Reducing Barriers To Care For Patients With Parkinson's And Other Chronic ...
http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2014/05/29/reducing-barriers-to-care-for-patients-with-parkinsons-and-other-chronic-diseases/
With the use of technology, there is an easy way to allow patients to integrate their complex disease management into their daily lives while eliminating frequent and disruptive travel. Unfortunately, this option ? popularly known as telemedicine ? is ...
Report: Some diseases more prevalent near Logan
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2014/05/29/3126706/report-some-diseases-more-prevalent.html?sp=/99/392/
WINTHROP, Mass. ? A new state Public Health Department study has found elevated levels of some respiratory diseases among residents who live near Logan International Airport. The report released at a public meeting in Winthrop on Wednesday night ...
Deadly respiratory disease MERS spreads to Iran
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/05/28/deadly-respiratory-disease-mers-spreads-to-iran/
Two cases of MERS, the deadly respiratory disease originating in Saudi Arabia, have been confirmed in Iran, according to the country's health officials. MERS, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or Corona Virus, is an often-fatal pneumonia, bringing ...
Miniature gas chromatograph could help farmers detect crop diseases earlier
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2014/05/miniature-gas-chromatograph-could-help-farmers-detect-crop-diseases-earlier
GTRI's micro gas chromatograph is a GC-on-chip device. Its separation column Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) are developing a micro gas chromatograph (GC) for early detection of diseases in crops. About the size of a 9-V ...
Searching For The Hidden Health Heroes Whose DNA Prevents Disease
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3027995/searching-for-the-hidden-health-heroes-whose-dna-prevents-disease
Researchers have spent decades studying the genes of people who have genetic diseases in hopes of developing better treatments. Sometimes, they've had success. More often, new therapies have been slow to emerge. An ambitious new study, called The ...
Study finds many errors on Wikipedia articles for most costly diseases
http://mobihealthnews.com/33566/study-finds-many-errors-on-wikipedia-articles-for-most-costly-diseases/
In fact, nine out of 10 of the diseases identified as most costly for the healthcare system by the Agency for Healthcare Reform and Quality (AHRQ) had a statistically significant discrepancy between the two. In the study, published in The Journal of ...
Hypertension Remains One Of The Most Neglected Diseases, Why?
http://www.hngn.com/articles/32393/20140529/hypertension-remains-one-neglected-diseases-why.htm
Another reason why hypertension remains one of the most neglected diseases is because it frequently occurs without any sign or symptom, according to Mayo Clinic. This leads to people being unaware of their conditions and subsequently not getting proper ...
Connecticut DPH targets chronic diseases
http://wtnh.com/2014/05/28/live-healthy-connecticut-plan/
(WTNH) ? Nearly 60 percent of people in Connecticut deal with one or more chronic disease ? illnesses such as asthma, cancer, diabetes and heart disease. The Connecticut Department of Public Health has a plan to fight this burden of chronic diseases.
