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HealthFacts
A consumer newsletter that offers a critical perspective on medical and health care issues. The editorial intent is to provide health-care consumers with the information needed for informed medical decision-making. In addition to articles on medical procedures, appropriate treatment, and non-medical alternatives, content includes misleading drug ads, public access to information about doctor and hospital performance, and medical decisions made by managed care organizations.
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How to select a mammography screening facility.(Interview) July 01, 2008
Vitamin D research continues to show benefits. July 01, 2008
Coffee as a health drink? (it may or not be the caffeine).(Brief artic... July 01, 2008
Old drug, new claim: the women-in-towels Evista ad explained. July 01, 2008
Brighter lights and melatonin improves cognition in elderly people wit... July 01, 2008
Memory loss and the drugs that can cause it. June 01, 2008
From the director ... FDA fails to protect public once again.(Food and... June 01, 2008
Is your drug an anticholinergic?(Brief article) June 01, 2008
Mediterranean diet lowers risk of diabetes.(Brief article) June 01, 2008
Consumer Reports provides comparison of aggressive vs. conservative ho... June 01, 2008
Hospital patients still unsafe.(From the Director ...)(Report) April 01, 2008
Osteoporosis: many drugs prescribed, not so many hip fractures avoided... April 01, 2008
Walk more--that's all you have to do.(Interview) April 01, 2008
Thyroid Cancer on the rise in many countries. March 01, 2008
Thumbs down on OTC statin drugs.(over the counter ) March 01, 2008
Five-year HealthFacts index. March 01, 2008
Letter to the Editor.(Letter to the editor) March 01, 2008
FDA alert regarding "Natural" hormones.(Food and Drug Administration)(... March 01, 2008
New book: "overtreated--why too much medicine is making us sicker and ... March 01, 2008
Vytorin study raises questions about Cholesterol's Import. February 01, 2008
Hospital-acquired infection and what to do about it.(Betsy McCaughey o... February 01, 2008
15 Steps you can take to reduce your risk of a hospital infection: rep... February 01, 2008
U.S. healthcare spending.(Drug News in Brief)(United States)(Brief art... February 01, 2008
Medicare drug benefit Boondoggle.(Drug News in Brief)(medical savings ... February 01, 2008
Free drug samples.(Drug News in Brief)(Brief article) February 01, 2008
FDA alert about osteoporosis drugs.(Drug News in Brief)(Food and Drug ... February 01, 2008
New book challenges the low-fat diet.(Good Calories, Bad Calories--Cha... January 01, 2008
Why is America fat? Another hypothesis to be tested.(Robert Lustig, MD... January 01, 2008
Latest heart news: the good, the bad, and the not so bad. December 01, 2007
News about defibrillators. December 01, 2007
News about drug-coated stents.(post surgery disorder after angioplasty... December 01, 2007
From the Director ...(presidential candidates must reduce the health c... December 01, 2007
Screening for prostate cancer: the more they test, the more they find.... November 01, 2007
More needle biopsies, more prostate cancers detected.(Report) November 01, 2007
Medicating grief with potentially addictive drugs.(Brief article) November 01, 2007
Weighing risks and benefits of arthritis painkillers.(Brief article) November 01, 2007
Blood clots rare after long airplane trips.(Report)(Brief article) November 01, 2007
Drugs, buckling knees, vision loss and stopping viruses: prescription ... November 01, 2007
Drugs, buckling knees, vision loss and stopping viruses: too many mast... November 01, 2007
Drugs, buckling knees, vision loss and stopping viruses: women and sta... November 01, 2007
Drugs, buckling knees, vision loss and stopping viruses: patients igno... November 01, 2007
Drugs, buckling knees, vision loss and stopping viruses: ways to stop ... November 01, 2007
Drugs, buckling knees, vision loss and stopping viruses: macular degen... November 01, 2007
Drugs, buckling knees, vision loss and stopping viruses: knee buckling... November 01, 2007
Is back surgery worth it? An interview with a leading research.(Interv... October 01, 2007
Three surveys show gaps in doctors knowledge. October 01, 2007
Short takes from medical journals, N.Y. Times and beyond.(drug costs a... August 01, 2007
A comparison of drugs for osteoarthritis. August 01, 2007
Acupuncture for pain of knee osteoarthritis shows strong placebo effec... August 01, 2007
New law regulates surgery in the doctor's office.(From the Director...... August 01, 2007
Supermarket product prevents antibiotic-caused diarrhea.(yogurt) July 01, 2007
Antibiotics prior to dental procedures: big change in policy. July 01, 2007
Zyprexa and other antipsychotic drugs for elderly people with dementia... July 01, 2007
The best pain relievers for diabetic neuropathy.(Brief article)(Clinic... July 01, 2007
Screening for vascular disease: not much to recommend it. June 01, 2007
Low-dose aspirin for heart protection: how low should a safe dose be? June 01, 2007
From the director.... Avandia debacle: strong Medicine needed to cure ... June 01, 2007
The FDA is taking a hard look at anemia drugs for people with cancer. June 01, 2007
Cancer patients on chemotherapy are surveyed about use of all other dr... June 01, 2007
Are natural hormones a safe alternative to postmenopausal hormone drug... May 01, 2007
Compare nursing homes at HHS Web site.(Department of Health and Human ... May 01, 2007
The Atkins diet may not be so unhealthy after all--a comparison trial ... May 01, 2007
Anti-anemia drugs for people with cancer or kidney failure under FDA s... May 01, 2007
Honesty in drug advertising--rare examples. May 01, 2007
Legislation in the works.(Safe Drug Compounding Act of 2007 )(Brief ar... May 01, 2007
Antioxidant vitamins: review finds increase in mortality. April 01, 2007
Five-year HealthFacts index offer. April 01, 2007
Compare quality of care at U.S. hospitals.(www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov... April 01, 2007
From the director ... FDA makes new plans about conflict of interest.(... April 01, 2007
Should you have C-reactive protein test for heart disease? April 01, 2007
How vaccine policy is made: the story of Merck and Gardasil. March 01, 2007
A critical evaluation of the Pap test and its role in reducing cervica... March 01, 2007
American cancer society's 2007 take on the Pap test.(Brief article) March 01, 2007
CDC: HPV prevalent, but not cancer-causing types.(Brief article) March 01, 2007
Those ubiquitous Gardasil vaccine ads: selling independence, but no ha... March 01, 2007
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