Friday, February 7, 2014

Understanding Healthcare Reform

Mark Carbillano step-by-step explains all facets of Healthcare Reform and the Affordable Care Act.
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Understanding Healthcare Reform

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Living With Cancer: An Artist’s View

The cancer paintings of the Canadian artist Robert Pope remind us that the disease, as well as the effort to treat it, can take a toll on the human spirit.
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Living With Cancer: An Artist’s View

The ultimate decoy: Scripps Research Institute scientists find protein that helps bacteria misdirect immune system

A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has discovered an unusual bacterial protein that attaches to virtually any antibody and prevents it from binding to its target. Protein M, as it is called, probably helps some bacteria evade the immune response and establish...
The ultimate decoy: Scripps Research Institute scientists find protein that helps bacteria misdirect immune system

Sugary Foods Increase Heart Risks

Eating sugary foods, researchers have found, increases the risk of dying from heart disease.
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Sugary Foods Increase Heart Risks

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Woman Faints While President Obama Gives Remarks About Healthcare Website Issues

The president pauses his remarks about the affordable care act to make sure woman is ok.

Woman Faints While President Obama Gives Remarks About Healthcare Website Issues

CBO report undermines GOP calls for repeal of risk corridor program

Republicans are aggressively attacking the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s risk corridors, a mechanism intended to soften the financial risk to insurers that sell plans in the first years of the exchanges. New projections by the…
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CBO report undermines GOP calls for repeal of risk corridor program

The Workout: Training to Bobsled

Olympic bobsledders have to be fast, lean and powerful. We talked to Army Capt. Chris Fogt, a member of Team USA’s four-man bobsled team about what it takes to achieve a bobsledder’s body.
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The Workout: Training to Bobsled

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Shivering as a Form of Exercise

This winter’s frigid temperatures could be having one desirable side effect. They may be revving up your metabolism.
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Shivering as a Form of Exercise

Reform Update: Study looks at Oregon Medicaid enrollee trends to help prep other states for new beneficiaries

A new study tracking treatment trends for new Medicaid enrollees in Oregon aims to prepare other states for the demands of adding millions of beneficiaries to their rolls under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Modern Healthcare Breaking News

Reform Update: Study looks at Oregon Medicaid enrollee trends to help prep other states for new beneficiaries

They’ll soon be talking about my generation, but I’m not there yet

I had had a long day yesterday, starting with a trip up the interstate to Columbia to meet with other medical chiefs from around the state of South Carolina to discuss the issues that affect the practice of psychiatry in the mental health system...
They’ll soon be talking about my generation, but I’m not there yet

Rep. Tim Murphy on Problems with Healthcare Navigators

Rep. Murphy talks to Melissa Francis of Fox Business to discuss the Energy & Commerce Committee review of the M spent by the Administration on “navigators…

Rep. Tim Murphy on Problems with Healthcare Navigators

Monday, February 3, 2014

Alive With a New, Old Liver

With a failing liver, Jonathan Nuñez underwent a rare transplant in which he kept part of his old organ, which eventually replaced the transplanted one. His success has his doctor wondering why the procedure isn’t done more often.
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Alive With a New, Old Liver

Children enjoy allowance hikes as economy improves

Children are enjoying hikes in their allowances as the fortunes of their parents brighten.
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Children enjoy allowance hikes as economy improves

Reaction Time May Predict Longevity

There are many well established risk factors for cardiovascular death, but researchers may have found one more: slower reaction time.
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Reaction Time May Predict Longevity

Sunday, February 2, 2014

As Peanut Allergies Rise, Trying to Determine a Cause

Peanut allergies afflict an increasing number of children, and recent studies are changing the convention wisdom about what causes them.
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As Peanut Allergies Rise, Trying to Determine a Cause

Obama HealthCare Obamacare Mandatory RFID Chip Implant

Obamacare RFID Chip Implant mandatory on 3-23-13. President Obama travels to Prince Georges Community College in suburban Washington, DC, to talk about how t…

Obama HealthCare Obamacare Mandatory RFID Chip Implant

Toyota here is the spot in the Super Bowl

Source: xgoweb.com – Sunday, February 02, 2014 Here’s Toyota ‘s turn , also ahead of the Super Bowl on February 2 , reveals the spot where we got a glimpse a few days ago with the teaser . The stars of the commercials are Terry Crews , who recently appeared in The Mercenaries and Scary Mov...
Toyota here is the spot in the Super Bowl

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Patient Safety Orgs Cut Ties With Denham

Patient safety advocate Charles Denham, MD, denies taking kickbacks from a product manufacturer, but the National Quality Forum and the Leapfrog Group are parting ways with him.
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Patient Safety Orgs Cut Ties With Denham

Michele's Corner: Solutions for Healthcare Reform

On August 16, 2012, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (MN-06) responds to a constituent who wanted to know her solutions for health care reform to replace Obama…
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Michele's Corner: Solutions for Healthcare Reform

Low Vitamin D Tied to a Pregnancy Risk

Low vitamin D levels were associated with an increased risk for severe preeclampsia, a serious and sometimes fatal disorder of pregnancy.
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Low Vitamin D Tied to a Pregnancy Risk