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Susan Koeppen reports on the dangers of hair salons using unlicensed stylists. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com) A Severe Headache in a Young Woman
A 39-year-old woman experiences a severe occipital headache and vomiting. She describes it as the worst ever headache of my life. She experienced a similar event 2 days ago. What is the diagnosis? Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines) Hong Kong population forecast to grow, age over the next 30 years
(Source: Monsters and Critics Health News) Pregnancy-related diabetes likely to recur: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women with a history of pregnancy-related diabetes, also called gestational diabetes, have a good chance of developing the condition again, suggests a large new study. (Source: Reuters: Health) When Unemployed Means Unhealthy Too
As a primary care doctor in a city hospital clinic, I see patients from all cultures, speaking all languages. But lately there have been patients from a new culture-the recently -laid-off-now-without-insurance culture. (Source: NYT Health) Popular Diabetes Drugs Associated with Fractures in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
July 29, 2010 (EurekAlert) - Postmenopausal women with diabetes taking thiazolidinediones (TZDS), including rosiglitazone and pioglitazone, may be at increased risk for fractures according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology Metabolism (JCEM). Men with diabetes taking both loop diuretics and TZDs may also be at increased risk of fractures.
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Title: armodafinil (Nuvigil)brCategory: MedicationsbrCreated: 7/27/2010 4:29:00 PMbrLast Editorial Review: 7/27/2010 4:29:10 PM Hospitals Focus On Forming ACOs, Resolving Insurer Disputes
News outlets report on hospital issues, including forming accountable care organizations and disputes with insurers. Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx is pioneering a new model of healthcare delivery, endorsed by the architects of health reform, that promises to radically change the current fragmented system in which the family doctor may have no idea what happens during a hospital stay, U.S. News World Report writes. As an 'accountable care organization,' or ACO, Montefiore, along with Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, Calif... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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