Only one medicine is so powerful it can improve overall health and help reduce the risk of dozens of conditions from diabetes to hypertension: Exercise. But to reap the benefits, this “medicine” must be taken as directed. To help make it easier for consumers to stick to their daily dose of activity, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) in partnership with The Coca-Cola Company today launched the Exercise is Medicine Public Toolkit patient program. This “medicine cabinet” of physical activity tools will help consumers plan their exercise regimen, track it and stick to it more easily.

Two recent studies confirm longstanding concerns about the wisdom of widespread prostate cancer screening using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test. The two studies found that the popular PSA test save few lives and often lead to risky and unnecessary treatments for large numbers of men.

While maintaining a steady exercise regimen is one of the best things people can do for their general good health, recent studies suggest a surprising correlation between bicycling and low bone density, even among the young and fit.

People relying on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits may have among the lowest incomes, yet they can pay more than they should in taxes, according to Allsup, a leading provider of Social Security disability, financial and healthcare-related services to people with disabilities.

About the only thing doctors have understood about deep-brain stimulation, which is widely used to treat Parkinson’s disease symptoms, is that somehow it works for many patients. In a new study that will be published March 19 in the online journal Science Express, Stanford University researchers used light to illuminate how the treatment works, generating surprising insights into the diseased circuitry and also suggesting new ideas to improve Parkinson’s therapy.

Financial incentives for physicians to adopt health information technology (HIT) included in the recent economic stimulus bill will increase the number of prescribers using electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) to more than 75 percent over the next five years—nearly double the rate of use anticipated after passage of last year’s e-prescribing legislation— according to a new study from Visante, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) said today.

According to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index (WBI), the health habits of many Americans are improving during this new year, but there’s still a long way to go.

To correct this industry issue, the AC Group is coining a new term: Integrated Community EHRs, also known as ICE. The premise of these services centers around creating a thriving community that connect physicians and patients on a clinical level.

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Harvard Medical School, and Adheris, Inc., an inVentiv Health company, announce today a new study highlighting the effects of Medicare Part D coverage on the use of selected essential drugs and out-of-pocket spending among seniors without prior drug coverage.

A first-of-its-kind study indicates that mental disorders and heart conditions are the two most expensive medical conditions in the United States in terms of personal health spending.