Dessert, Laid-Back and Legal
(5 stars)
Stories about these products are spreading all over the Internet. So it’s important that the New York Times weighs in with a closer look at the claims.
Celebrex may curb colon cancer, but with caveats
New drug advances the fight against pancreatic cancer
(4 stars)
It’s difficult to cover both the hope and the potential – and the caveats and context – as well as this story did in fewer than 400 words. Much better job than its CNN.com competition.
Study shows differences in pancreatic cancer treatments
(1 stars)
CNN.com afforded only 284 words to this story. It needed more. See how the USA Today competition did much more with almost as few words.
Can Crotch Length Predict Infertility in Men?
Mindfulness Meditation May Cut IBS Symptoms
Lung scans may lead to overdiagnosis: study
Significant Number of Medicare Patients Getting Too-Frequent Colonoscopies
Study: Many elderly get colon screening too often
(5 stars)
Just a bit better than the competing Wall Street Journal health blog story because AP discussed costs and mentioned what some of the harms are.
Excessive BP response and low fitness among US firefighters
New York, NY – Firefighters who experience an excessive blood-pressure response to exercise tend to be less fit than firefighters who have a normal blood-pressure response, and this might explain some of the increased risk of cardiovascular disease …
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Unique massage therapy may help people with fibromyalgia, book author says.
But research shows that exercise can make patients feel better and improve their quality of life. Dr. Ginevra Liptan, an authority on the disorder at the Oregon Health Sciences Center, has conducted research on how a type of massage therapy of the … See all stories on this topic » |
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