Tag: healthcare
group name: publichealth
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October 22, 2006 03:33 PM EDT --
Yale University researchers say that doctors could benefit from creative writing through tapping into their own emotions.
In a small study of 15 medical residents at the Yale-New Haven Medical Center, . . . more
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March 14, 2008 03:53 AM EDT --
Dumb Americans
by Marilyn Mackenzie
Sadly, if you're a member of a site like this, another social network site, or even a writer's site, you can almost tell the age of most folks by . . . more
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September 07, 2006 05:51 AM EDT --
New Company Will Seek Drugs Against Diabetes and Cancer
A new St. Louis-based company will use a novel technology to rapidly screen thousands of drugs for their effectiveness against two of the biggest . . . more
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November 01, 2007 10:46 AM EDT --
MRSA: What It Is Or is Not
What is MRSA?
MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a type of staph infection that is resistant to methicillin and other commonly used antibiotics . . . more
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March 17, 2007 09:53 AM EDT --
VA Is Nation’s Largest Provider of Mental Health Services
Department a World Leader in Outreach, Research
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- As more newly returned combat veterans turn to the Department of . . . more
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May 25, 2007 03:05 AM EDT --
According to a new report issued by the Commonwealth Fund, a non-profit group that studies healthcare issues, America has the least efficient, most expensive healthcare system compared to five other industrialized . . . more
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April 22, 2008 03:08 PM EDT --
Dying for Coverage
by Marilyn Mackenzie
I got an email from Families USA the other day about a healthcare study. It was titled, Dying for Coverage in Ohio.
Here's part of the information . . . more
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July 21, 2007 11:41 AM EDT --
In the four-year period from 2000 to 2004 the number of persons in the US without health insurance for the entire year increased by 15.1%, while the population increased by only 4.2%. . . . more
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June 21, 2007 11:18 AM EDT --
Voices Of Diabetes
Novonordisk has established an online community for diabetics. It is place that we can use & be an active part of as we see fit. I encourage you to look it over, joion . . . more
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July 09, 2007 11:11 AM EDT --
The most current statistics indicate that thirty percent of the American adult population have been alcoholics, been dependent on alcohol or abused alcohol in their lifetime. An estimated . . . more
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November 30, 2007 08:49 AM EST --
A Seattle fourteen-year-old Seattle boy died of leukemia after a judge ruled he had the right to refuse a life saving blood transfusion because of his religious beliefs. Dennis Lindberg . . . more
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May 26, 2008 07:08 PM EDT --
I was born in late 1940, almost a year to the day before Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941, marking our entry into WWII. I contracted measles and chickenpox before . . . more
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July 30, 2007 01:58 PM EDT --
There's a new bill on healthcare reform that is authored by John Conyers and others. I am posting a link to that site. Please go to the site and tell others what you think. Agree? . . . more
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February 26, 2008 04:24 PM EST --
The Insurance & Pharmaceutical Industries Are The Problem
Democrats frequently complain that too many Americans don't have access to health care. As of last year, the number . . . more
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December 16, 2007 08:11 PM EST --
A growing number of states are deciding not to apply for Federal Health and Human Services funds dedicated to abstinence only education. At least 14 states . . . more
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October 12, 2006 05:42 AM EDT --
Foolish Vaccine Exemptions
New York Times Editorial . . . more
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July 25, 2007 12:51 PM EDT --
Cuba-Trained US Doctors Graduate
BBC News
2007/07/25
Eight US students have graduated from a Cuban medical school after completing a six-year study programme funded by the country's communist . . . more
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October 01, 2006 11:18 AM EDT --
It is that time of year once again. time to think about flu shots. As a nurse, I recommend everyone get one, but as a citizen, I say, "It's your call".
There are arguments both . . . more
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August 21, 2007 05:15 PM EDT --
This is a problem that I cannot formulate an answer to; I find too many HUGE problems with every solution I have thought of or have heard of from elsewhere.
Do you think that the government should provide . . . more
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February 01, 2007 03:56 PM EST --
According to the Washington, D.C.-based Kaiser Family Foundation’s annual surveys of employer sponsored health benefits, the average co-payment for branded preferred and non-preferred drugs rose . . . more
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