The Device Makers’ Shortcut

Manufacturers of medical devices have used a regulatory maneuver to avoid testing product changes on actual patients, sometimes with fatal results.
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The Device Makers’ Shortcut

Vita Food Products Issues Voluntary Recall of ELF Herring Fillets in Wine Sauce Containing Undeclared Milk

Vita Food Products, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois is notifying the public that it is recalling 2,280 individual plastic jars of 12 ounce Elf Herring Fillets in Wine Sauce that actually contains herring fillets in sour cream and therefore contains undeclared milk.
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Vita Food Products Issues Voluntary Recall of ELF Herring Fillets in Wine Sauce Containing Undeclared Milk

Discussion of Healthcare.gov Website Problems from IT Perspective

Paul and John discuss the government’s troubled Healthcare.gov web site from the perspectives of customers and user experience design professionals. Recommen…

Discussion of Healthcare.gov Website Problems from IT Perspective

Made Nervous by the Doctor

A large review of studies finds that there is truth to the “white coat effect” when it comes to taking a patient’s blood pressure.
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Made Nervous by the Doctor

Test accurately rules out heart attacks in the ER

A simple test appears very good at ruling out heart attacks in people who go to emergency rooms with chest pain, a big public health issue and a huge worry for patients.
Modern Healthcare Breaking News

Test accurately rules out heart attacks in the ER

Fixing the Wrong Healthcare Problems - PT. 1/2

If you happen to believe what the right wing talking heads are telling you, then you probably believe that our government cant run a healthcare system, and t…
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Fixing the Wrong Healthcare Problems - PT. 1/2

Doctor Priorities vs. Patient Priorities

For my patient, his wide-angle lens took in the whole of his life, of which diabetes was one small part. For me, in the 20 minutes allotted, my lens was narrowly focused on the disease that posed the gravest and most immediate risk to his health.
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Doctor Priorities vs. Patient Priorities

Fresh Express Issues Recall of Limited Quantity of Already Expired Italian Salad Due to Possible Health Risk, No Illnesses Cited

Fresh Express Incorporated has issued a recall of a limited number of cases of 10 oz. and 6oz. Italian Salad with the already expired Use-by Date of March 26 and a Product Code of H071A11A due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes.
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Fresh Express Issues Recall of Limited Quantity of Already Expired Italian Salad Due to Possible Health Risk, No Illnesses Cited

Anti-Anxiety Drugs Tied to Higher Mortality

Sleeping pills were also linked to an increased risk of death in a large study.
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Anti-Anxiety Drugs Tied to Higher Mortality

The Cost of Change:How the Affordable Care Act (Health Reform) impacts you.

The Affordable Care Act, or ACA, will be in full swing by January 2014. But many people still have questions about what the ACA is and how it will impact the…
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The Cost of Change:How the Affordable Care Act (Health Reform) impacts you.

Nine Out of 10 Americans Now Using the Internet

It’s hard to believe that the World Wide Web is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Pew Research used the occasion to gauge the impact of the Internet’s rapid growth in America.
According to their most recent survey, nearly nine out of 10 American adults now use the Internet regularly. And that fig...
Nine Out of 10 Americans Now Using the Internet

Antiviral Drugs Cut Flu Deaths, Study Finds

Tamiflu and its siblings reduced the mortality rate in hospitalized patients by as much as 50 percent, researchers say.
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Antiviral Drugs Cut Flu Deaths, Study Finds

Ask Well: Weight Gain at Menopause

Midlife weight gain is common in women, and science explains that hormonal changes may be to blame.
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Ask Well: Weight Gain at Menopause

Autism begins in the womb, according to a new study

A new study claims to show for the first time that autism begins in the womb, while another examines possible environmental influences on autism development.The origins of autism have been passionately debated by many scientists and commentators. What is known about autism is that it is a...
Autism begins in the womb, according to a new study

Stress May Affect Fertility

Although women having difficulty becoming pregnant may not appreciate being told to “just relax,” a recent study suggests they should heed this advice.
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Stress May Affect Fertility

UW Medicine Health: Healthcare Reform and You (:90 Radio)

Dr. Peter McGough explains how healthcare insurance is changing and how it could impact you. For more information, visit UWMedicineHealth.com.

