Health Care Reform, Obama Style
Stephen LendmanReal health care reform for Americans is dead in the water.
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Real health care reform for Americans is dead in the water.
Forget about what happened last time health reform was high on a new president's agenda. Under the Obama administration, health reform is coming, the panelists said, and in fact, it's already begun.
The suit said the Center for Organ Recovery and Education benefited by obtaining Jacobs' organs ''for transfer and sale to other individuals, who then paid money, a portion of which went to CORE, for the wrongful procurement of the organs
With its slim white body and glowing amber tip, it can easily pass as a regular cigarette. It even emits what look like curlicues of white smoke. The Ruyan V8, which produces a nicotine-infused mist absorbed directly into the lungs, is just one of a
Health care costs will top $8,000 per person this year. As the recession cuts into tax receipts, Medicare's giant hospital trust fund is running out of cash more rapidly, and could become insolvent as early as 2016,
There may yet be more bailout in sight. Next time it might not be the banks -- it might be your retirement, and there might not be enough money left. While it's relatively well-known that Social Security is short as much as $50 trillion needed
"It had been five years since Winston had been to the doctor. The last time was in January, 2009, the month before the Stimulus Bill was passed."
Parents in Ashland, Oregon refuse to have their children vaccinated, and for good reason.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration made history Friday as it approved the first drug made with materials from genetically engineered animals, clearing the way for a new class of medical therapies. (Gen. altered Goat Blood)
Across the country, there are reports of girls like Ashley becoming chronically ill, and even dying, after being vaccinated with Gardasil - raising questions about whether the vaccine is safe.
It will get vastly cheaper for most people to keep health insurance after losing a job if the government's stimulus plan becomes law. Some nickel and dime cuts in health coverage for the poor will be reversed, too. [This is considered a news repo
Aluminum in Vaccines — a Neurological Gamble. This well-documented neurotoxin may be more dangerous than mercury.
Effectively, it is illegal in America to tell the truth about nutritional products that you sell. The statements made by Heuer on the Cocoon Nutrition website are technically factual and accurate. But they are not LEGAL to make in America because Fre
There are so many parents in this free-spirited, unconventional small town who won't get their kids vaccinated that federal researchers are paying money just to hear their reasons. 80 locals will get $50 apiece to talk about their worries over th
Out of 2,000 filings in the EPA's registry of dangerous chemicals, in more than half the cases, the EPA agreed to keep the chemical name a secret. In hundreds of other cases, it allowed the filing company to keep its name and address secret.
Starting next month, Medicare, the federal health insurance program for the elderly and disabled, will offer financial bonuses to doctors who prescribe drugs electronically rather than on paper. Doctors who do not will face penalties from Medicare st
Constitution Arms says its Palm Pistol will aid seniors with arthritis who would otherwise have trouble pulling the trigger. The device allows individuals to shoot by squeezing with their thumb.
To further rub salt into the wound these higher earners will also pay an additional 1pc in National Insurance costs, giving an effective taxation rate of 61pc - a rate not seen since the late 1980s. (Great Britain,... then USA)
There are an estimated 12-30 million illegal immigrants currently residing in the USA, yet the Obama Health Care Plan does not address the issue of the burden of health care costs they present. DBKP takes a look at our current health care system and
Of course, the government takeover of health care began a long time ago, but we should be wary of how far that takeover will go if more private providers are forced out of the marketplace. If enacted, The Freedom of Choice Act and the potential for
...more than four in ten patients who received chemotherapy towards the end of life suffered potentially fatal effects from the drugs, and treatment was “inappropriate” in nearly a fifth of cases.
An exoskeleton that is worn like shoes to support the body and protect the joints, something the automaker says could reduce injuries on assembly lines but also might help the elderly get around more easily.
Medical bills are really high because the government promises to pay most of them, the same way government-backed “college loans” have driven up the cost of college, by allowing colleges to charge you whatever you can afford plus whatever the gov
Natural Supplement Companies Threatened with Arrest if They Don’t Pay Up - FDA and FTC agents are now threatening the owners of such companies with imprisonment if they do not immediately remove all customer testimonials from their websites and marke
Parents demand control over what gets injected into their children
Philip Seaton, 61, went to have a circumcision last Octoberas part of treatment for a medical condition. Seaton said when he woke up from the procedure, he realized his penis had been amputated. (Cancer was the Doctor's claim for amputation)
After shopping for a lower rate on life insurance I decided on a package that requires me to provide a blood sample. The company is A.I.G. Now that the government owns 80% of the company, I have to ask a simple question.
In candid interviews conducted over the last couple of weeks concerned employees within the FDA and big pharmaceutical cite three major problems all of which have become institutionalized since 9/11.
Mike Renzulli reviews Gen LaGreca's first novel "Noble Vision" which demonstrates that socialized medicine is "sicko".
Working-age Americans are facing mounting problems when it comes to affording health care, a result of what analysts are calling a "perfect storm" of economic woes. In 2007, 41% of working-age Americans -- 72 million people -- reported hav