A survey shows 38 million Americans visit providers of alternative and complementary therapies. WebMD Health News
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A preliminary study of access to psychiatric care in a large metropolitan area concludes that mental health services are severely limited, even for those with insurance. Medscape Medical News
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In a Japanese population with high seafood intake, fish consumption was associated with a lower risk for type 2 diabetes in men but not in women. Medscape Medical News
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Does excess weight affect one’s sleep patterns? This new report takes a look at the possible connection. BMC Public Health
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Dr. David Kerr reports on an international alliance of doctors who will press world leaders at an upcoming UN Summit to take 10 steps toward the global control of noncommunicable diseases. Medscape Hematology-Oncology
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A longitudinal study of community-level health spending and mortality rates shows that mortality declines between 1.1% and 6.9% for every 10% increase in health spending. Medscape Medical News
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, MD, addressed on Monday the “increasing drumbeat” of criticism suggesting that the agency is slowing innovation by requiring drug and device companies to wait excessively long periods for approval.
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(MedPage Today) — Papayas contaminated with Salmonella have sickened people in 23 states, prompting an investigation by public health authorities as well as a recall, the FDA said.
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(MedPage Today) — American Regent has recalled yet another product because of particulate matter, this time, a single lot of injectable calcium gluconate that may contain silicon debris.
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(MedPage Today) — Across almost every age group, more women than men use the Internet to research health topics, according to a National Center for Health Statistics data brief.
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