“Natural” Leads 2013 Banned Food-Word List
As New Year resolvers restock pantries, “natural,” “made with,” and “whole grains” have made the Leanwashing Index’s 2013 list of food marketing words that should be banished to the land of advertising malarkey. The list is inspired by the appearance of “superfood” on Lake Superior State University’s 38th annual List of Words to be Banished.
Bite Down, Low-Fat Alligator Meat Is Healthy for You to Eat
Depending on taste, alligator meat is a delicacy, a novelty dish or downhome good eatin’. At the Vermilion Gator Farm, it’s a valuable by-product of a bigger operation.
Many People Would Like To Know Their Risk Of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease can’t be prevented or cured, and it ranks second only to cancer among diseases that people fear. Still, a study last year found that about two-thirds of respondents would want to know if they were destined to get the disease.
Mobile Devices — The Physician’s Ultimate Tool?
On the whole, physicians have embraced smartphone technology. According to AM News, more than 80% of physicians own smartphones and more than a third use a tablet such as an iPad. Any health care related business must understand that a large segment of your audience will likely read your communications on a mobile device.
Some Patients Can Choose To Be Hospitalized At Home
“Hospital at home” programs fundamentally refashion care for chronically ill patients who have acute medical problems — testing traditional notions of how services should be delivered when people become seriously ill.
Mobile to Play a Significant Role in Healthcare According to GSMA Research
Mobile technology will play a significant role in the provision of healthcare services globally the growth of the mHealth market will lead to a revenue opportunity worth US$23 billion by 2017.
HHS Unveils Requirements For Consumer
The Obama administration has unveiled final regulations detailing the new health insurance summaries that the federal health law requires plans to give to consumers to help them make informed coverage choices.
Consumers Hit By Higher Out-of-Network Medical Costs
When Sharon Smith chose an out-of-network specialist to perform a complicated jaw surgery on her teenage son last May, she knew it would cost her more. But she was not expecting a $15,000 difference. Consumers have long complained about the cost of going outside their health plan’s network, but Smith encountered a new twist: a growing number of insurers have changed the way they calculate reimbursements to shift more of the expense to patients.
Experts Divided Over Recommendation To Screen Children For Cholesterol
One in 500 kids has an inherited disorder that causes high levels of LDL (“bad”) cholesterol that may require medication to control. However, since the problem doesn’t create observable symptoms, as many as half of these kids don’t know they have the condition.
Dallas Among Hardest Hit in The Coming Nursing Home Shortage
The latest casualty of the Great Recession may soon be the nation’s elderly. Cuts in government payments for patient care and less construction of new nursing homes are already taking a toll.
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