X-ray images known as CT scans can help confirm gout in patients who are suspected of having the painful condition but receive negative results from traditional tests, a Mayo Clinic study has found. The type of CT scan analyzed, dual-energy computed tomography, is also valuable for diagnosing people who cannot be tested with the typical [...]

Women under 50 with rheumatoid arthritis are at greater risk of breaking bones than women without the condition, according to a Mayo Clinic study being presented at the American College of Rheumatology annual scientific meeting in Chicago. Men with rheumatoid arthritis also are in more danger of fractures, but that risk seems to surface when [...]

Psychologist and child development author Dr. Gregory Jantz endorsed a recent major policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics that urges parents to keep their children “screen free” during the first two years of life. Television, video and computer programs – including ones purportedly designed for infants and toddlers – have no educational benefits [...]

Decision Resources finds that the hepatitis C virus drug market will experience dramatic near-term growth, increasing from $1.7 billion in 2010 to $16 billion in 2015 in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan. This robust growth will be driven primarily by the launch of novel premium-priced agents that will [...]

Anthelio announced results of an original survey completed with Community Hospital 100 to measure the financial health of community and rural hospitals. Community hospitals account for the largest sector of the U.S. healthcare system with 73 percent of the total registered hospitals in the U.S. having 300 beds or less. The survey provides insights into [...]

Initial findings from a research study funded by the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA), the first-ever to use pooled data from five industry-sponsored treatment trials, will be presented during the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Rheumatology being held in Chicago, November 7-10, 2011. The study examines the effect of background medications taken [...]

Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered why measles, perhaps the most contagious viral disease in the world, spreads so quickly. The virus emerges in the trachea of its host, provoking a cough that fills the air with particles ready to infect the next host. The findings may also help in the fight against ovarian, breast and [...]

As U.S. employers seek to address rising health-related costs, their commitment to programs that improve the health and productivity of their workers is holding firm. However, to engage employees in health management programs, the number of companies using financial incentives and penalties for participation and measurable improvement to health is rapidly on the rise, according [...]

-Less than one-half of American workers living with diabetes find they have what they need in the workplace, according to a recent poll of dLife members. dLife, the leading community network and resource for people living with diabetes, is committed to helping people with diabetes fully understand their legal workplace rights, better manage their condition [...]

Decision Resources has published a study that says that the breast cancer therapy market will decline to $9.3 billion in 2011 before rising to $10.6 billion in 2020 in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan. The findings from the Pharmacor topic entitled Breast Cancer reveal that declines in sales, [...]