March 2, 2010
The political bickering about health care is nowhere near complete, but that doesn’t mean your health insurance is sitting idle. Regardless of what happens in Washington, experts say, people insured through an employer should be braced to bear more costs … Read More
March 2, 2010
JAMA (Vol. 303; No. 8; Febraury 24, 2010) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Trends in Work Hours of Physicians in the United States” by Douglas O. Staiger, David I. Auerback, and Peter I. Bauerhaus;747-753. “Front-of-Package Food Labels: … Read More
March 2, 2010
Archives of Internal Medicine (Vol. 170; No. 4; February 22, 2010) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Decreasing Hospital Costs While Maintaining Quality: Can It Be Done?” by Mitchell H. Katz, 317-318. “Hospital Cost of Care, Quality of … Read More
March 2, 2010
The American Journal of Human Genetics (Vol. 86; Issue 2; February 12, 2010) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: Book Review: “Genetic Dilemmas and the Right to an Open Future” by Annelien Brendenoord, 108.
March 1, 2010
The Florida State University Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine & Law has been established to promote cooperation between two professions that often view each other warily. The center, a joint effort of Florida State’s College of Medicine and College … Read More
March 1, 2010
The world population is ageing at an alarming rate: the number of people aged 65 years and older is set to double to 1·3 billion by 2040, and soon threatens to overtake the number of children younger than 5 years. … Read More
March 1, 2010
With the high availability of so-called “cognitive enhancing drugs†like Ritalin, Adderall, and Provigil on college campuses, students everywhere are facing the choice of whether or not to take non-prescribed medications to help them “perform better†in school. Studies show … Read More