UW Medicine Health: Healthcare Reform and You (:90 Radio)

The Workout: A Ref Keeps Up With March Madness

You think the players get a workout during March Madness? Try being a referee.
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The Workout: A Ref Keeps Up With March Madness

Facebook to Buy Oculus VR for $2 Billion, Expand the Technology Beyond Gaming

Source: toucharcade.com – Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Facebook has just announced that it's acquiring Oculus VR, the company who created the virtual reality headgear Oculus VR that's taking the gaming world by storm over the past year or so. The deal is worth roughly $ 2 billion in...
Facebook to Buy Oculus VR for $2 Billion, Expand the Technology Beyond Gaming

Exercising for Healthier Eyes

Research suggests that physical activity may protect eyesight as we age.
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Exercising for Healthier Eyes

President Obama Explains Healthcare.gov

President Obama explains HealthCare.gov, the new consumer website that helps you take control of your health care coverage. This first-of-its-kind website ma…
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President Obama Explains Healthcare.gov

Pastor Who Prayed For Obama's Death Has New Cause: Shutting Women Up In Church

Source: www.alternet.org – Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Pastor Steven Anderson said that female congregants should not speak up while church is going on. Steven Anderson is a fundamentalist Arizona pastor who first made headlines when he said he prayed for the death of President Obama. Now,...
Pastor Who Prayed For Obama's Death Has New Cause: Shutting Women Up In Church

“Caffeinated,” a History of Our Favorite Stimulant

A new book looks at caffeine, a substance humans have long cherished and now rely on more than ever, in countless forms.
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“Caffeinated,” a History of Our Favorite Stimulant

The Dreaded Turning-50 Test

Despite new evidence that colonoscopy is reducing cancer rates, the yuck factor is still high. A new alternative may be a DNA stool test.
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The Dreaded Turning-50 Test

'X-Men: Days Of Future Past' Finally Gets A Second Trailer

After teasing fans and entertainment media sources with four months of mini-teasers, weekly photo leaks, and marketing stunts like that  Magazine cover blitz (25 different covers, each highlighting various characters from the sequel), 20th Century “finally” released a new trailer t...
'X-Men: Days Of Future Past' Finally Gets A Second Trailer

Marijuana, Healthcare and Putin's Win - Quickie News

This episode of Quickie News covers Crimea votes to join Russia, Healthcare, and Denver cashing in on Marijuana. Subscribe to ME! http://youtube.com/susiesam…
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Marijuana, Healthcare and Putin's Win - Quickie News

A Viral Misery That Loves Company

Highly contagious and hard to kill, norovirus is the leading cause of gastrointestinal infections in the United States, causing an estimated 21 million illnesses and 800 deaths.
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A Viral Misery That Loves Company

For high-end travelers, airlines offer chauffeurs and scented pillows

More and more air travelers are buying expensive first-class and business-class seats, and airlines are coming up with some creative amenities to keep those big spenders happy.
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For high-end travelers, airlines offer chauffeurs and scented pillows

Don’t Blame Food Additives for Hives

People often blame food dyes and preservatives for chronic skin eruptions. But a new randomized trial shows that they are almost surely wrong.
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Don’t Blame Food Additives for Hives

Google Glass proof of concept - Philips Healthcare

First healthcare wearable display proof of concept using Google Glass to send real time Philips Intellivue Solutions data. Join the conversation on LinkedIn …
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Google Glass proof of concept - Philips Healthcare

California pitches Obamacare at CVS, Ralphs as deadline nears

Milk, bread and Obamacare.
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California pitches Obamacare at CVS, Ralphs as deadline nears

A Threat to Male Fertility

Increasing evidence suggests that phthalates, widely used in plastic products, may damage the reproductive system in men. But there are simple measures people can take to reduce their exposure to the chemicals.
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A Threat to Male Fertility

Back-end problems could "overshadow" Healthcare.gov fixes

Stream Fox 17 newscasts LIVE starting with TN Mornings at 5 am and News at 9 pm.WASHINGTON, D.C. – Right now the White House is calling Healthcare.gov’s curr…

Back-end problems could "overshadow" Healthcare.gov fixes

How to Get FREE Promotion for your Facebook/Twitter/Youtube…

Source: www.brandtarot.com – Saturday, March 08, 2014 Sorry about the bad Quality… i recorded this with my mobile phone cause i didnt have a Screen recorder on my pc :/ i hope this helps you! Enjoy! Sign up…
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Ask Well: Exercises to Strengthen Bones

High-impact activities like sprinting and jumping are best at increasing bone density, studies say, but there are benefits from brisk walking and even whole-body vibration platforms.
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Ask Well: Exercises to Strengthen Bones

