Peanuts linked to same heart, longevity benefits as more pricey nuts

Nuts, a food you may have been avoiding because of their high fat content, have been gaining traction as an all-natural health food. Tree nuts like almonds, pecans, and walnuts are especially prized for their rich cargo of vitamins, minerals, and mono- and polyunsaturated fats. The downside is that …

How Pay-to-Publish “Medical Journals” Could Jeopardize Your Health

(CC BY 2.0) Mike Mozart/Flickr What do the American Journal of Pharmacy and Health Research, the British Biomedical Bulletin, the International Journal of Advanced Life Sciences, and the Journal of Medical Research and Practice have in common? Answer: they are as phony as a campaign promise, meaning that they …

Digital Dilemma For Medicine: How To Share Records

Technology entrepreneur Jonathan Bush says he was recently watching a patient move from a hospital to a nursing home. The patient’s information was in an electronic medical record, or EMR. And getting that record from the hospital to the nursing home, Bush says, wasn’t exactly drag and drop. …

This year’s flu vaccine “disappointing” against main flu virus

Some years the flu vaccine works quite well. Other years it doesn’t. It has done a particularly poor job this year against the main flu virus. The CDC reported yesterday that this year’s flu vaccine has been just 18{04524d497bea0ade6defd1388b5c9b25998d95475e2938b4fa9d615e63ad1540} effective. The estimate for children is even lower. And …

NMBI to discuss increase in board member fees – RTE.ie

RTE.ieNMBI to discuss increase in board member feesRTE.ieThe Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland says that nearly half of the country's nurses and midwives have paid the increased fee of €150 to remain registered with the board. The board is to meet today to discuss the controversy …