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Oncologists on Medicare Vote: Not in Our Name
The Politico - By Ryan Grim - Jul. 2 (News Report)
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) sent the American Medical Association into a tizzy Thursday night by switching his vote and blocking passage of a crucial Medicare bill... More »
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The Itch
New Yorker - By Atul Gawande - Jun. 29 (Special Report)
It was right after a shingles episode. The blisters and the pain responded, as they usually did, to acyclovir, an antiviral medication. But this time the area of the scalp that... More »
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The Worm Turns - Curing Diseases With Parasites?
New York Times - By Moises Velasquez-Manoff - Jun. 29 (Special Report)
where fewer than two generations ago the I.B.D. ...[inflamatory bowel disease] incidence might have been as low as 1 in 10,000, it was now 1 in 250... More »
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The New Anti-Choice Democrats: Can We Work With Them?
RH Reality Check - By Dana Goldstein - Jun. 9 (News Analysis)
Reassuring Southern voters about core social issues like abortion was likely the only way Democrats could have won recent special elections in Mississippi and Louisiana... More »
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High Medicare Costs, Courtesy of Congress
New York Times - By David Leonhardt - Jun. 25 (Opinion)
For years, Congress has set the price for walkers and various medical equipment, and it has consistently set them well above the market rate, effectively handing out a few hundred... More »
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Meat Wars: Why Are Those Wacky Koreans Dissin' Our Beef?
The Smirking Chimp - By Mike Whitney - Jun. 21 (Blog Post)
South Korea suspended the purchase of US beef in 2003 after an incident of mad cow was reported in Washington state. Many Koreans still don't believe the government's assurances... More »
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Calorie-ality Check in NYC
Huffington Post - By Joel Schwartzberg - Jun. 19 (Blog Post)
It's been two months since New York City restaurants with 15 or more nationwide outlets were compelled by law to publicly display calorie counts on all their products at the point... More »
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America's Medicated Army
Time - By Mark Thompson - Jun. 8 (Special Report)
LeJeune visited a military doctor in Iraq, who, after a quick session, diagnosed depression. The doctor sent him back to war armed with the antidepressant Zoloft and the... More »
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Food Stamps Buy Less, and Families Are Hit Hard - NYTimes.com
New York Times - By Leslie Kaufman - Jun. 22 (News Report)
Making ends meet on food stamps has never been easy for Cassandra Johnson, but since food prices began their steep climb earlier this year, she has had to develop new survival... More »
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Frontline documentary highlights health care crisis
Talk Radio News Service - Jun. 17 (News Report)
"Sick Around the World"...takes a look at ...England, Germany, Japan, Switzerland and Taiwan...Reid's documentary...was highlighted at the Finance Committees hearing. ..... More »
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The New Anti-Choice Democrats: Can We Work With Them?
RH Reality Check - By Dana Goldstein - Jun. 9 (News Analysis)
Reassuring Southern voters about core social issues like abortion was likely the only way Democrats could have won recent special elections in Mississippi and Louisiana... More »
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High Medicare Costs, Courtesy of Congress
New York Times - By David Leonhardt - Jun. 25 (Opinion)
For years, Congress has set the price for walkers and various medical equipment, and it has consistently set them well above the market rate, effectively handing out a few hundred... More »
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All Indicators Point to a Softening of America's Harsh Marijuana Laws
AlterNet - By Alexander Zaitchik - Jun. 7 (Opinion)
You have to hand it to the Republican National Committee: Those guys really know how to pick the wrong fight. John McCain, already running against the public opinion grain in... More »
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Meat Wars: Why Are Those Wacky Koreans Dissin' Our Beef?
The Smirking Chimp - By Mike Whitney - Jun. 21 (Blog Post)
South Korea suspended the purchase of US beef in 2003 after an incident of mad cow was reported in Washington state. Many Koreans still don't believe the government's assurances... More »
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Oncologists on Medicare Vote: Not in Our Name
The Politico - Jul. 2 (News Report)
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) sent the American Medical Association into a tizzy Thursday night by switching his vote and blocking passage of a crucial Medicare bill... More »
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The Itch
New Yorker - Jun. 29 (Special Report)
It was right after a shingles episode. The blisters and the pain responded, as they usually did, to acyclovir, an antiviral medication. But this time the area of the scalp that... More »
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The Worm Turns - Curing Diseases With Parasites?
New York Times - Jun. 29 (Special Report)
where fewer than two generations ago the I.B.D. ...[inflamatory bowel disease] incidence might have been as low as 1 in 10,000, it was now 1 in 250... More »
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How Clean Is Clean Coal? - American News Project
ANP - Jun. 26 (Special Report)
(VIDEO and comments) In a single year, less than one in 100,000 Americans contract a rare form of blood cancer. In Pennsylvania coal country, the rate is nearly five times higher... More »
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Eyeroo Corporation Commemorates 100th Television Production
Eyeroo Corporation - Jul. 3 (Press Release)
IRVINE, CA July 3, 2008- Eyeroo Corporation marks a milestone this week, its 100th television production, with the Friday edition of "World Health News Today", airing... More »
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Calorie-ality Check in NYC
Huffington Post - Jun. 19 (Blog Post)
It's been two months since New York City restaurants with 15 or more nationwide outlets were compelled by law to publicly display calorie counts on all their products at the point... More »