For Obama, Chickens Come Home to Roost on Bush Torture Program

Source: www.perrspectives.com – Wednesday, March 12, 2014 George W. Bush and Dick Cheney must be laughing their asses off. President Obama has a budding constitutional crisis on his hands, with a leading Senate Democrat accusing Obama's CIA director of spying on Intelligence Committee...
For Obama, Chickens Come Home to Roost on Bush Torture Program

The Diminishing Returns of Modern Medicine

In-hospital mortality after an acute heart attack has dropped 10-fold, from 30 percent to 3 percent, since the invention of the modern cardiac care unit in the 1960s. Can shaving a few more minutes off the time it takes to get hospital treatment...
The Diminishing Returns of Modern Medicine

Big Data & Analytics for Healthcare

http://ibm.co/Hq7uY6 Healthcare organizations are leveraging the IBM Big Data & Analytics platform to capture all of the information about a patient to get a…
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Big Data & Analytics for Healthcare

The Bugs in Our Homes

Insects live near us, with us and on us, innocuous roommates in our urban dwellings – a veritable natural history museum in our homes.
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The Bugs in Our Homes

Radiotherapy after mastectomy benefits women with breast cancer that has spread to just a few lymph nodes

Women whose breast cancer has spread to just a few lymph nodes under their arm are less likely to have their disease recur or to die from it if they have radiotherapy after mastectomy, according to new research to be presented at the European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-9) and published in...
Radiotherapy after mastectomy benefits women with breast cancer that has spread to just a few lymph nodes

How a Warm-Up Routine Can Save Your Knees

Changing how sports teams warm up before practices and games could substantially lower the risk that athletes get sidelined by a torn A.C.L.
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How a Warm-Up Routine Can Save Your Knees

WebMD Healthcare Reform in 2 Min

WebMD Health Corp. (Nasdaq: WBMD), the leading source of health information, today announced the launch of its Health Care Reform Center (webmd.com/myhealthc…
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WebMD Healthcare Reform in 2 Min

Simply Natural Foods, Llc Issues Allergy Alert For high Levels Of Milk Protein In Simply Lite Dark Chocolate Bars

Simply Natural Foods, LLC of Commack, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling its 85g (3oz) Simply Lite Dark Chocolate Bar, because FDA testing indicated that bars from certain lots contained high levels of milk protein, while the label of the product stated that it may contain traces of milk. People who...
Simply Natural Foods, Llc Issues Allergy Alert For high Levels Of Milk Protein In Simply Lite Dark Chocolate Bars

Study Questions Fat and Heart Disease Link

A team of international scientists found no evidence that eating saturated fat, the kind found in meat, butter and cheese, increased heart attacks and other cardiac events.
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Study Questions Fat and Heart Disease Link

College Basketball's Most Valuable Teams 2014: Louisville Cardinals On Top Again

The Louisville Cardinals have made two consecutive Final Fours, and a No. 4 seed this year means a third straight trip to the NCAA Tournament’s semi-final round may be in the cards. It would be a fitting outcome because this year also marks the third straight year that Louisville reigns...
College Basketball's Most Valuable Teams 2014: Louisville Cardinals On Top Again

WELCH: Let's work together in a bipartisan way to fix problems with healthcare reform

WELCH: Let's work together in a bipartisan way to fix problems with healthcare reform

Is The Healthcare.gov Problem Really A Contracting Problem?

A listener says the failure of the Affordable Care Act website reflects the “abominable state of government procurement, especially in IT services.” Liz Sido…

Is The Healthcare.gov Problem Really A Contracting Problem?

To Keep Teenagers Alert, Schools Let Them Sleep In

A movement to start high schools later has gained momentum, bolstered by a growing body of research on the adolescent body clock.
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To Keep Teenagers Alert, Schools Let Them Sleep In

Negative experiences of transgender patients in emergency department settings

A new study out of Western University (London, Canada) has found the majority of transgender patients have had a negative experience when it comes to receiving emergency department (ED) care. The findings, by first author Greta Bauer, PhD, is in press at the Annals of Emergency Medicine, the...
Negative experiences of transgender patients in emergency department settings

Ask Well: Laser Treatments for Nail Fungus

Do laser treatments for toenail fungus really work? More than 2,000 Ask Well readers want to know.
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Ask Well: Laser Treatments for Nail Fungus

Ancient Grains for Breakfast

I rarely look at the breakfast cereals on the shelves in the supermarket, as it’s easier and cheaper for me to put together my own combos, writes Martha Rose Shulman in this week’s Recipes for Health.
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Ancient Grains for Breakfast

