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Glaucoma patients in urban areas who have poor health literacy appear to miss more appointments and to have worse disease understanding and greater disease progression than patients with adequate health literacy, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-05/jaaj-gpw050808.php
Shares of health care equipment and supply companies were mixed Monday, despite broad market gains as investors found solace in a rising dollar and falling oil prices. biz.yahoo.com/ap/080512/health_care_equipment_closing_glance...
Shares of health care providers and service companies were mixed Monday, with several insurers losing ground, while the broader market posted solid gains. biz.yahoo.com/ap/080512/health_care_closing_glance.html?.v=1
Leading advocates in the fight against cancer Thursday urged lawmakers to overhaul the US health care system to put all Americans on an equal footing when it comes to the country's biggest killer disease. news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080512/hl_afp/ushealthcancer_08051217...
As expected, NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) has finally made its foray into online wellness with the release of its Digital Health Network, which is mainly focused on the distribution of original video. The health video channel was planned for several months and was initially supposed to be released in March. The network will be up and running in June. www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/12/paidcontent/main4087774.s...
As expected, NBC Universal has finally made its foray into online wellness with the release of its Digital Health Network, which is mainly focused on the distribution of original video. biz.yahoo.com/paidcontent/080512/1_323304_id.html?.v=1
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080512/hl_hsn/healthhighlightsmay1220...
Among the increasing number of young women acquiring a sports/health consciousness are those who have embraced the latest Tokyo fad: running. And fashion houses are benefitting. www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/12/arts/fshoji.php
BANGKOK, May 11 -- An estimated 1.5 million Burmese are on the brink of a "massive public health catastrophe," the British charity Oxfam warned Sunday, as survivors of Cyclone Nargis poured out of the devastated Irrawaddy Delta into regional towns in search of water, food and other help. www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/11/AR2...
A blood thinner manufactured in China and linked to dozens of deaths in the United States is now safe because of tighter testing and controls, a top American health official said Monday, while warning that all U.S. imports would face closer scrutiny in the future. news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080512/ap_on_bi_ge/china_us_imports_4
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