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Merck will continue large study of Vytorin after panel review
by on Mar.12, 2013, under Health and Fitness
(Reuters) – Pharmaceutical company Merck & Co Inc said on Tuesday that an independent monitoring board had allowed it to continue with a huge trial assessing the safety and effectiveness of its blockbuster Vytorin cholesterol treatment. The study,…
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Redesigned Edwards heart valve system shows improvement in study
by on Mar.10, 2013, under Health and Fitness
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A smaller, redesigned version of Edwards Lifesciences' non-invasive heart valve replacement system called Sapien XT performed well and led to fewer complications than the original Sapien, according to data from a clin…
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Study: Better TV might improve kids’ behavior
by on Feb.18, 2013, under Health and Fitness
SEATTLE (AP) — Teaching parents to switch channels from violent shows to educational TV can improve preschoolers' behavior, even without getting them to watch less, a study found.
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Insulin-requiring diabetes up in young children: study
by on Feb.04, 2013, under Health and Fitness
(Reuters) – The number of cases of insulin-requiring type 1 diabetes rose sharply in children under the age of Philadelphia over a two decade span, paralleling increases seen across the United States and in Europe, according to a U.S. study. Resea…
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Diabetics can eat right after using insulin: study
by on Feb.03, 2013, under Health and Fitness
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People with type 2 diabetes are sometimes told to wait after using insulin for the drug to work its way into the body before they can begin eating, but a new study from Germany says that's not necessary. In a group …
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Scientists win 2 billion euros to fight brain disease, study graphene
by on Jan.28, 2013, under Health and Fitness
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission will award a total of 2 billion euros for research into brain disease and into the "miracle material" graphene which could be used to make flexible electronic devices and could lead to superfa…
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Kaiser study finds Medicaid coverage gaps in states
by on Jan.23, 2013, under Health and Fitness
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Adults who qualify for Medicaid often must have incomes well below the federal poverty line, while adults who have no dependent children are allowed to receive benefits in only nine of the 50 states, according to a survey re…
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U.S. states need to do more to reduce smoking: study
by on Jan.16, 2013, under Health and Fitness
(Reuters) – Many U.S. state governments use little of the money they receive each year from tobacco taxes or legal settlements with cigarette makers to fund programs that could help people kick the habit or prevent them from becoming smokers, acco…
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Obesity declining in young, poorer kids: study
by on Jan.05, 2013, under Health and Fitness
New York (Reuters Health) – The number of low-income preschoolers who qualify as obese or "extremely obese" has dropped over the last decade, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show. Although the decline was onl…
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Lockton’s Innovative Partnership with Researcher & Economist to Study Wellness
by on Dec.20, 2012, under Preventative Medicine
Dr. Tim Church, Professor of Preventative Medicine at Pennington Biomedial Research Center at Louisiana State University, and Dr. Wayne Winegarden, Chief Economist and Partner at Aduin, Laffer, & Moore, talk about their partnerships with Lockton. Risks associated with poor health outcomes continues to grow, and as those risks continue to grow, the health of the population continues to decline which is then having an exponential impact on costs. One of the largest drivers behind the increasing health care cost is largely preventable conditions. In the perfect example, that is type 2 diabetes. It’s almost essentially 100 percent preventable. And look at it from a CEO perspective. The average person costs you about $5000 a year in health care costs. A diabetic costs you $10000 a year. An uncontrolled diabetic can cost you in excess of $20000, so this partnership is an opportunity not only for preventing diabetes but for individuals who have diabetes aggressively managing the condition, and thus, managing the health care cost. The problem we have as a health industry is that the funds available to sustain that aren’t there. So what we’ve established is really a zero sum game where the health insurance industry isn’t even playing the role of a classic insurance industry anymore. It’s really just become the funding mechanism to continue to shell out money to cover the costs of people’s poor health outcomes. And that has to end. When it comes to wellness, the solution is not …