Shire Pharmaceuticals Initiates Voluntary Nationwide Recall of One Batch, Packaged into Three Lots, of VPRIV® (velaglucerase alfa for injection)

Shire Pharmaceuticals announced today the initiation of a voluntary recall in the United States of one batch, packaged into three lots, of VPRIV due to the presence of visible particulate matter, identified as stainless steel and barium sulfate. The particulate matter was found in a small number...
Shire Pharmaceuticals Initiates Voluntary Nationwide Recall of One Batch, Packaged into Three Lots, of VPRIV® (velaglucerase alfa for injection)

Sebelius: Obama not aware of HealthCare.gov problems before October 1

During a CNN interview Tuesday night, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told Dr. Sanjay Gupta that President Obama had no warning of issu…
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Sebelius: Obama not aware of HealthCare.gov problems before October 1

Price Variation and Transparency

Recent changes to healthcare benefits, including the opportunity for consumers to exercise more choice in selecting providers and treatments, have the potential to help reduce costs. Truven Health Analytics has found that reducing price variation for the 108 million Americans with...
Price Variation and Transparency

Answering Your Healthcare Reform Questions

Healthcare in America is changing, and we know many of you have questions that need answering right away. That’s why Humana is trying to help both our member…
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Answering Your Healthcare Reform Questions

Fitbit Force Wireless activity-tracking wristband, model numbers FB402BK, FB402BKS, FB402SL and FB402SLS

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Fitbit Force Wireless activity-tracking wristband, model numbers FB402BK, FB402BKS, FB402SL and FB402SLS

What Running Can Do for the Heart

Becoming fit as a marathoner doesn’t seem to protect the heart to the extent one might expect, although it may have unexpected benefits for your spouse.
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What Running Can Do for the Heart

President Obama to address widespread HealthCare gov problems

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President Obama to address widespread HealthCare gov problems

Another SGR Patch Likely, Lawmaker Says

Lawmakers can’t agree on a way to plug the $ 122 billion hole in the budget that would be created by the elimination of the reimbursement cuts and "chances are not great" for a permanent fix by the March 31 deadline, says the co-chair of the GOP Doctors’...
Another SGR Patch Likely, Lawmaker Says

The Monitored Man

After six months of heavy use of activity-monitoring gadgets — sometimes wearing four at a time — the author reports back.
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The Monitored Man

Hospital Groups Strike Back at Hospital Rating Systems

The Association of American Medical Colleges has issued a list of 25 guidelines to help hospital officials evaluate rating systems that rank hospitals. Hospitals are urged to consider the validity of measures used, and transparency about methodology.
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Hospital Groups Strike Back at Hospital Rating Systems

Why High-Impact Exercise Is Good for Your Bones

For stronger bones, sprint. Jump off a box 15 inches or higher at your gym and jump back up. Hop in place.
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Why High-Impact Exercise Is Good for Your Bones

Health Care Reform 101 -- An Intro to Insurance

Learn the basics of what insurance is, and what it isn’t. Find out the meaning of terms like co-insurance and co-payment. For more information visit http://w…

Health Care Reform 101 -- An Intro to Insurance

Every Dog Has Its Data

Wearable devices to track biometric activity are increasingly popular with humans, so it’s not surprising that people are also putting them on their dogs.
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Every Dog Has Its Data

22 LinkedIn Secrets LinkedIn Won't Tell You

I have written several articles about LinkedIn, and they often generate the most comments. Here are the highlights of my LinkedIn advice from previous articles, along with additional tips and tricks, many of which remain unspoken by the people at LinkedIn. With this checklist in hand, you can...
22 LinkedIn Secrets LinkedIn Won't Tell You

Building a Meal Around Roasted Vegetables

The Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman offers new ways to roast vegetables.
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Building a Meal Around Roasted Vegetables

BA HEALTHCARE Domain Training - LIVE DEMO

More Info on HealthCare Domain visit, http://www.zarantech.com/course-list/ba/healthcare-domain More info on BA Training visit, http://www.zarantech.com/cour…
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BA HEALTHCARE Domain Training - LIVE DEMO

Health overhaul critics tread lightly on Medicaid

Sen. John Thune and Rep. Kristi Noem are two of the federal health overhaul’s most consistent critics. But the South Dakota Republicans take a more measured approach to a key provision of the law in their own state.
Modern Healthcare Breaking News

Health overhaul critics tread lightly on Medicaid

Think Like a Doctor: Sweating It Solved!

Readers solve the case of a 25-year-old man who can’t stop vomiting until he takes a hot shower.
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Think Like a Doctor: Sweating It Solved!

