Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Uninsured Americans Rose To 15.8%, 47 Million, Employers Reducing Coverage The share of Americans without health insurance coverage once again increased, from 15.3% in 2005 to 15.8% last year, according to the latest figures just released by the Census Bureau. 5:59:21 PM    comment []

Consumer Reports Tests Sugar Substitutes Consumer Reports (CR) tested 13 sugar substitutes to see if these calorie savers measured up.  Most of the sweeteners tasted fine in lemonade, but of those used for baking, results were mixed.  5:58:52 PM    comment []

New Study Identifies 5 Preventive Health Services That Will Save 100,000 Lives Increasing the use of just five preventive services would save more than 100,000 lives every year in the U.S., according to a new study released by Partnership for Prevention. 5:58:13 PM    comment []

Real-World Treatment and Symptom Information Available to the Public for ALS and Multiple Sclerosis PatientsLikeMe.com, a treatment and outcome sharing community for people with life-changing conditions, has released real-world treatment and symptom dataset on ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). 8:49:34 AM    comment []

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