Medical

The Marie Antoinette of Health Insurance and How to Dethrone Her

Jamie Court | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Jamie Court, Medicare, Progressive, Affordable Health Care, Rate Hikes, Insurance Reform, Health Care, Wellpoint, Anthem Blue Cross, Dianne Feinstein, Angela Braly, Medical, California, Politics News

Health insurance rates are like a runaway train and there's no police force or firefighting squad with the power to stop them. Thirty-five states require health insurance companies to get permission before raising rates, but not California.

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Lethal injection drug access could put executions on hold

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Beuthanasia, Potassium Chloride, Social Issues, Pancuronium, Capital Punishment, Medical, Lethal Injection, General Anesthetics, Health, Sodium Thiopental, Barbiturates, Anticonvulsants, Food and Drug Administration, Pharma, Pentobarbital, Politics News

By Kimberly Leonard, iWatch NewsA federal judge's decision to block imports of a drug used in executions will leave states to rely more on a substit...

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Supreme Court On Obamacare: Billions At Stake For CA Billions At Stake For CA In Supreme Court Obamacare Case

| Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Medical Reform, Supreme Court Obamacare, Obamacare, California Health Care, Supreme Court Health Care, Medical, Obama Health Care California, Obamacare California, Obama Health Care, California Medical, Obama Health Care Reform, Los Angeles News

Story comes courtesy of California Watch. By Christina Jewett The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments today over a proposed expansion of...

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Faces of Liga

Karen Curley | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Doctors, Volunteer, Free, Mexico, Medical, Slidepollajax, Liga, San Blas, Medicalcare, Impact News

Liga International is a group of volunteers who travel to Mexico to provide free medical care.

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U.S. Doctors' Have A Big Secret

CNN Money | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Small Business, Doctors-Office, Health, Small Business News and Trends, Medical, Doctors, Doctors Small Business, Independent Practices, Medicine, Video, Small Business News

Doctors in America are harboring an embarrassing secret: Many of them are going broke. This quiet reality, which is spreading nationwide, is claimi...

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Bank Of America Delays Eviction Of Dying California Woman

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Lou Gehrig's Disease, Ally Financial Inc, JPMorgan Chase, Foreclosure Crisis, Video, Wells Fargo, Mortgage Crisis, Bank of America, Medical, Citbank, The Sacramento Bee, Martha Coakley, Business News

In a foreclosure crisis that's been short on compassion, one California couple facing tragedy has been able to delay eviction with help from their ban...

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How Medicare Fraud Is Costing U.S. Billions

AP | KELLI KENNEDY | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Medicare Fraud, Investigators, Providers, Medical, Miami News, Miami News

MIAMI — Private contractors that are supposed to guard against Medicare fraud paid claims submitted in the names of dead providers or for unnece...

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Physician Heal Thyself

Malcolm Kushner | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Philanthropy, Medical, Education, Doctors, Power, Perception, Communication, Doctor Patient Relationship, Doctor-Patient Relations University of Chicago, Doctor-Patient Relations, Weird News News

The University of Chicago recently announced a donation of $42 million to create an institute dedicated to the improvement of doctor-patient relations.

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"Kidney Stone II: The Sequel"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: X-Ray, Nurse, Stamford Advocate, Urologist, Humor, Hospital, Prescription, Anesthesiologist, Medical, Doctor, CAT Scan, Long Island, Stamford, Kidney Stones, Percocet, Comedy News

In what I fear will become a series with more sequels than "Rocky," I had my second kidney stone.

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Reducing Expenses After Divorce

Natalie Pace | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HuffingtonPost.Com, Debt, Pace, Irs, Divorce, Stocks, Bonds, Budget, Natalie, Medical, Health Insurance Annuity, Parent, Kid, Wealth, NataliePace.Com, Doctor, Divorce News

Reducing expenses after divorce is a must for most parents...

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Plea for President's State of the Union: Support Medical Innovation

John J. Castellani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Medical, Innovation, Health Care, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Pharmaceuticals, Personal Health, Home News

It's our hope that during the President's State of the Union address he will outline a plan that fosters medical innovation to help bolster the economy, control health care costs and improve Americans' health.

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Does College Stress Breed Success?

Alexia Parks | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Depression, Longevity, Educators, Medical, Attention Disorder, Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory, Stress, Success, Education, Bipolar Disorder, College, Well-Being, Health, Psychiatrist, Psychotropic Drugs, New York Times, Stanford, Health Care, College News

Could it be that the psychiatrists who developed a definitive stress test forgot to interview students at home during the school holidays?

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Top Ten Marijuana Victories in 2010

Rob Kampia | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Veterans Affairs, Marijuana, Shumlin, Vermont, Legalize, Massachusetts, Medical, Colorado, Reform, Arizona, Abercrombie, Mpp, Dc, California, Cannabis, New Jersey, Decriminalize, New Mexico, Malloy, Rob Kampia, Maine, Proposition 19, Marijuana Policy Project, Politics News

While there were a few disappointing losses for the marijuana policy reform movement last year, the general trend was one of positive momentum.

