Friday, May 9, 2008

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Women's Health

A model wears a birth control patch that may be an alternative to birth control pills it's maker suggests. The patch is worn on the skin and delivers a hormone that produces the same results as the pill, researchers claim. The Food and Drug Administration approved the Ortho-Evra patch for women November 20, 2001. (Photo by Getty Images)

Should the Birth Control
Patch Be Pulled?

Women should also remember that the pill and the ring raise the risk of blood clots.

On Health & Money

An Experiment With Concierge Medical Care

In Palm Beach, doctors donate high-priced healthcare to low-income people with chronic disease.

Diet & Nutrition

In this Dec. 10, 2007 file photo, patrons sit inside a Starbucks in New York's Harlem neighborhood. A federal judge upheld a New York City health department regulation Wednesday, April 16, 2008 requiring chain restaurants with at least 15 outlets nationwide to post calories on menus. Starbucks and a few other chains have already started to comply with the regulation. (Bebeto Matthews/AP)

6 Ways Restaurants Could Market Good Health

New York City has put calorie counts on the menu in restaurant chains, but that's only a beginning.

Children's Health

Addiction to Video Games a Growing Concern

Many parents are wondering where online and video-game play become obsession.

Diabetes

Pregnant woman holding belly (Steven Errico/Getty Images)

An Option for Gestational Diabetes

A study of women with problematic pregnancies finds that the Metformin drug is safe for a newfound use.

Living Well

(Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR)

Is Your Keyboard Making You Sick?

Probably not, experts say. But it sure is dirty.

Special Reports

Family members of Indian patients at Wockhardt Hospital pass a nursing station on the floor where American patients stay. The hospital draws westerners, most of them from the United States, who come because of low package prices for surgery that they otherwise could not afford. (David Butow/Redux for USN&WR)

Consumer's Guide to Medical Travel

How going abroad for surgery can slash costs by tens of thousands.

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Video: Diseases & Conditions

HealthiNation video

Health Insurance Basics

When shopping for a health plan, is an HMO or a PPO better for you and your family?"

HealthiNation video

Understanding Chemotherapy

Learn why chemotherapy often plays a large part in cancer treatment.

The Straight Talk on Herpes

If you learn how to alleviate the symptoms, having herpes does not mean the end of a satisfying sex life.

Health Columns

Dr. Bernadine Healy

How Consumers Can Force Health Reform

Dr. Bernadine Healy: Patients are needed to bring costs down.

Staff writer Adam Voiland

Reliable Health Information

Adam Voiland: It can be difficult to locate solid tips for men, but we've found some options.

Should the Patch Be Pulled?

Deborah Kotz: Women should also remember that the pill and the ring raise the risk of blood clots.

Staff writer Michelle Andrews (Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR)

Concierge Medical Care

Michelle Andrews: Doctors donate high-priced healthcare to low-income people.

Health Rankings

Heart surgeon Charles Fraser with Rachel Parrish, 9, at Texas Children's Hospital. He operated on Rachel in 1997, 1998, and 2001 to treat her for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. (Kevin Horan/Aurora for USN&WR)

Best Hospitals

Out of 5,189 hospitals only 3 percent are ranked in one or more specialty. Johns Hopkins tops the Honor Roll.

Best Health Plans

New England is home to many of the best health plans in the country. U.S. News and NCQA review 684 plans.

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