“If ringing in the New Year feels like a gong banging in your head, chances are you drank too much alcohol celebrating New Year’s Eve, and you’re not alone. Scientists have studied few of the common treatments for hangovers found at your local drugstore. However, you can avoid headaches this holiday by learning the facts […]
“It was another year of fighting black boxes, sweet talking juries and burying incriminating clinical data for Big Pharma. But before its reputation is completely gone–How many pharmaceutical salesmen does it take to change a light bulb? It doesn’t need to be changed; it just needs a new name and formulation before the patent runs […]
“You’re dying of kidney failure, and your wife is dying of massive injuries sustained during a car crash. Just as she passes away, she tells you to take her kidneys after she is gone. She dies. Are the kidneys yours? Two weeks back, New York’s Court of Appeals said ‘no.’ The court was adjudicating the […]
A light menu for this holiday and start of 2007, but at least we are up and rolling again. Again, note that since only 5 stories at a time will fit here, we urge you to check the Archives for other recent News stories that fell off the page by being superseded by this and […]
“It’s been an extraordinary year for health care in Massachusetts, with the approval of landmark legislation that makes the state a pathfinder toward near-universal health insurance coverage for its residents. The law mandates that everyone obtain insurance, establishes a new authority to manage the insurance programs, and has already expanded coverage to thousands of people. […]
“Imagine the federal government making it illegal to buy or sell food. Imagine the law saying you could get a meal only if somebody donated it to you. If that happened, nobody would have a financial incentive to produce or distribute food. Do you think everyone would get enough to eat? Fortunately, Congress isn’t rushing […]
“If you struggled with the choice of a newfangled high-deductible health insurance option during open enrollment this fall, you can thank — or perhaps curse — conservative economist John C. Goodman for the experience. The 60-year-old founder of the Dallas-based National Center for Policy Analysis did not devise the idea of creating tax-favored medical savings […]
“Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ambitious goal of bringing universal health care to California without raising taxes has drawn much skepticism from health care experts and political observers. The first problem is the cost — estimated at $12 billion a year. Then, there’s the politics — already, powerful groups representing insurance companies, doctors, hospitals and labor unions […]
“From vowing to quit smoking to establishing a new exercise regimen, new year resolutions often have a health aspect to them. But beyond the popular resolutions to lose weight or eliminate bad habits, the new year can provide the perfect opportunity for Americans to take charge of their health and make sure they are getting […]
A giant ice shelf has snapped free from an island south of the North Pole, scientists said Thursday, citing climate change as a ‘major’ reason for the event. The Ayles Ice Shelf — all 41 square miles of it — broke clear 16 months ago from the coast of Ellesmere Island, about 500 miles south […]
