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Low-carb diets may be best for losing weight and keeping it off, study finds

Strictly limiting carbohydrates and eating more fat may help the body burn more calories, a new clinical trial shows. Researchers found that among 164 adults in a weight-loss study, those placed on a low-carb, high-fat diet burned more daily calories, versus those given high-carb meals. On average, their bodies used up 250 extra calories per… Read More: Low-carb diets may be best for losing weight and keeping… »

AMIA calls for tighter coordination of data privacy rules

The American Medical Informatics Association is asking the Trump administration to take a close look at both HIPAA and the Common Rule to see how they might be updated or harmonized for a new era of privacy policy. Specifically, the AMIA wants a more integrated approach to how policies aimed at both the “health sector”… Read More: AMIA calls for tighter coordination of data privacy rules »

CDC finds suicide rates increasing among American workers

Suicide rates have jumped by more than a third since 2000 among working Americans. A report published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the suicide rate increased 34 percent during 2000 to 2016, based on a sample size of 22,053 people between the ages of 16-64 years old who died… Read More: CDC finds suicide rates increasing among American workers »