Retail clinics may cut into primary care 
November 1st, 2012
By Amy Norton NEW YORK | Thu Nov 1, 2012 3:42pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The health clinics in pharmacies and other retail stores may be convenient, but they may also take a bite out of the traditional doctor-patient relationship, a new study suggests. Retail health clinics operate mainly out of chain pharmacies, but they’re also in some grocery stores and “big box” stores like Wal-mart. There are now more than 1,300 retail health clinics nationwide, according to the non-profit RAND Institute
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School "hand hygiene" plan shows no asthma benefit
October 24th, 2012
By Amy Norton NEW YORK | Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:08pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An arsenal of hand sanitizers, hygiene education and good old-fashioned soap failed to prevent asthma attacks among school children in one Alabama county. For children with asthma, the common cold is the top trigger of symptom attacks. So in theory, cleaner hands at school could mean fewer colds being passed around – and fewer asthma attacks
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People more likely to do CPR in wealthier areas
October 24th, 2012
By Gene Emery NEW YORK | Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:06pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People in wealthier white or integrated neighborhoods are more likely to try to save a cardiac arrest victim using CPR than people in other neighborhoods, according to a large U.S. study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Beans show promise in diabetes
October 22nd, 2012
By Frederik Joelving NEW YORK | Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:45pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Downing a cup of beans or lentils every day may help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar and possibly reduce their risk of heart attacks and stroke, according to a small study out today.
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Is simpler colon screen enough for many women?
October 19th, 2012
By Amy Norton NEW YORK | Fri Oct 19, 2012 1:40pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women younger than 70 have a relatively low risk of abnormal growths in the upper part of the colon, a new study confirms – suggesting, researchers say, that many women can opt for less invasive colon cancer screening. Most experts recommend that people at average risk of colon cancer start having screening tests for the disease at age 50.
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Severe obesity still rising fast in the U.S
October 18th, 2012
Women sit on a bench in New York’s Times Square May 31, 2012.
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Antidepressants linked to risk of brain bleeds
October 17th, 2012
By Amy Norton NEW YORK | Wed Oct 17, 2012 4:24pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People using a common class of antidepressants may have slightly increased odds of suffering bleeding in the brain – though the risk is still very small, researchers reported Wednesday. The antidepressants are known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and include widely used drugs like fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), citalopram (Celexa) and paroxetine (Paxil). SSRIs have been linked to a risk of stomach bleeding
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Indonesia acts to over-ride patents on HIV drugs
October 12th, 2012
By Matthew Bigg JAKARTA | Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:23am EDT JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s government has taken steps to over-ride patents on a range of HIV drugs, highlighting a growing trend by Asian states to allow local production of cheap generic drugs that cut into sales of global pharmaceutical companies. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono quietly issued a decree last month authorizing government use of patents for seven HIV/AIDS and hepatitis B medicines held by the likes of Merck & Co, GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Abbott and Gilead.
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Chronic stress tied to worse heart attack prognosis
October 5th, 2012
By Amy Norton NEW YORK | Fri Oct 5, 2012 1:32pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Heart attack patients with a stressful life may have a worse long-term outlook than their less-stressed counterparts, a new study finds. Researchers found that of people hospitalized for a heart attack, those who’d felt stressed out recently were 42 percent more likely to die over the next two years. It’s not clear whether the stress is to blame, said lead researcher Dr
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Chronic stress tied to worse heart attack prognosis
October 5th, 2012
By Amy Norton NEW YORK | Fri Oct 5, 2012 1:32pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Heart attack patients with a stressful life may have a worse long-term outlook than their less-stressed counterparts, a new study finds. Researchers found that of people hospitalized for a heart attack, those who’d felt stressed out recently were 42 percent more likely to die over the next two years. It’s not clear whether the stress is to blame, said lead researcher Dr
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