In a reversal from past election cycles, Democratic candidates for president are outpacing Republicans in donations from the health care industry, even as the leading Democrats in the field offer proposals that have caused deep anxiety in some of its
Falling numbers of state dentists in England has led to some people taking extreme measures, including extracting their own teeth. Others have used superglue to stick crowns back on, rather than stumping up for private treatment. One person spoke of
"You may remember that we tried to do that [pass her health care bill] in 1993 and 1994. We weren't totally successful, but I did not give up."
The headline didn't have the sensationalist bite that "Brain-Eating Microbes Kill
Democrats may never get enough votes to override President Bush's veto of their bill expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), but they can hope to draw quite a bit of blood in the process. The Democrats' congressi
Tens of thousands of Medicare recipients have been victims of deceptive sales tactics and had claims improperly denied by private insurers that run the system's huge new drug benefit program and offer other private insurance options encouraged
Health-care premiums of employers and their workers rose by more than twice the rate of inflation in 2007, and cost increase are expected to accelerate next year, with employees picking up a larger slice of the bill, according to a study released
Doublespeak never seems to cease. Today’s politicians appear to make it almost mandatory that they speak out of both sides of their mouths truly believing that citizens buy what they say. However, in the final analysis the citizen finally gets the
John Stossel takes on the myths about the health care system and Michael Moore's new movie Sicko. He discusses the pros and cons of government vs free market health care. The video consists of 6 parts.
Tatiana Fredericks needed treatment for minor pain last week, only to learn her doctor had the day off. Mary Ann Arman just moved to South Florida from Texas and learned her kids needed more vaccinations to start school. Both ended up at a walk-in
Sergey Sargsyan has lost 80 pounds since his symptoms began more than three months ago. He's in pain and getting weaker. Emergency rooms visits and surgery to remove gallstones have done little to help. Doctors say he needs a specialist
The State Government is considering a proposal to lease "excess space" at the Prince of Wales Hospital to the private hospital next door. The public cardiothoracic unit had enough space for 12 beds but only ever had four or five DUE TO A LA
Douglas was shocked by the high cost and impersonal care at assisted-living facilities near her home. She joined a small but steadily growing number of Americans who are moving across the border to nursing homes in Mexico, where the sun is bright and
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton cites her experience as a compelling reason voters should make her president, but nearly 2 million pages of documents covering her White House years are locked up in a building here, obscuring a large swath of her record a
Increasingly, American consumers are shopping for health care the way they buy a hamburger or milk shake at a fast-food chain: By standing in line at a local store under a menu. [Supersize that CAT scan.]
Like vacations in sparkling Cancún or Cabo San Lucas, health care in Mexico is becoming high-quality, cheap and convenient, advocates say. As more Americans go without heath insurance or feel the pinch of managed care, some are making a run for the
The American Medical Association prepared to make life tough for the medical clinics cropping up in supermarkets and drugstores around the country. The group called for state and federal agencies to investigate potential conflicts of interest between
Michael Moore went off on Wolfie and CNN for a hit piece they aired about “Sicko” right before he came on. He was hot! He slapped the beard around then attacked CNN and Blitzer for not doing their job in the run up to the war (where were you w
Do you see where this is going? Couple a few more of these types of ideas with the impending NRA-sellout gun control legislation, and soon nobody will be able to buy guns.
Congressman Ron Paul, MD (R-TX) has done it again. He has introduced a
great bill into the House of Representatives, The Health Freedom Protection Act, H.R. 2117. This bill is of monumental importance to your health and health freedom. Short, pith
Congressman Ron Paul, MD (R-TX) has done it again. He has introduced a
great bill into the House of Representatives, The Health Freedom Protection Act, H.R. 2117. This bill is of monumental importance to your health and health freedom. Short, pith
The federal government is undertaking the most ambitious set of studies ever mounted under a controversial arrangement that allows researchers to conduct some kinds of medical experiments without first getting the patients' permission.
Three deaths were also related to the vaccine. One report indicated a female “died of a blood clot three hours after getting the Gardasil vaccine.” Two other reports, on girls 12 and 19, reported deaths relating to heart problems and/or blood clott
Delivering their own babies at home, often alone, they dismiss what they say is "fearmongering" by doctors and midwives and confidently catch their offspring as they leave the womb.
Moore, who won the Cannes Palme d'Or in 2004 with "Fahrenheit 9/11", is due to present "Sicko", his new documentary which takes a scathing look at the US health industry and its powerful insurance lobby, at the film festival o
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