March 2010 - Page 6 of 6 - Lets Talk Health

Togo election commission calls for physical proof (AP via Yahoo! News)

03/05/2010 majac Uncategorized

The head of Togo’s election commission is acknowledging the machinery used to tabulate votes in the country’s presidential election has failed and is calling on the directors of the country’s 35 voting districts to travel to the capital with the physical proof of the votes cast in their polling stations.
More…

Breakthrough asthma treatment

03/05/2010 majac Your Health Matters

(2 stars)
CNN chose to label this as a breakthrough. We wish they had simply provided more balance.

Cord blood stem cells help meet minority marrow needs

03/04/2010 majac Your Health Matters

(2 stars)
This was an unbalanced story touting

GW’s Department of Exercise Science Launches MPH and Graduate Certificate in Physical Activity in Public Health (Newswise)

03/02/2010 majac Uncategorized

The Department of Exercise Science in The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) announces the launch of a new program in Physical Activity in Public Health. The program, which will begin this fall, offers both a Master of Public Health and a Graduate Certificate and will train graduate students to integrate physical activity into the core of public …
More…

Brain images suggest Alzheimer’s drug is working

03/02/2010 majac Your Health Matters

(2 stars)
This story trumpeted a very small study tracking brain plaque changes through a new imaging technology but without any discussion of impact on peoples’ lives. When it comes to Alzheimer’s Disease, that’s an important omission.

Study Finds Stents Effective in Preventing Strokes

03/01/2010 majac Your Health Matters

(4 stars)
Two procedures. Two studies. Two very different outcomes. In competing coverage of

Stroke study puts 2 procedures on equal footing

03/01/2010 majac Your Health Matters

(3 stars)
For a story that said this studies on stents vs. surgery to prevent stroke would guide patient preference.

Landmark Survey Reveals Respiratory Symptoms During Exercise Contribute to Poor Quality of Life in the U.S. (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

03/01/2010 majac Uncategorized

For the vast majority of the general public, respiratory symptoms such as shortness of breath, wheezing or coughing are a common part of the exercise experience. However, together with chest tightness, noisy breathing and trouble taking a deep breath, these six symptoms make up the phenomenon known as exercise-induced bronchospasm , which has physical, emotional and psychological consequences if …
More…

« 1 … 4 5 6