Managing obesity in adults: Tips for primary care physicians PhysOrg | "Even though evidence suggests that patients are considerably more likely to lose weight when they are advised to do so by their primary care physicians, most patients who are clinically obese do not receive weight-loss counselling in primary care," writes Dr. Gilles Plourde, Cliniques Médica...
Behind the List: Physician Practices Business Journal Jason Bolton Research director- Memphis Business Journal Email | Acquisitions by Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare have changed the complexion of local physician practice ownership. | In a flurry of deals in 2011,...
Top of the List: Physician Practices The Business Review Memphis Business Journal by Jane Donahoe, Web and sections editor Date: Friday, May 18, 2012, 10:56am CDT Related: (6 photos) | Related News Web and sections editor- Memphis Business Journal | Memphis Business Journal's emphasis in this week's print ...
Top of the List: Kansas City-area physicians groups The Business Review Kansas City Business Journal by Jonna Lorenz, Research Director Date: Friday, May 18, 2012, 8:21am CDT Related: , , , , (5 photos) | Related News Research Director- Kansas City Business Journal | | | | This week, t...
Top 7 of the List: Physician groups Business Journal Chris Erickson Editorial Researcher- Tampa Bay Business Journal Email | In the May 18 print edition, the Tampa Bay Business Journal ranks the Tampa Bay area's top physician groups by number of local physicians. | Here, you'll find some information ab...
Accused military reviews trauma diagnosis Sydney Morning Herald | NEW YORK: The US Army says it has ordered a service-wide review of how its doctors diagnose psychiatric disorders, indicating that complaints about unfair diagnoses at a sprawling base in Washington have been echoed on installations around the coun...
Diagnosis of Alzheimer's isn't always accurate Detroit Free Press | His loved ones dreaded what might be next: a diagnosis of Alzheimer's. | Martin Rosenfeld had called too many times -- confused and frustrated -- from a parking lot outside his synagogue, after driving there in the middle of the night for services ...
Benjamin Rush was America’s most celebrated physician The Examiner | The fourth of seven children, Benjamin Rush began his life on December 24, 1745 in Byberry, Pennsylvania. His father was a gunsmith and farmer who died when Benjamin was six. After her husband’s death, Benjamin’s mother supported her family by ...
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Prelates push for smoking ban in church premises Sun Star | MANILA -- Three members of an influential Catholic bishops' group eye banning smoking in and outside church premises, including public plazas. | "I am absolutely in favor to ban ...
Tackling hypertension begins with regulating diet Indian Express | A rising number of youngsters are suffering from hypertension. Thus, it has become very important for people to start taking precautions. | The most well-known approach to contro...
Keeping Your Family Safe From Dog Bites US News Medical, veterinary experts offer prevention tips | SATURDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- More than 4.7 million Americans are bitten by dogs each year, and more than half of those v...
Brain food: Good fats better for memory The Himalayan | Added At: 2012-05-19 2:01 PM | Last Updated At: 2012-05-19 2:50 PM | The Himalayan Times - Saved Articles(s) | The headlines has been added t...
Vegetarian food for a healthy you Nation | More and more people are becoming aware of what they eat and its effect on their health as well as the environment around them. | For this reason, local vegetarian Ruth Bru has t...
Pour it on: If you want to live longer, drink coffee The Times Of India SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetLONDON: Too much caffeine is considered bad for health. But, a study has now claimed that drinking coffee regularly could help you live longer. | The stud...
'Good' cholesterol doctrine may be flawed, says study Khaleej Times Researchers challenged a tenet of modern medicine that higher levels of 'good' cholesterol automatically boost cardiovascular health. | In a study published in The Lancet, investig...
Richmond soda tax to fight obesity makes ballot San Francisco Chronicle | Richmond voters will decide this fall whether to impose what could be the nation's first municipal tax on soda and other sugary beverages - a penny-per-ounce surcharge intended t...
Drinking coffee linked to lower deaths: research The Daily Telegraph Coffee drinkers may live longer as research has found they were less likely to die during the 14-year study period than non-coffee drinkers. | Drinking coffee was found to be linke...
Drink coffee, live longer: study Canberra Times | After years of waffling research, a big study has found coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or decaf doesn’t matter. | The study of 400,000 peo...
Kashmir horror: 358 kids die in hospital in five months The Siasat Daily May 17: | Rattled by large number of children’s death in Srinagar’s GB Pant children hospital, Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday ordered a... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna set for surgery on broken leg Goal Arsene Wenger reveals the Gunners right-back will have an operation on Thursday night to repair the broken fibula he suffered in Saturday's 3-3 draw a... (photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin)
Hypertension, diabetes on the rise The Gleaner | UNITED NATIONS (CMC): | The number of Caribbean people with high blood pressure and diabetes is drastically increasing, a United Nations report has ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
