Because of copyright restrictions, we are not permitted to post a synopsis of breaking news reports from some news services. Instead, we now provide links to sources we scan so you can access them too. We will also provide links to selected articles submitted by members of the
Association of Health Care Journalists.
Dr. Edlund's Staying Alive column:
In Praise of Coffee
DoctorEdlund.com - Fri June 29
For centuries coffee has been praised and vilified for its health and social benefits. Bach wrote a cantata depicting a young woman too fond of her very expensive, imported brew. Caffeinism has been a recognized addiction for hundreds of years. Presently, coffee has been praised as lowering insulin levels and decreasing uric acid levels.
Good or bad? Current media reports may have left you confused.
Access HEALTH NEWS via These Publications
The BBC
Health Page
This network has a somewhat European focus and editorial slant, but still manages to offer an extensive daily story list of world wide interest. It also gives a unique perspective of the impact on the American "disease maintenance system" by the U.S. government - often steered by the health care industry.
Chicago Tribune
Health & Fitness
One of the four major metropolitan newspapers that we we monitor closely. This publication breaks material into: Personal Health,
In The News,
New Findings.
Health Day
Up-to-Date Health News
This syndicator's journalists and editors produce 18-20 health news stories each day. Key sections:
Today's Health Highlights, Health Tips, and FDA Approvals and Actions
Ivanhoe Broadcast News
Medical Breakthroughs
Offers at least five reports daily on news related to medical research, medicine and health care. This service offers more than twenty unique subject specific programs including:
Alternative Health,
Men's, Women's, and Children's Health,
Sports Medicine, and many disease specific categories
L.A.Times
Health
Another of our "must reads" with the highest day-to-day story count. In addition to proving access to wire service reports, the LAT seems to have an army of prolific reporter/writers/contributors. Nice feature: Editor's Picks.. which directs readers to material from other publications.
Medical News Today
One of the two best medical and health news aggregation services available. It has more than one hundred logical subject groupings, Including:
Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News
The latest Obesity News & Weight Loss News & Fitness News articles published daily. Includes news on loosing weight, health risks, risk factors which could lead to obesity and the health benefits of exercise.
Public Health News
The latest Public Health News articles published daily. Includes news on public health hazards, health services administration, biostatistics, epidemiology, access to care, health education, legislation and law enforcement and more.
Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News
The latest Sleep News & Sleep Disorders News & Insomnia News articles published daily. Includes news on sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy, bruxism, circadian rhythm, night terror, PLMD, RLS, sleep paralysis, sleepwalking and snoring.
New York Times
Health News
The NYT earns its reputation everyday - offering access to about a hundred items on this segment's home page. In addition to material generated by the Times staff, freelancers, and frequent contributors... links are also provided to wire service reports. Among the unique features, lists of the most popular stories emailed and blogged.
Reuters
Health News Service
While based in the United Kingdom, this service offers some of the best world wide health, medicine, and science news coverage. This link goes to the current day's archive... but a pull down menu give you easy access to the daily rundowns for the past six weeks.
U.P.I.
Newstrack - Science
This service continues to surprise me with the range and depth of subject material. For a wire service that once faced bankruptcy, United Press International provides just about every story covered everywhere else - 1800 reports in this subject group for the previous 90 days! Great search tools.
Washington Post
Health
The last of the big-4 newspapers that we check but disappointed by the limited original material (average: 2/day) generated on the section home page, but much more material by the Post staff appears under links to nine subgroups. The site aggregates AP, Reuters, and HealthDay reports well.
News Google
Health
THE place to check (via search) for late breaking reports if you don't find what you are looking for in the "major" publications. We use this service to email us a daily summary of subject specific coverage:
Sleep disorders, Obesity, Circadian, BMI
And Human Design &/or Systems Biology
