Study Shows Hospital Report Cards Unlikely to Spur Improvement

(HealthDay News) -- One might assume that public report cards ranking their performance would encourage hospitals to improve, but a new Canadian study finds that isn't the case.

Researchers found that hospitals in the province of Ontario didn't do a better job of treating heart patients after report cards were released.

The findings, released online Nov. 18 in advance of publication in the Dec. 2 print issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, may come as a disappointment to those who have advocated the use of report cards as a strategy to improve how hospitals treat patients. Read more...

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Juice fasting and weight loss ???

Q: I need to lose a lot of fat!!!... I've done the lemonade fast in the past with success but I'm wondering is there a better fast that I should do !!
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I think that the type of fast that was described in the previous post is the best type of fast for weight regulation. Simply put, switching the diet in favor of raw, organic, unprocessed foods instead of processed foods that are high in white sugar, white flour, trans-fats, and chemicals is a path toward health and a better body composition for just about everyone. Exercise is also very important; humans are designed to be active and it is a necessity for most people if they would like to manage their weight. Read more...

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Science Finds Healing in Halloween Horrors

(HealthDay News) -- Monsters, bloodsuckers and spiders, oh my!

Scary as they are, some of the creepiest, deadliest creatures roaming the night this Halloween are also teaching medical science new ways to heal.

Consider the venom of the dreaded scorpion, for example.

Dr. Hector Valdivia, a physiology professor at the University of Wisconsin Medical School in Madison is isolating the paralyzing poisons that scorpions use to immobilize their victims. The ability of these toxins to mysteriously penetrate cell membranes -- with lethal results for unfortunate victims -- could end up benefiting mankind, by delivering drugs to otherwise impenetrable cells.

"If I have a piece of a drug that cannot penetrate the cell, I could couple it to the toxin so the toxin serves as a vehicle to carry cargo into the cell," Valdivia explained. The concept remains in the development phase, but Valdivia's lab has already figured out how to synthesize the toxins so they don't have to keep milking the arachnids for venom. Read more...

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