Radio Host Has Drug Company Ties
Dr. Frederick K. Goodwin, a psychiatrist, earned income from drug makers that he didn’t report on his show.
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POSTED 11/21/2008 at 08:56 PM -- 
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Bad News Can Be Better Than Nothing
People who are highly neurotic also are intolerant of uncertainty, a new study suggests.
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POSTED 11/21/2008 at 06:12 PM --
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Conflicts of Interest May Ensnare Journalists, Too
Researchers have documented what they say are “astonishing” financial ties between journalists and drug companies in a paper in the British medical journal.
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POSTED 11/21/2008 at 06:11 PM --
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Parenting | Basking Ridge: Drawing the Line on Drug Testing
Is it in a student’s best interest to be subject to drug testing in school, or is the policy an invasion of privacy?
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POSTED 11/20/2008 at 06:23 PM --
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Morning Rounds: Obese Airline Passengers, Food Allergies and Fixing Health Care
Breaking health news from around the Web.
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POSTED 11/21/2008 at 01:37 PM --
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Insurer Offers Option for Surgery in India
The health insurer Wellpoint is testing a new program that gives covered patients the option of going to India for elective surgery.
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POSTED 11/21/2008 at 08:20 AM --
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TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say
Children’s weight gain is linked to the frequency of fast food advertisements on television, according to a new study.
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POSTED 11/21/2008 at 01:56 AM --
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Better Tracking of a Childhood Infection Needed, Officials Say
Federal officials urged doctors and state health agencies to be more vigilant for suspected cases of Haemophilus influenzae type B in children under 5.
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POSTED 11/21/2008 at 02:42 AM --
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Health Insurers Offer to Accept All Applicants, on Condition
The health insurance industry said it would support a plan requiring insurers to accept all customers, but asked that Congress require all Americans to have coverage in return.
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POSTED 11/20/2008 at 03:12 AM --
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Ouch, My Knee! Is There a Bike Fitter in the House?
Bike fittings for recreational cyclists has mushroomed into a mainstream offering found at scores of bikes shops and training centers around the country.
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POSTED 11/21/2008 at 05:27 PM --
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What Happy People Don’t Do
Happy people spend a lot of time socializing, going to church and reading newspapers — but they don’t spend a lot of time watching television, a new study finds.
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POSTED 11/20/2008 at 04:41 PM --
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Skin Deep: Questions on Using Fillers Near Eyes
Some doctors are concerned about the safety of "off label" under-eye injections.
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POSTED 11/20/2008 at 12:17 PM --
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Europeans Announce Pioneering Surgery
Physicians transplanted a human windpipe, using stem cells from the recipient’s bone marrow to reline a donor trachea and prevent its rejection by her immune system.
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POSTED 11/20/2008 at 03:35 AM --
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Ginkgo Biloba Ineffective Against Dementia, Researchers Find
In the largest randomized trial of ginkgo biloba to date, researchers found that the extract did not prevent or delay memory loss or Alzheimer’s disease.
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POSTED 11/20/2008 at 06:28 PM --
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Study: Vitamins E and C Fail to Prevent Cancer in Men
A large clinical trial of almost 15,000 men taking vitamins E and C for up to 10 years has found that neither supplement had any effect on cancer rates.
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POSTED 11/19/2008 at 04:12 AM --
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Holiday Fixings, Locally Grown
Connecticut farmers are expanding their offerings to satisfy an increasing demand for local Thanksgiving fare, while demand for fresh turkeys outstrips the availability of slaughterhouses.
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POSTED 11/15/2008 at 08:11 AM --
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Recipes for Health: Sweet Potato Soufflé
A soufflé that is not too sweet to serve as a starter at your Thanksgiving table, but that also makes an impressive dessert.
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POSTED 11/21/2008 at 02:17 PM --
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Weight Loss Surgery Helps Obese Women Have Healthier Babies
A new report suggests that women who become pregnant after weight-loss surgery have easier pregnancies than do obese women who become pregnant.
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POSTED 11/21/2008 at 11:52 AM --
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Fitness: Learning How to Walk (Chewing Gum Not Included)
A yoga instructor has incorporated walking lessons into his yoga classes, insisting that proper alignment helps keep you moving toward better health.
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POSTED 11/13/2008 at 09:47 AM --
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A Good Appetite: Bringing the Breadbasket Back to Thanksgiving
Although one could argue that more carbohydrates is the last thing a Thanksgiving meal needs, they’re also in keeping with the holiday’s spirit of excess.
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POSTED 11/12/2008 at 01:12 AM --
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