Health Guide

  The push by hospitals to employ physicians risks driving up healthcare services and costs without necessarily improving quality because these providers still operate in a largely fee-for-service environment, according to a new study published […]

Male infertility, characterized by hypogonadism, decreased semen quality or ejaculatory dysfunction, accounts for approximately 20% of infertility cases. Obesity and metabolic dysfunction have been identified, among other causal factors, to contribute to male infertility. In

The dynamics of pharma outsourcing and location decisions in Asia are changing. Cost reduction is being augmented and companies need to set their strategic sights on a future world. This new report from PwC highlights

  2 billion people worldwide consume alcohol, and of these 76·3 million have alcohol misuse problems, with substantial morbidity, mortality, and social harm. Alcohol use is the third leading risk factor for preventable and premature

Patients can reduce the incidence of HF by engaging in at least three healthy lifestyle factors a day, according to a study. In a national population-based study, researchers mailed five questionnaires to participating Finnish men

  Missing or deformed limbs, clubfoot, facial disorders and gastrointestinal problems are some of the most common birth defects found to be associated with smoking during pregnancy, according to a major new report led by

  The recently enacted healthcare reform legislation and the recent economic downturn are among the factors that will slow growth in the nursing home market, according to a new report from independent healthcare market research

A U.S. study suggests that men who successfully stopped smoking improved on lab measurements of sexual health more than those who relapsed after a quit-smoking program, showing that smoking may be affecting the sexual health

  Getting enough magnesium in your diet could help prevent type 2 diabetes. Dr. Ka He of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and colleagues have found that people who consumed the most

  A study just published by VSP® Vision Care, a 56 million-member non-profit vision benefits and services company, reports that VSP has saved its clients $4.5 billion in potential healthcare expenditures via early detection of