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Ariel Sharon Home Return Planned Nearly 5 Years After Stroke

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tel Aviv, Medicine, Stroke, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Medical, Ariel Sharon, Sheba Medical Center, Israel, Israeli Prime Minister, Sycamore Farm, World News

Nearly five years after he suffered a near-fatal stroke, former Israeli premier Ariel Sharon may finally be returned from the hospital to be cared for...

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Don't "Protect" Us From Our Own Genetic Information

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hipaa, Genetic Testing, Dna, Ftc, Heritage, Genome, Ancestry, Science, Medical, Genetics, Genealogy, Fda, Genomics, Direct-to-Consumer, Nist, Human Genome, Technology News

Unfortunately, there is a tendency towards a paternalistic attitude by certain groups in the medical professions who seek to limit access to medical information that is not directly under their control.

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Greedy About Life Itself: Solving Our Deficit and Reducing Our Suffering

John Selby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hospice, Debt, Greed, Education, Living Will, Health, Freedom, Hospitals, Medical, Choice, John Selby, Death, Deficit, Healthcare, Business News

Must we remain passive victims of the medical-legal-religious establishment when it comes to the end of life, or do we have choice and power concerning the ultimate matter of how and when we die?

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The Sad Lengths Some Go to Avoid Having a Lesbian Daughter

Alex Blaze | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Medical, Parenting, Dexamethasone, Healthy Living News

Dr. Maria New has been giving the experimental medication dexamethasone (dex) to pregnant women concerned their child might have congenital adrenal hyperplasia without informed consent.

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Not Great News for the Allergy Sufferers Among Us...

A. Siegel | Posted 05.26.2011

Read More: Environment, National Wildlife Foundation, Medical, Climate Change, Environmental, Catastrophic Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Global Warming, Allergies, Green News

Global warming has almost certainly already made allergy conditions worse and we've only seen the tip of the iceberg so far. Time to stock up on Benadryl and consider buying some drug company stocks.

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Vacations With a Purpose: How PhilanthroTravel Fuels Project C.U.R.E.'s Mission

Leanna Clark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philanthropy, International Philanthropy, Volunteering, Philanthrotravel, Nurses, Volunteer, Medical Equipment, Medical, Doctors, Medical Supplies, Cuba, Belize, Denver-Colorado, Business, Denver, Hospitals, Leanna Clark, Denver News

Although I was on my third trip to Cuba, I shared the same nervous excitement as my travel mates who were there for the first time.

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Biologics: The Case for 13 or More Years of Data Exclusivity

Pat Choate | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Data Exclusivity, Therapies, Biologics, Medical, Research-and-Development, Drugs, Congress, Medicines, Drugs and Therapies, Technology News

The United States will only realize this potential and remain the global leader in medical innovation if we maintain a strong environment for investment in the newest wave - biopharmaceuticals, also known as biologics.

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Virtual Autopsy Table: Death Goes Digital With Multitouch Table (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Medical Imaging, Virtual Autopsy Table, Table, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Touchscreen, Medical, MultitouchTable, Norrköping Visualization Centre, Autopsy, Touch, Digital Autopsy, MagneticResonanceImaging, Multitouch Table, Video, Technology News

*See video below* The new Virtual Autopsy Table lets you examine the inside of a human body in 3D -- without the body. The new educational tool wa...

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Question Authority: Carolyn Myss

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Dark Passions, Grace, Soul, Defy Gravity, Carolyn Myss, Medical, Healing, Prayer, Question Authority, Book, Medical Intuition, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News

Healing comes from the soul, the interior self. "Grace," Myss says, "is what heals." She's right. The soul calls for particular actions to set the stage for healing:

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Holder's Baby Step On Medical Marijuana

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2835, Necessity, Medical Necessity, President Obama, Glaucoma, Marijuana, Barney Frank, Dea, Doj, Raid, Oakland Cannabis Buyers Cooperative, Medical, Medical Marijuana, Obama, War on Drugs, Injustice, Drug, Eric Holder, California, Drug Enforcement Agency, Gonzales v Raich, Federal Prosecutor, Schedule I, Schedule, Ed Rosenthal, Marinol, Schedule II, Medical Use, US v Rosenthal, Drug War, Department of Justice, Justice, Federal Attorney, Oakland, Gag Rule, Federal, Attorney General, Necessity Defense, US v OCBC, Justice Department, Barack Obama, Holder, Controlled Substances Act, Ag, Cannabis, Chris Weigant, Ashcroft v Raich, hr2835, Drug Policy, Medical Necessity Defense, Raich, Ocbc, Rosenthal, Politics News

Obama's plan is good news for medical marijuana advocates, but although this is a historic shift in the War on Drugs, it does not go far enough because it does not resolve the illogic of the underlying legal issue.

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How Americans Cope With End Of Life Decisions: Study

Pew Social & Demographic Trends | By Kim Parker, Pew Research Center | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: End-of-Life, Medical, Dying, Medicine, End of Life, American Attitudes Toward Death, Health, Death, Healthy Living News

The national debate over health care reform has focused new attention on the decisions people make about medical care at the end stages of life. Publ...

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Our Golden State

Amy Ephron | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tax Credits for Film in California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Budget Crisis, Giant Redwood Trees, California State Parks Closure, Will Rogers' State Park, Medical, Green News

As a native Californian and a conservationist, the idea that our State Parks may not remain open past summer has sent me off on a wild fury of exploration.

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