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UK researchers develop ’cure’ for Type 2 diabetes: starve yourself
British researchers have developed what they say is a "cure" for Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the...
Web Exclusive: CMS Proposes PPC Medicaid Payment Reductions
Provider-preventable conditions would receive a payment reduction under Medicaid, similar to the treatment of...
Health spending rose in 2009, but at low rate
Total national health spending grew by 4% in 2009, the slowest rate of increase in 50 years, as people lost their...
Novartis, physicians foster ethical relationship
When drug maker Novartis AG tapped a Massachusetts General Hospital cardiologist to run its global research...
Web Exclusive: Healthcare Costs Up 7% by Sept.
The average, per capita cost of providing healthcare services in the United States rose by 7.08% for the past 12...
Web Exclusive: Sepsis a 'Hidden Public Health Disaster'
Researchers at the University of Michigan say sepsis is "a sentinel event" whose survivors develop high...
Web Exclusive: Healthcare Costs Soar Above Overall Inflation
The new numbers are consistent with a trend that from August 2000 to August 2010 has seen healthcare inflation rise...
CDC lowers flu season death estimate
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday substantially lowered its often-quoted estimate of how many...
Gadgets to keep new hospital free from infection
One of the United Kingdom's newest hospitals has been showing off the latest technology to keep hospitals clean...
Dallas-area employers unite to collect data on health benefits
  Nine large North Texas employers have formed a partnership to help each other get a grip on rising health...