November 2011

Kids and Profanity On TV Profanity-laced TV, video games tied to cursing, aggressionWhat makes a kid lash out at others? Profanity-laced television and video games might deserve some of the blame, a new study suggests.To read the full article Profanity-laced TV, video games tied to cursing, aggression, click here....Read More >>

Save $$$ on Medical Bills 10 New Ways to Save $$$ on Medical BillsEver bought a new car or another big-ticket item? Then you probably know a bit about bargaining. But did you know it's often possible to negotiate lower medical bills? In a recent survey, Consumer Reports found that only 31 percent of Americans...Read More >>

More Information On PSA Better not to know?For men, perplexing new advice on cancer detectionScreening for prostate cancer often leads to more harm than good. So, if you don't have symptoms of the disease, skip the routine PSA screening — a blood test that measures levels of a protein that is elevated in...Read More >>

How Safe Is Your Hospital? How Safe Is Your Hospital?A new website lets you check hospital's rates of surgical complications, infections and other problems Medicare has begun publishing patient safety ratings for thousands of hospitals as the first step toward paying less to institutions with high rates of surgical complications, infections, mishaps and potentially avoidable deaths. To...Read More >>