By Snejana Farberov PUBLISHED: 10:54 EST, 28 November 2013 | UPDATED: 11:03 EST, 28 November 2013 A self-described non-partisan organization promoting affordable health care has received a $1.1million grant to create a database of Obamacare success stories, it was… Read More ›
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Acid levels in the diet could have profound effects on kidney health
Contact: Kurtis Pivert kpivert@asn-online.org 202-699-0238 American Society of Nephrology Atlanta, GA (November 9, 2013)—Three new studies suggest that controlling dietary acid intake could help improve kidney health. Results of these studies will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2013 November… Read More ›
Obesity kills more Americans than previously thought
Contact: Timothy S. Paul tp2111@columbia.edu 212-305-2676 Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health 1 in 5 Americans, Black and White, die from obesity — nearly 3 times previous estimates Obesity is a lot more deadly than previously thought. Across recent… Read More ›
There’s life after radiation for brain cells
Contact: Stephanie Desmon sdesmon1@jhmi.edu 410-955-8665 Johns Hopkins Medicine Johns Hopkins researchers suggest neural stem cells may regenerate after anti-cancer treatment Scientists have long believed that healthy brain cells, once damaged by radiation designed to kill brain tumors, cannot regenerate. But… Read More ›
IOM States ” roughly $750 billion — was wasted on unnecessary services, excessive administrative costs, fraud, and other problems” in 2009
Date: Sept. 6, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Transformation of Health System Needed to Improve Care and Reduce Costs WASHINGTON — America’s health care system has become too complex and costly to continue business as usual, says a new report from… Read More ›
Only 15% of Whistleblower Off Label Drug Complaints have Adequate Financial Disclosure
Contact: Sumrina Yousufzai syousufzai@plos.org 415-568-3164 Public Library of Science COI declarations and off-label drug use Conflict-of-interest statements made by physicians and scientists in their medical journal articles after they had been allegedly paid by pharmaceutical manufacturers as part of off-label… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 