Cancer Patients Rarely Demand Unnecessary Treatment, Tests
Doctors' claims that this is fueling increasing health costs unwarranted
HRT Use, Even Short Term, Tied to Higher Risk of Ovarian CA
Overall increase is small, though, adding one cancer per 1,000 women treated
FDA Permits Marketing of Device for Female Fecal Incontinence
Use of Eclipse System led to 50 percent decrease in episodes
Patients Tend to Prefer Formal Physician Attire
Patient preferences influenced by age, geographic location, context of care
Mammography Rates Down Since 2009 USPSTF Guidelines
Decrease among white, Hispanic, and Asian women, but not among black women
Maternal Smoking Linked to Shorter Fetal Telomere Length
Tobacco exposure may result in early intrauterine programming
Deaths Due to Smoking Underestimated in U.S.
Each year, 60,000 more smokers die from causes associated with smoking, researchers say
AMA: Use American Heart Month to Focus on Patients’ BP
AMA provides three questions for physicians to ask when measuring blood pressure
Americans’ Complementary Health Approaches Changing
Yoga practice and fish oil use up, some other supplement use down
Health Benefits of Moderate Drinking May Be Overestimated
Not all factors considered in previous studies, researchers say
