“It wasn’t exactly man-bites-dog news when word came this week that the number of Americans without health insurance has continued to climb. The number reached 46.6 million in 2005 — up from 45.3 million in 2004 — according to the Census Bureau. At the same time, the percentage of workers with employer-based coverage continues to […]
“Big Pharma is bankrupting the nation’s health care system by convincing prescribing doctors to over-medicate patients with expensive psychiatric drugs and then send the bills to government programs like Medicaid and Medicare. The peddling of the new generation of psychiatric drugs that include the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors antidepressants (SSRIs), and atypical antipsychotics that began […]
“A new insult to common sense came yesterday from the Sea Turtle Restoration Project (STRP), in the form of an alarmist report about trace levels of mercury in 20 pieces of tuna sushi sold in Chicago. Like the group’s earlier attempts to scare sushi lovers in Los Angeles and San Diego (click here for our […]
“Last year, the Legislature passed a law over a veto by Governor Mitt Romney to create a broad legal framework for embryonic stem cell research. The goal was to ensure that scientists at Harvard and other privately funded institutions could pursue experiments that would not be permitted under the restrictions that the Bush administration has […]
“More and more people in the Western world are turning to ancient techniques of Chinese medicine after conventional medical treatments fail them. However, several of these alternative treatments are still unfamiliar to Westerners. While practices like acupuncture and acupressure have become familiar to most Americans, one less-talked-about Chinese medicine therapy that can benefit people suffering […]
“Simple adherence to basic medical treatment guidelines would save thousands of lives and $1.35 billion a year in medical costs, according to a large analysis of data from 260 hospitals. The report tracked Medicare patients hospitalized for pneumonia, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, heart attack, hip and knee replacement and heart failure, and compared patient […]
“Despite exploding costs, most Americans got sizable life-extending bang for their medical bucks over recent decades, says one of the most sweeping studies ever of health-care value. That might come as a surprise to anyone who has ever shuddered over a medical bill, and the report itself raises doubts over how quickly costs have escalated. […]
“Mississippians are the most massive Americans, while Coloradans are leanest, a state-by-state obesity survey shows. Nearly 30 percent of Mississippi adult residents are obese. The state tops the new list from Trust for America’s Health, a nonprofit group lobbying to make disease prevention a national priority. But Mississippi isn’t alone. It’s among the 13 states […]
“Sandwiched between a swimming pool store and a spice shop on Lee Highway in Fairfax, VA., the Tepeyac Family Center looks like any other suburban doctor’s office. But it isn’t. The practice combines ‘the best of modern medicine with the healing presence of Jesus Christ,’ a brochure at the reception desk announces. An image of […]
“A recent survey found that 63 percent of the 15 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes are missing some valuable insight into their blood sugar levels by not testing those levels after meals. After-meal blood sugar testing can help diabetes patients see the impact of their food and portion choices on their blood sugar levels. With […]
