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Technology to help health care sector with costs

By Consumer Insurance Guide Staff
January 27, 2011June 17, 2014

Advancing technology and federal incentives to implement new systems to improve patient care and lower costs will push healthcare IT innovation in 2011, a report from tech news site Information Week says.

Tiny ‘lab-on-a-chip’ provides new test for breast cancer treatment

By Consumer Insurance Guide Staff
January 25, 2011June 17, 2014

The idea of using nanoscopic particles to detect and treat breast cancer is moving closer to fruition, according to researchers at Purdue University.

New skin cancer drug could save lives

By Consumer Insurance Guide Staff
January 20, 2011June 17, 2014

A genetic mutation found in about half of all malignant skin cancer cases is the target for a new experimental drug from Roche Pharmaceuticals, which said recently that the results of a clinical trial had been encouraging.

Cigarette advertisements boost rate of teen smoking

By Consumer Insurance Guide Staff
January 17, 2011June 17, 2014

While it is generally known that teenagers are susceptible to the power of suggestion, a new German study has found that exposure to cigarette advertisements significantly increases the chances that a teenager will pick up the habit.

HDL cholesterol not enough to improve heart health

By Consumer Insurance Guide Staff
January 17, 2011June 17, 2014

So-called “good” cholesterol – technically known as high-density lipoprotein or HDL cholesterol – is traditionally considered an important contributor to heart health, but simply having a lot of it in one’s body may not be enough, according to research published in the most recent New England Journal of Medicine.

Cost of U.S. cancer care to take off in coming decade

By Consumer Insurance Guide Staff
January 14, 2011June 17, 2014

Cancer treatment in the U.S. could be set to skyrocket in cost, posing a potentially severe problem for patients and insurers alike, according to a study from the National Cancer Institute.

Tiny explosions could cause cancer, study finds

By Consumer Insurance Guide Staff
January 11, 2011September 9, 2014

The genetic damage which can result in cells not dying at their appointed time and building up into tumors may be caused in some cases by a minuscule explosion in a single cell, which spreads fragments of DNA over a significant distance, according to research in the medical journal Cell.