Medicare Card, Top Consumer Complaints of 2013

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The number one consumer complaint of 2013 was identity theft, according to the Federal Trade Commission’s annual report. Overall fraud complaints cost Americans $1.6 billion in 2013. Of the two million complaints received by the FTC in 2013, 14 percent of those were identity theft related. The highest reported age group for identity theft complaints … Read more

Medicare Card, Girls Thrive Emotionally, Boys Falter After Move to Better Neighborhood

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Girls in public housing benefited emotionally from a move to a better neighborhood while boys fared worse than if they’d stayed in the poor neighborhood. Rates of depression and conduct disorder markedly increased in boys and decreased in girls. Boys also experienced significantly increased rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complicating housing policy decision-making.

Medicare Card, According to a Large Study, Men with HIV Are at Increased Risk for Heart Disease

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The buildup of soft plaque in arteries that nourish the heart is more common and extensive in HIV-infected men than HIV-uninfected men, independent of established cardiovascular disease risk factors, according to a new study by National Institutes of Health grantees. The findings suggest that HIV-infected men are at greater risk for a heart attack than … Read more

Medicare Card, According to NIH study, Obesity Primes the Colon for Cancer

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Obesity, rather than diet, causes changes in the colon that may lead to colorectal cancer, according to a study in mice by the National Institutes of Health. The finding bolsters the recommendation that calorie control and frequent exercise are not only key to a healthy lifestyle, but a strategy to lower the risk for colon … Read more

Medicare Card, NIH study finds Aspirin Does Not Prevent Pregnancy Loss

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A daily low dose of aspirin does not appear to prevent subsequent pregnancy loss among women with a history of one or two prior pregnancy losses, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. However, in a smaller group of women who had experienced a single recent pregnancy loss, aspirin increased the likelihood of … Read more

Medicare Card, Secure your child’s education with a 529 Plan

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A good college education can lead to that dream career. Though a college education is a major investment, there are flexible payment plans that can help. 529 Plans Known as the “College Savings Plan,” 529 Plans let you start investing early for your children’s future college career. These plans are generally sponsored by the state, state … Read more

Medicare Card, NIH-Funded Brain Atlas Offers Clues to Psychiatric Disorders

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A comprehensive three-dimensional atlas of the developing human brain that incorporates gene activity along with anatomical reference atlases and neuroimaging data has released its first major report online today in Nature. This National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded resource, freely available to the public, enables researchers to answer questions related to the early roots of brain-based … Read more