Health Insider: Clinical trials don't reflect real-world patients
People who take part in clinical trials of new heart disease treatments are generally younger and healthier than the typical heart patient, a new study confirms.
- Aug. 31, 2014
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People who take part in clinical trials of new heart disease treatments are generally younger and healthier than the typical heart patient, a new study confirms.
Health and wellness events in metro Detroit starting Sept. 2 and running through Sept. 13.
Many of us are at a loss to define exactly what 'natural' means when it comes to food.
Doctors say the Novartis drug seems like one of those rare, breakthrough therapies that could quickly change care for more than half of the 6 million Americans with heart failure.
Insurers can no longer reject customers with expensive medical conditions thanks to the health care overhaul. But consumer advocates warn that companies are still using wiggle room to discourage the sickest — and costliest — patients from enrolling.
The first-of-a-kind, experimental drug that lowered the chances of death or hospitalization by about 20%.
Dozens of Michigan State University graduate teaching assistants and their supporters staged a demonstration this morning to protest changes to the health insurance plan offered to graduate employees.
Almost four weeks ago, Ohio's fourth-largest city issued a do-not-drink advisory after the city's water supply was contaminated by toxins from algae on Lake Erie.
The U.S. plans to begin testing an experimental Ebola vaccine next month, but even in the best case, it won't become available until next year.
Department of Community Health executive director Jim Haveman, who spearheaded the effort to expand Medicaid to 400,000 low income Michiganders, is stepping down from his job after a recent mild stroke.
A week after the University of Michigan's Dr. Eva Feldman nominated A. Alfred Taubman to complete the Ice Bucket Challenge, he has fulfilled her request.
A West Michigan man with a 100-pound scrotum will soon get his life-changing surgery.
A new nonprofit dedicated to informing Michiganders about laws passed or being consideredthat are detrimental to women's access to health care will officially get off the ground today.
Many parents are reluctant to label their child as overweight for fear the kid will suffer hurt feelings or face cruel taunts from others.
Researchers have typically thought of bullying as a school-based phenomenon. But new findings imply that kids are learning this behavior outside of school.
The federal Healthcare.gov site remains so glitchy that they are having a tough time complying to information requirements.
More than 200 girls in one town have come down with symptoms ranging from fainting to numbness in the hands and headaches. All of the girls, ages 9 to 16, were injected with Gardasil, an HPV vaccine.
Learn the signs of emotional abuse, how to get help if you or someone you know is being abused, and find out how you can take part in the Tara Grant Walk & Run to benefit Turning Point.
Pregnant women should stop eating all forms of tuna, even the canned light variety, due to risks of mercury exposure.
Luxury fashion is making inroads in wearable tech as more designers try their hands at developing smart, stylish accessories and clothing aimed at tracking performance and health, or simply making connected lives easier to manage.
The American Heart Association's first policy statement on electronic cigarettes backs them as a last resort to help smokers quit. The American Cancer Society has no formal policy but quietly took a similar stance in May.
Despite the countless ways sex saturates our culture — from overt mentions in music and on TV to ads touting male performance boosters — talking about sex mechanically and medically can be awkward, especially for women.
Most people will admit to having more potential than their lives show. They know on some level that they are far more capable than they have been giving themselves credit for.
A new long-term study shows that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine appears to protect against the sexually transmitted virus for at least eight years.
Heading off to school is stressful for young people on a variety of fronts. Among the biggest challenges is managing their own health far from home.
Health and wellness events in metro Detroit starting Aug. 24 and running through Sept. 6.
The outbreak continues to spread, with 142 new cases recorded, bringing the total to 2,615 with 1,427 deaths.
Nationwide, 25% of military families – 620,000 households – need help putting food on the table, according to a study by Feeding America.
As icy water cascades over the heads of athletes, celebrities, politicians and every day men, women and children in a social media frenzy, the phones at ALS of Michigan keep ringing.
Residents should check screens and windows to keep mosquitoes from getting indoors. They're also advised to stay indoors at dusk and dawn, the time in which mosquitoes are most active.
A new health clinic has set up inside a public housing complex will bring holistic care to an under-served population.
A hospital in northern California reports that it is treating a patient who might have been exposed to the deadly Ebola virus.
He had continued to practice yoga into his 90s, amazing reporters and acolytes with his agility and strength.
The Oakland County Department of Economic Development and Community Affairs says life science and health care businesses that want to be considered for inclusion should apply at www.MedicalMainStreet.com. Inno-vention 2014 is Oct. 21-22 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.
More teens are having babies in the South and Southwest while the fewest are in the Northeast.
The Somerset Collection is rolling out the pink carpet to raise money for research at U-M's Comprehensive Cancer Center.
When elderly parents need help, guess which family members show up? Hint: It's not sons, according to a study of University of Michigan data.
In a three-year trial being conducted at the University of Michigan and seven other sites, participants are being asked to take a common drug, Allopurinol.
The safety seats can let a child's head move too far in a crash.
Sometime in elementary school, you quit counting your fingers and just know the answer. Now scientists have put youngsters into brain scanners to find out why, and watched how the brain reorganizes itself as kids learn math.
Kale has crept out of salads and juicers into beauty products from niche and mainstream sellers.
Ending insurance discrimination against sick people was a central goal of the nation's health care overhaul, but leading patient groups say new barriers from insurers are undermining that promise.
The Nurse-Family Partnership is a nationwide program that connects nurses to clients at or near the beginning of their pregnancy.
The number of non-institutionalized children age 17 and younger with disabilities rose 16% between 2001 and 2011, with nearly 6 million children (8% of the population) reported as having a disability, according to the analysis, published online today in Pediatrics.
Perhaps running a 5K, a marathon or half-marathon is a bucket list item. No matter the reason, a running craze has swept the nation, and it appears to be driven largely by women.
Running at least part of the Detroit Free Press Marathon had always been on my bucket list. So I sent a message to a bunch of friends — two of whom also turn 40 this year — and asked them to run with me as part of a relay team.
More than 1,100 laboratory incidents involving potential bioterror germs were reported to federal regulators during 2008 through 2012, reports show. Details of what happened are cloaked in secrecy.
With the XVIVO Perfusion System, Michigan doctors hope to keep lungs sustained outside the body for days, giving them time to heal before transplant.
Health and wellness events in metro Detroit starting Aug. 18 and running through Aug. 30.
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