As usual, John Kerry has a pretty fair grasp on a problem, but the wrong solution. In an op-ed piece in Monday’s Boston Globe, the junior Senator from Massachusetts exhorts his readers that it’s time for “Getting moving on healthcare.”
He correctly identifies the trend by big business, led by the likes of Wal-Mart and […]
“Medicaid is a joint federal-state health care program, primarily for the poor. At the federal level, Medicaid is an entitlement, implying that each enrollee has a right to benefits, regardless of the state in which he or she resides. However, federal funds are not distributed equally. Each state budgets its own Medicaid spending, but […]
“‘For far too long, the [health care] news has been dominated by myths and misconceptions, and truth has been buried,’ Gregory Dattilo and Dave Racer write in their new book, Your Health Matters: What You Need to Know about U.S. Health Care. The system, they note, is made up of a patchwork of public and […]
“In the United States people who need medications to treat illness are dependent on the mercy of Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It serves as a gatekeeper to drug services, deciding which medications will and will not be available to consumers. The FDA demands that developers and manufacturers of drugs furnish data on a drug’s […]
“‘If it were cast in a Hollywood movie today, high-fructose corn syrup might well be starring as a suspect set free for lack of evidence,’ writes Jack Cox in this morning’s Denver Post. Indeed, the evidence points to high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS for short) playing no unique role in promoting obesity. Even noted nutrition nanny […]
“Should the government intervene to save the life of a 16-year-old boy, even if it means forcing him into medical care against his and his parents’ wishes? This is the question at stake in the case of Starchild Abraham Cherrix, a teenage boy who has Hodgkin’s disease, a cancer of the lymph nodes that is […]
“If it were cast in a Hollywood movie today, high-fructose corn syrup might well be starring as a suspect set free for lack of evidence. Its public image as a prime culprit in the rise of obesity is getting a break, thanks to research indicating that it may be no more culpable than other caloric […]
“How many M&Ms are enough? It depends on how big the candy scoop is. At least that’s a key factor, says a study that offers new evidence that people take cues from their surroundings in deciding how much to eat. It explains why, for example, people who used to be satisfied by a 12-ounce can […]
“The government revived efforts Monday to widen access to the morning-after pill, but only to women 18 and older, issuing a surprise announcement that it was reconsidering over-the-counter sale of the emergency contraceptive almost a year after it was thought doomed. The Food and Drug Administration notified manufacturer Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. early Monday that it […]
“That ice-cold watermelon may be refreshing, but it can be less nutritious than watermelon served at room temperature, US Department of Agriculture scientists reported last week. Watermelons stored at room temperature deliver more nutrients than refrigerated or freshly picked melons, they reported in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Penelope Perkins-Veazie and Julie Collins […]
