Thursday, February 12, 2009

2/12 Telegraph Health




This Is Why You're Fat: where dreams become heart attacks
February 11, 2009 at 11:52 am

The internet's latest sensation should come with a health warning.

Simple test 'could identify aggressive prostate cancer'
February 11, 2009 at 9:55 am

A simple test could soon be used to tell which cases of prostate cancer need immediate treatment scientists believe.

Braintraining games 'do more harm than good'
February 11, 2009 at 1:24 am

Braintraining computer games could do more harm than good researchers have warned.


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IBM joins UnitedHealthcare and Arizona Physicians in Introducing Patient-Centered Healthcare Initiative
February 11, 2009 at 9:06 am

UnitedHealthcare, a diversified Fortune 50 provider of health and well-being, and IBM have collaborated with several Arizona-based primary-care physician practices to launch the 'Patient-Centered Medical Home' (PCMH) model, a pilot program that supports information technology-driven comprehensive primary care for adults, youth and children. About four to six primary-care facilities, under the UnitedHealthcare's Phoenix and Tucson-based [...]