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Increasing Costs of Alcohol can Reduce Consumption, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 11, 2016 10:40 AM ESTIncreasing the costs of alcohol can lower individual consumption rates, an Australian study says.
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GlaxoSmithKline’s Asthma Drug is too Expensive, Independent Group Says
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 22, 2015 02:31 PM ESTGlaxoSmithKline's new drug, Nucala is too expensive, the independent nonprofit group, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), concluded.
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FDA Approves First Generic Drug for Leukemia
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 05, 2015 09:33 AM ESTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first ever generic version of the drug Gleevec, which is used to treat leukemia.
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New Proposed Federal Rule Aims to Ban Smoking in Public Housing
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 12, 2015 01:00 PM ESTThe HUD has proposed a new rule that would ban smoking in all public housing across the U.S.
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Obesity Costs Soaring to $2 Trillion
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 20, 2014 10:45 AM ESTThe worldwide cost of obesity is more than $2 trillion, a new report found.
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Costs of Skin Cancer Treatment Spiked Faster than Other Cancers
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 11, 2014 11:14 AM ESTA new study found that the cost to treat skin cancer has skyrocketed in comparison to the costs of treating other cancers.
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Study Reports New Fines for Readmission can Hurt Patient Care
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 03, 2014 03:21 PM ESTIn a new study, researchers from the University of Michigan examined whether or not fining hospitals would improve COPD patients' quality of care.
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Experts Warn Diabetes will Fuel Tuberculosis
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 29, 2014 10:29 AM EDTExperts expressed their concerns about a potential TB-diabetes co-epidemic. They are calling for international action to help curb diabetes.
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Stroke Survivors’ Medical Costs are still High after 10 years
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 24, 2014 11:09 AM EDTAn Australian study found that healthcare expenses for stroke patients remain high even after 10 years.
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U.N Development Goals could Cost the World $250 Billion
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 24, 2014 10:45 AM EDTA new study is reporting that the world risk spending $250 billion just to monitor the goals set by the United Nations.
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5 Ways to Shop Better at the Produce Aisle
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 19, 2014 04:12 PM EDTVisiting the produce aisle should be a part of your normal routine every time you go to the grocery store. Here are five ways to shop better.
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Health Insurance Still not Affordable for Everyone, Study Reports
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 09, 2014 11:41 AM EDTA new study is reporting that health insurance is still not affordable for everyone living in the United States.
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Patients do not Know what High-Quality Care Looks Like
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 21, 2014 10:06 AM EDTA new study found that many Americans take into account only two main factors, which are insurance and good bedside manner, when choosing their doctors.
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Consumer Group Demands Hospitals to Stop Unnecessary Health Screenings
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 19, 2014 02:17 PM EDTPublic Citizen has urged 20 hospitals to stop marketing unnecessary health screenings.
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Parents with an Autistic kid are less likely to have Children
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 18, 2014 04:03 PM EDTAccording to a new study, parents with an autistic child are less likely than parents without an autistic child to have more kids.