Reform Update: Bill to fix SGR would repeal or delay ACA's individual mandate

House Republicans have found another back-door way to attempt a dismantling of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Next week, the lower chamber is expected to vote on legislation that would permanently repeal Medicare’s physician payment…
Modern Healthcare Breaking News

Reform Update: Bill to fix SGR would repeal or delay ACA's individual mandate

Thomas Sowell - Obama's Health Care Reform

Thomas Sowell discusses the proposition that government can operate a health system more efficiently than the market. http://www.LibertyPen.com.

Thomas Sowell - Obama's Health Care Reform

Notes & My Short Talk from the #Lean Transformation Summit, #Lean14

It’s been fun attending the annual Lean Transformation Summit (produced by LEI). Today is Day 2. I took some notes from Day 1 and Tom Ehrenfeld has been “live blogging” it a bit on the LEI site. Tom also took and posted a picture of me in my spiffy “Lean Geek”...
Notes & My Short Talk from the #Lean Transformation Summit, #Lean14

Allergies Are Everywhere

People hoping to find an allergy-free haven may be out of luck. A new study has found that no region of the United States is allergy-free, but the kind of allergy people are likely to suffer from varies by region, race and socioeconomic status.
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Allergies Are Everywhere

Healthcare.gov problems stalling many Mainers

Dave Barron is paying more than 00 out of pocked to insure his family of four every month because he says he hasn’t been able to shop for coverage on hea…
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Healthcare.gov problems stalling many Mainers

Think Like a Doctor: Sweating It Out

Can you solve a medical mystery involving a 25-year-old man who becomes sweaty and nauseated and starts vomiting uncontrollably every few weeks?
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Think Like a Doctor: Sweating It Out

Air travel this spring will take off, airline industry predicts

Thanks to declining fuel prices, the nation’s airlines reported healthy profits in 2013 and can expect a record number of passengers on international flights this spring.
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Air travel this spring will take off, airline industry predicts

Myths About Antibiotics: Healthcare Triage #11

Antibiotics are one of the greatest medical innovations ever, responsible for saving something like a gazillion lives. But today, we’re worried about overusi…

Myths About Antibiotics: Healthcare Triage #11

Wyden backs effort to repeal doc-pay formula, offers no plan to pay for it

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), in his first speech as the new chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, said it’s important for Congress to pass legislation that would permanently repeal Medicare’s contentious physician payment formula, but did…
Modern Healthcare Breaking News

Wyden backs effort to repeal doc-pay formula, offers no plan to pay for it

5 Things You Should Know About Putin's Incursion Into Crimea

Since the closing ceremonies at the Sochi Olympics concluded, Vladimir Putin has done his best to make clear that he intends to make things as difficult as possible for Ukraine’s new interim government. First he ordered massive military exercises, involving some 150,000 troops, on Ukraine’s bor...
5 Things You Should Know About Putin's Incursion Into Crimea

Take Blood Pressure in Both Arms

A difference in blood pressure readings between each arm, a new study suggests, is an independent risk factor for heart disease.
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Take Blood Pressure in Both Arms

Health Care Reform: An Initial Checkup

View the full length event video at http://www.aei.org/event/100257.
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Health Care Reform: An Initial Checkup

The Perils of Toughing It Out

Untreated or inadequately treated pain is disabling and can hasten the death of an older adult by interfering with exercise, eating or socializing.
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The Perils of Toughing It Out

With up to 10 new designer drugs flooding streets every year, more education is needed to convey risks

In the span of a decade, Canada has gone from ecstasy importer to global supplier of the illegal party drug. At the same time, even newer designer highs – sometimes just a mouse-click away – are flooding the drug market faster than legislation can keep pace.It’s a worrying...
With up to 10 new designer drugs flooding streets every year, more education is needed to convey risks

The Pasta Is Gluten-Free

Martha Rose Shulman, the Recipes for Health columnist, offers creative ways to cook gluten-free pasta.
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The Pasta Is Gluten-Free

BMI Healthcare's Clinical Strategy | 2013 - 2016

BMI Healthcare Clinical Services Strategy for the period 2013 to 2016, is core to all professions within the multidisciplinary team that strive to provide th…

BMI Healthcare's Clinical Strategy | 2013 - 2016

Technology meets health care: Love it or hate it?

In an effort to simplify, expedite and make things more cost-effective, health care organizations are turning to technology to help out. As we are starting to crack the code on how to use technology while still being able to comply with HIPAA regulations of privacy and security, organizations...
Technology meets health care: Love it or hate it?