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Dieting beats exercise for diabetes prevention, combination is best | Seattle/LocalHealthGuide
mylocalhealthguide.com — “In postmenopausal women dietary weight loss alone is effective in preventing diabetes while exercise alone is not effective--but both together are best of all.” View full resource at mylocalhealthguide.com
Most Recently Shared on August 30, 2011 at 5:21 pm By:
RT @healthguide: Dieting beats exercise for diabetes prevention, combination is best — Hutch study says. http://ow.ly/6gNz2
Hospitals promote lung CT scans -- but are they a good idea? | Seattle/LocalHealthGuide
mylocalhealthguide.com — “Hospitals are promoting the scans without warning patients of the potential downsides of the test, critics say.” View full resource at mylocalhealthguide.com
Most Recently Shared on August 17, 2011 at 6:39 pm By:
Tyeese Gaines Reid Doctor, Medical Student, Emergency Medicine, and Physician
Repeatedly get a test that causes cancer to see if you have cancer? um, try not smoking >> Bargain CT scans for smokers http://t.co/8ZiPKGW
Health writer braves Canadian health system -- and survives! | Seattle/LocalHealthGuide
mylocalhealthguide.com — “Although comparing costs and bills is tricky, by any measure my evening in the Canadian emergency department was a good deal.” View full resource at mylocalhealthguide.com
Most Recently Shared on August 2, 2011 at 5:05 pm By:
RT @HealthGuide: Health writer braves Canadian health system -- and survives! http://twurl.nl/xadoj2 via @AHCJ_Pia
FDA proposes guidelines for health ‘Apps’ | Seattle/LocalHealthGuide
mylocalhealthguide.com — “Medical apps could present a risk to patients if the apps don’t work as intended.” View full resource at mylocalhealthguide.com
Most Recently Shared on July 25, 2011 at 4:43 pm By:
RT @healthguide: FDA proposes guidelines for health 'Apps". http://t.co/6HvIwKP
UW, Harborview and VM: 1, 2 and 3 -- US News & World Report | Seattle/LocalHealthGuide
mylocalhealthguide.com — “Magazine also rates the three Seattle hospitals as some of the best in the nation.” View full resource at mylocalhealthguide.com
Most Recently Shared on July 20, 2011 at 8:02 pm By:
Seattle Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital
RT @healthguide: UW, Harborview, Seattle Children's & VM ranked as some of nation's best hospitals by @USNews: http://bit.ly/q61SdJ
Washington state's obesity rate more than doubles over 20 years | Seattle/LocalHealthGuide
mylocalhealthguide.com — “The percentage of adults in Washington who are obese has more than doubled over the past two decades from 10% to more than 26% -- and two thirds are either obese or overweight” View full resource at mylocalhealthguide.com
Most Recently Shared on July 7, 2011 at 6:18 pm By:
RT @healthguide: Washington state's obesity rate more than doubles over 20 years. http://twurl.nl/yr2iad
Improvements in diabetes care fails to slow rise in diabetic kidney disease | Seattle/LocalHealthGuide
mylocalhealthguide.com — “Despite improvements in diabetes care in the U.S., kidney disease due to the complications of diabetes continues to rise -- study.” View full resource at mylocalhealthguide.com
Most Recently Shared on June 27, 2011 at 9:39 pm By:
RT@healthguide: Despite improvements diabetes care, prevalence diabetic #kidney disease continues to rise: UW study. http://t.co/uxbY9Fp
Medical practices offer patients monthly membership fees | Seattle/LocalHealthGuide
mylocalhealthguide.com — “These new plans cut out insurance policies and offer unlimited access to doctors and nurse practitioners for a modest, set fee.” View full resource at mylocalhealthguide.com
Most Recently Shared on May 24, 2011 at 4:40 pm By:
Primary care practices offer patients monthly membership fees http://t.co/o4T3Wrf via @AddToAny
Medicare forecast gloomier-than-expected | Seattle/LocalHealthGuide
mylocalhealthguide.com — “Medicare will start running out of money in 2024 -- five years earlier than projected last year --" as a result of the sluggish economic recovery, report finds.” View full resource at mylocalhealthguide.com
Most Recently Shared on May 13, 2011 at 9:16 pm By:
RT @healthguide: Medicare forecast gloomier-than-expected. http://t.co/jfB0fYO
Acetaminophen overdoses send thousands to ER each year | Seattle/LocalHealthGuide
mylocalhealthguide.com — “Taken correctly, acetaminophen is safe and effective, but the margin between a therapeutic and a dangerous dose is smaller than many people might realize.” View full resource at mylocalhealthguide.com
Most Recently Shared on May 3, 2011 at 4:30 pm By:
RT @healthguide: Acetaminophen overdoses account for 78,000 ER visits a year in U.S. -- CDC study finds. http://bit.ly/iAtHf2
What are health insurance exchanges? How will they work? | Seattle/LocalHealthGuide
mylocalhealthguide.com — “Q: What is an exchange, as envisioned by the health law? A: It's a marketplace where individuals and small employers can shop for insurance coverage.” View full resource at mylocalhealthguide.com
Most Recently Shared on March 30, 2011 at 4:32 pm By:
RT @healthguide: What is a health insurance exchange? And how will they work? http://twurl.nl/h3ka3j
Trauma patients have high death rate in years after injury | Seattle/LocalHealthGuide
mylocalhealthguide.com — “The findings suggest that despite strides made in hospital trauma care, little progress has been made in improving the long-term survival of trauma patients.” View full resource at mylocalhealthguide.com
Most Recently Shared on March 9, 2011 at 8:00 pm By:
#Trauma patients have high death rate in years after injury UW Medicine/ Harborview study @JAMA_current http://ow.ly/4b8ky @healthguide
Seattle's Virginia Mason Medical Center hires new physicians | Seattle/LocalHealthGuide
mylocalhealthguide.com — “New hires include specialists in cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, otolaryngology, thoracic surgery, radiation oncology, and ER medicine.” View full resource at mylocalhealthguide.com
Most Recently Shared on January 26, 2011 at 9:16 am By:
timlawler Doctor and Physician
Seattle's Virginia Mason Medical Center hires new physicians ... http://bit.ly/fQVYNU
--WashYourHandsingTon--: State campaigns to fight the flu | Seattle/LocalHealthGuide
mylocalhealthguide.com — “Washington has launched a multimedia campaign to promote flu prevention. The campaign, WashYourHandsingTon, uses humor to deliver its message.” View full resource at mylocalhealthguide.com
Most Recently Shared on December 8, 2010 at 8:10 pm By:
Seattle Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital
'Tis the season for colds & flu. @WA_DeptofHealth [video] reminds us to wash our hands & cover coughs: http://ow.ly/3m5jb
Website helps type II diabetes patients find clinical trials | Seattle/LocalHealthGuide
mylocalhealthguide.com — “Corengi matches its members health profiles with clinical trials in an easy to use interface.” View full resource at mylocalhealthguide.com
Most Recently Shared on November 8, 2010 at 11:06 pm By:
NW Kidney Centers Nephrology and Health Organization
New website helps patients with type II #diabetes find clinical trials. @ePatientDave and @danamlewis quoted. http://bit.ly/9LS59d
