Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Food Waste: A Pound A Day; The Higher The Quality Diet, The More Waste

People Waste Nearly A Pound Of Food Daily.  University of Vermont/Science Daily.  April 18, 2018. 

Exercise Found To Increase The Heart's Capacity To Regenerate

Exercise Could Make The Heart Younger.  Harvard University/Science Daily.  April 25, 2018. 

Childhood Exposure To Domestic Violence Costs $55 Billion Each Year

Exposure To Domestic Violence Costs US Government $55 Billion Each Year.  Case Western Reserve University/Science Daily.  April 25, 2018. 

Why The South Is The Least Healthy Region In The US

5 Charts Show Why The South Is The least Healthy Region In the US by Jay Maddock.  The Conversation.  February 5, 2018. 

E.P.A Wants To Limit Types Of Research That Can Serve As Basis For Policy

E.P.A. Announces A New Rule.  One Likely Effect:  Less Science In Policymaking by Lisa Friedman.  The New York Times.  April 24, 2018. 

Evidence Lacking For Ruling On Warning Labels For coffee

California, Coffee And Cancer:  One Of These Doesn't Belong by Aaron E. Carroll.  The New York Times.  April 23, 2018. 

Weakening Evidence Requirement, Trump Administration Issues New Rules For Programs Aimed At Preventing Teen Pregnancy

Trump Administration Pushes Abstinence In Teen Pregnancy Programs by Pam Belluck.  The New York Times.  April 23, 2018. 

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Toward A Biological Definition Of Alzheimer's Disease And Away From a Cognitive/Behavioral One

New Research Framework Defines Alzheimer's By Brain Changes, Not Symptoms. Alzheimer's Association/Medical Xpress.  April 10, 2018. 

What We Don't Understand About Pleasure

Why Scientists Are Battling Over Pleasure by Heather Murphy by Heather Murphy.  The New York Times.  April 10, 2018. 

Tariffs And The Cost Of Medical Devices

Why Trump's Tariffs Could Raise The Cost Of A Hip Replacement by Sheila Kaplan and Katie Thomas.  The New York Times. 

Long-Term Use Of Antidepressants: Risk Of Withdrawal Symptoms Can Be Severe

Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit by Benedict Carey and Robert Gebeloff.  The New York Times. 

Urgent Care, Retail Clinics, Mergers: Forces Impacting Patient Care

The Disappearing Doctor:  How Mega-Mergers Are Changing The Business Of Medical Care by Reed Abelson and Julie Creswell.  The New York Times.  April 7, 2018. 

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Mediterranean Diet Articles Find New Correlations With Healthy Aging Outcomes

Can A Mediterranean Diet Pattern Slow Aging.  The Gerontological Society Of America/Science Daily.  March 30, 2018. 

Many, Especially Older Americans, Are Hooked On Vitamins: What Are The Benefits?

Older Americans Are 'Hooked' On Vitamins by Liz Szabo.  Kaiser Health News/New York Times.  April 3, 2018. 

iGen/Post-Millennials: Researchers Form Diverse Evaluations

Are Today's Teenagers Smarter And Better Than We Think? by Tara Parker-Pope.  The New York Times.  March 30, 2018. 

Vaping Explosion

'I Can't Stop':  Schools Struggle With Vaping Explosion by Kate Zernike.  The New York Times.  April 2, 2018. 

Pros And Cons Of At-Home Genetic Tests

Should You Try An At-Home Genetic Test by Jeneen Interlandi.  Consumer Reports.  April 2, 2018. 

How HHS Secretary Hopes To Trend The Political Needle

The Health 202:  Azar Tells Staff Trump Wants 'Big And Bold' Health Care Changes by Paige Winfield Cunningham.  The Washington Post.  March 28.