Indiana Medical Field Adjusts For Latino Population Increase
Indiana Latino population increases, how is the medical industry coping.
View ArticleElevated BPA Levels Could Cause Problems For Pregnant Women
Researchers studied 244 mothers, measuring their urinary BPA while they were pregnant.
View ArticleDrug That Reduces Bad Cholesterol Won’t Be At Pharmacy Soon
The injection is actually an antibody that reduces bad cholesterol by affecting a certain function in the liver.
View ArticleObesity Rate Holds, But 1 In 3 Hoosiers Seriously Overweight
Indiana’s obesity rate is following the national trend and remaining fairly stable.
View ArticleIU Health Recognized For Heart Failure Care
The IU Health System was given a recognition from The Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium for its heart failure care.
View ArticleSeven Test Positive for TB in Howard Co.
Health officials say TB is not active in those patients and there is no cause for concern.
View ArticleStudy Ranks Indiana Counties Based On Overall Health
The report from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ranked all of Indiana's 92 counties.
View ArticleIndiana Seeks To Lower Mortality Rate In Black Men
The Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males is trying to increase the awareness of health issues in African American men.
View ArticleStudies: Economy, Health Forcing More Baby Boomers To Retire
Studies show the decision when to retire may not be entirely in the hands of the baby boomers making it.
View ArticleGovernor Wants Statewide Health Program To Continue
INShape Indiana is now its own department within the Department of Health.
View ArticleGroup Provides Health Screenings To Uninsured Students
Covering Kids and Families of Indiana is providing physicals, dental screenings and immunizations at local health fairs and county fairgrounds.
View ArticleHealth Related Degrees Best For Surviving Recession
Anyone with a health-related degree, regardless of their level of education, was less likely to be left unemployed by the economic downturn.
View ArticleStudy: Half Of Indiana Could Be Obese By 2030
A study released Tuesday predicts more than half of all Hoosiers will be obese by 2030.
View ArticleState Seeks To Revoke Bloomington Doctor’s License
A Bloomington doctor is going to face jail time, and was ordered to pay back nearly $1.3 million of medically unnecessary procedures.
View ArticleExotic Plant Absorbs Arsenic From Ground
Sometime within the next year, researchers may have a way to get arsenic out of the ground, thanks to a subtropical fern.
View ArticleReport Ranks Indiana Among Ten Least Healthy States
America‘s Health report ranks Indiana 41st for overall health, taking into consideration a variety of preventable health issues including smoking and obesity.
View ArticleIU Health Center Runs Out Of Flu Vaccines
The IU Health Center is out of flu shots, but most other providers in Monroe county still have the vaccine.
View ArticleSequestration In Indiana: By The Numbers
A White House report outlines specific cuts that would likely be made in Indiana, but state agencies are still trying to determine how they will be implemented.
View ArticleReport: Rural Indiana Counties In Dire Need Of Doctors
County Health Rankings show Brown and Greene counties have only one primary care doctor for every 5,000 patients.
View ArticleStudy: Eating Fish High In Mercury Linked To Diabetes
The study found people who are exposed to high levels of mercury are 65 percent more likely to develop diabetes.
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