Obama Administration Announces Contest To Redesign Medical Bill and other top stories.

• Obama Administration Announces Contest To Redesign Medical Bill

  

  Spencer Platt | Getty Images The Obama administration launched a contest among health care groups, developers, designers and tech firms to redesign a medical bill that is much simpler than the current system. Dubbed as "A Bill You Can Understand," the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) aims to inspire concerned groups and individuals to come up with a novel approach, particularly one that is easier and cleaner, that can help to enhance the overall medical billing experience of pat..

  >> view original



• Swaddling babies may increase risk of SIDS, study says - New York's PIX11 / WPIX

  

  Please enable Javascript to watch this video NEW YORK — Swaddling infants is a common practice among parents, but a new study shows it may increase the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS. The American Academy of Pediatrics released a new study saying the risk for SIDS increased by one-third for babies who were swaddled, the New York Times reported. Swaddled babies placed on their sides or stomachs are twice as likely to die from SIDS. Swaddling, the act of wrapping a baby tigh..

  >> view original



• 'Second Skin' May Reduce Wrinkles, Eyebags, Scientists Say

  

  Dr. Murad Alam, a professor of dermatology at Northwestern University, who also was not associated with the study, was impressed, too, but he cautioned that it was still early.“This is a first step,” he said, “and all these applications will require further work.” But, he added, if the testing is successful, “I think it will be very popular.”The idea for second skin originated more than a decade ago when Dr. R. Rox Anderson, a professor of dermatology at Harvard Medical School, was approached b..

  >> view original



• Child's Obesity Tied to Mom's Pregnancy Weight: Study

  

  By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 9, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A mother's excess weight gain or elevated blood sugar levels in pregnancy may put her child at increased risk for being overweight or obese, a new study finds."When women have elevated blood sugar and gain excess weight during pregnancy, it seems to change the baby's metabolism to 'imprint' the baby for childhood obesity," said study lead author Dr. Teresa Hillier. She's a senior investigator with the Kaiser Permanen..

  >> view original



• Five Tips Your Nurse Wants You To Know

  

  (NAPSI)—In a U.S. health care climate challenged by more patients, older patients and fewer physicians, there’s one particularly bright spot: America’s nurses. In fact, according to a recent Harris Poll, when it comes to the care received from a nurse, patients’ experiences are overwhelmingly positive1. While the nurses’ role in health care delivery continues to advance, so does the respect and admiration patients have for them—nearly half indicate the majority of their health care over the p..

  >> view original



• Malaria Vaccine Protects Half Who Try It

  

  An experimental malaria vaccine appears to protect half of the people who tried it for as long as a year — an effect greater than the only licensed vaccine now available, researchers said Monday. It's the first big success for a tiny company that's been working out of a Maryland strip mall for a decade, and offers some real hope to fighting an infection that kills half a million people a year, most of them children. The company, called Sanaria, makes the vaccine using the entire Plasmodium..

  >> view original



• Could Diet Drinks Make Your Baby Fat?

  

  Babies whose moms drank diet drinks every day while pregnant are more likely to be overweight, researchers reported on Monday. It's not clear why — and the study doesn't show that the diet drinks cause the babies to gain too much weight. But the study adds another piece to a growing picture that suggests what happens during pregnancy can have lifelong effects on the babies. A woman holds her stomach at the last stages of her pregnancy. Regis Duvignau / REUTERS file The study — o..

  >> view original

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Advanced Specs Leak Yet Again .	Orlando Pride goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris' ambitions extend beyond ... .
Frustrated Orlando City fights for 1-1 draw with N.Y. Red Bulls .	New tech turns your skin into a touchscreen for your smartwatch .