, zrana, zrana.org | Leave a reply

Medical Treatment, Out of Reach

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Site Staff
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From The New York Times:

Medical Treatment, Out of Reach

Medical device executives say regulation by the Food and Drug Administration has hurt the industry domestically.

http://nyti.ms/ih7HvV

Posted in Politics | Tagged medical treatment, zrana, zrana.org | Leave a reply

Lymph Node Study Shakes Pillar of Breast Cancer Care

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Site Staff
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From The New York Times:

Lymph Node Study Shakes Pillar of Breast Cancer Care

For about 20 percent of breast cancer patients, removing cancerous nodes, a painful measure that can cause complications, does not improve survival or prevent cancer recurrence, researchers say.

http://nyti.ms/ed7Vuy

Posted in Cancer | Tagged breast cancer, zrana, zrana.org | Leave a reply

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