Health Headlines for Tuesday, August 29
Newborns’ hospital care quality may be tied to race
Reuters
The quality of care provided to critically ill newborns is linked with multiple factors, including – in some hospitals – the infants’ race, according to a study from California.
Home Health Care: Shouldn’t It Be Work Worth Doing?
New York Times
Do you know who is going to care for you when you are old and frail?
Study says four cups of coffee per day can lower risk of death
New York Daily News
How’s that fourth cup of joe?
What you need to know to fend off ticks that spread Lyme disease
New York Daily News
Summer is a great time to get away-to the beach, the woods, or just a suburban backyard — but that means it is also time to take precautions against ticks and the diseases they carry.
Consistency key to long-term weight loss: study
New York Daily News
Steady does it. That’s the key to winning the battle of the bulge over time, according to a new study from Drexel University in Pennsylvania out Monday in the Obesity journal.
FDA cracks down on stem cell clinics
CNN
The US Food and Drug Administration indicated Monday that it will be increasing oversight and enforcement to prevent the use of potentially dangerous and unproven stem cell treatments.
NYC hikes price of pack of cigarettes to $13, highest in US
Washington Post
The price of a pack of cigarettes in New York City is going up — to at least $13 — and the number of places you can buy them is going down under legislation signed Monday by the mayor.