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Consumer-driven health plans slow to catch on, 2nd annual survey finds

Americans have not yet warmed to consumer-driven health plans, a relatively new kind of coverage that offers reduced premiums but carries higher annual deductibles. Enrollment in consumer-driven plans remains low, and satisfaction continues to lag when compared with more comprehensive health insurance, according to a survey released today by the Employee Benefit Research Institute and the Commonwealth Fund, nonpartisan organizations.

Immigrant :: Adolescent Asian immigrants improve their good health habits over time

The good health habits of adolescent Asian immigrants improve with each generation born in the United States, but health habits among adolescent Latino immigrants generally remain poor or become worse in succeeding generations, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.

Asthma :: City kids with asthma lose out on preventive treatment

A new study by specialists at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and elsewhere suggests that only one in five inner-city children with chronic asthma gets enough medicine to control dangerous flare-ups of the disease.

Autoimmune Disease :: Molecule linked to autoimmune disease relapses identified at Stanford

The ebb and flow of such autoimmune diseases as multiple sclerosis, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis has long been a perplexing mystery to scientists. But new findings from the Stanford University School of Medicine bring scientists closer to solving the puzzle, identifying a molecule that appears to play a central role in these relapses.

Healthcare :: One firm controls costs while maintaining employee preventive health care

Differential cost-sharing approaches in employee health benefits encourage use of preventive care services while controlling a firm?s overall health-care costs, according to a study published recently in Health Affairs by researchers at Yale School of Medicine.

Cancer :: What cures your aches might prevent cancer

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center has begun three clinical studies looking at the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to prevent cancer — colon, esophageal or lung.

Dengue Fever :: Visitor ill with Dengue fever

The Centre for Health Protection has confirmed an imported Dengue fever case involving a 27-year-old visitor, bringing the year’s total to 30, all imported.

HIV :: 17 AIDS cases reported in Q3 – HK

In the third quarter, 96 people – 81 men and 15 women – tested HIV positive, bringing the cumulative number of infections to 3,100, the Centre for Health Protection says.

COPD :: Home Oxygen Therapy for COPD – Clinical Trial

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is launching the largest randomized clinical trial of the effectiveness and safety of long-term, home oxygen therapy for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). The six-year, $28 million project will study patients with moderate disease.

New natural family planning options are a natural fit for nurse-midwives

Researchers from Georgetown University’s Institute for Reproductive Health report in November issue of Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health that new natural family planning methods, also known as fertility awareness-based methods, fits well with philosophy of nurse-midwives and the needs of the women they serve.