Talking with children about drugs
Consumer Corner April 28, 2011 0
The prevailing wisdom is to have conversations with your children about drugs and alcohol early and often, a Los Angeles Times article reports. Read more
FDA to treat e-cigarettes as tobacco
Consumer Corner April 26, 2011 0
The Food and Drug Administration plans to regulate smokeless electronic cigarettes as tobacco products, USA Today reports. Read more
ZIP codes limit insurance choice
Consumer Corner April 23, 2011 0
A New York journalist finds that her ZIP code hampers her quest to find an affordable individual health insurance policy. Read about her plight in Kaiser Health News. Read more
The facts about fibromyalgia
Consumer Corner April 20, 2011 0
WebMD offers a guide to the symptoms, risks, causes and treatments for fibromyalgia, which affects about 5 million Americans. Read more
Doctors question electronic records
Consumer Corner April 18, 2011 0
Despite financial incentives to adopt electronic medical records, many doctors are questioning whether the benefits outweigh the costs of investing in the information technology changes, the Boston Herald reports. Read more