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Poll: Support for curbs on malpractice lawsuits

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Most Americans want Congress to deal with malpractice lawsuits driving up the cost of medical care, says an Associated Press poll.





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Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul (AP)

Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Maybe you've been reading the health care bill in your spare time. Then perhaps you can answer this question:


Free e-samples of prescription drugs: At what cost?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Search the Internet to learn about your asthma, high cholesterol or other common disorder, and odds are you'll be directed to a pharmaceutical company-sponsored Web homepage. There you'll often find an offer for a free sample ...


Remote control: Travelers can keep an eye on home (AP)

Remote control: Travelers can keep an eye on home

Technology / Hi Tech

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

This holiday season, many travelers will be able to keep a close eye on home. Thanks to new security system technology, including live video feed, you can monitor everything from the front door to the sump ...


House passes health care bill on close vote (AP)

Landmark health bill passes House on close vote

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (11) | comments 5

(AP) -- The Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed far-reaching health care legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard-won victory on his chief domestic priority though the road ahead in the ...


Health care dispute: Costs of defensive medicine (AP)

Health care dispute: Costs of defensive medicine

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- Dr. James Wang says he tries to tell his patients when extra medical procedures aren't necessary. If they insist, though, he will do it - not so much to protect their health as his own practice.


Protecting your virtual privacy

Technology / Internet

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

The details of your personal life, such as grocery purchases and pizza topping preferences, are collected every day ― online and by club and discount cards from the gym, department store and supermarket. Though this ...


Humana 3Q profit jumps on government programs (AP)

Humana 3Q profit jumps on government programs

Technology / Business

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Health insurer Humana Inc. rode its strong government business in posting a 65 percent jump in third-quarter profit Monday, as bulging membership and premiums from Medicare Advantage overcame a lackluster ...


House Dems unveil health bill, cheered on by Obama (AP)

House Dems unveil health bill

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- Cheered by President Barack Obama, House Democrats rolled out landmark legislation Thursday to extend health care to tens of millions who lack coverage, impose sweeping new restrictions on the insurance ...


Web-based nutrition program reduces health care costs for employees with cardiac risk factors

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have shown that an employer-sponsored, internet-based diet and exercise program shows promise as a low-cost ...


Reid says health care bill to have public option (AP)

Senate health care bill to include public option (Update)

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insurance coverage, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday, although ...



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