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WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (UPI) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a plan Wednesday that would create local health quality information exchanges.
Local organizations of doctors, nurses, hospitals, health plans, employers and unions would collect information on the quality of local healthcare providers based on nationally established standards. That data would then […]

GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 28 (UPI) — Obesity is associated with a substantially higher risk for infection in women, more dislocations and more infection, according to a Swiss study.
Study leader Dr. Anne Lubbeke of the Geneva University Hospital in Geneva, Switzerland, conducted a study of all patients who underwent total hip replacements between March […]

MADISON, N.H., Feb. 28 (UPI) — U.S. drug maker Wyeth said Wednesday an inspection by the Food and Drug Administration of its Puerto Rican site will take several more weeks.
The inspection of the company's Guayama, Puerto Rico-based facility is related to a warning letter Wyeth received from the agency last May, which cited a […]

By JULIA WATSON UPI Food Writer
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (UPI) — Oh, no! Put away your green tea and garlic pills! Guess what, they may not bring you better health!
Now, be honest. You can't really say you're surprised. If we know deep inside ourselves that quick fixes generally don't work in the diet business, […]

WICKENBURG, Ariz., Feb. 28 (UPI) — It's estimated that eating disorders affect approximately 4 percent of U.S. women of childbearing age, but pregnancy may spur some to seek treatment.
“Pregnancy is a time when body image concerns are more prevalent, and for those who are struggling with an eating disorder, the nine months of […]