“President Bush made bold health policy proposals in his State of the Union message. First, he would level the playing field between individual and employer purchase of health insurance. Second, he would eliminate provisions in the tax law that reward waste and penalize economy in the purchase of health insurance. Third, he would allow the […]
“You may be wondering how President Bush’s health insurance plan would affect you, the taxpayer. The answer depends on whether you have medical coverage, where you get it, and how much it costs. My family, for example, gets health insurance through my wife’s employer, and it costs … actually, I have no idea what it […]
“These days it sometimes seems like a foregone conclusion that we’re going to have socialized healthcare in this country. This is quite a tragedy to contemplate. America, for all its militarism and prisons, has had one sector where there has remained more room for freedom and less for bureaucratic power than can be seen in […]
“The beginning of this year marked the introduction of the new amended medicine pricing regulations, which have been a bone of contention for a number of years. The initial regulations were proposed in 2004 and were immediately challenged by the retail pharmacies. The matter was heard in the Cape High Court, Supreme Court of Appeal […]
“‘The time has come,’ pronounced Barack Obama in a speech last week, ‘for universal health care in America.’ Words to warm the heart of any liberal. True, as some observers complained, the speech was incredibly vague and wound up not even gesturing in the direction of an actual plan. But who could disagree with the […]
“Grape juice seems to have the same protective effect against heart disease as red wine, French scientists said on Wednesday. Researchers at the Universite Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg were examining the effect on the heart of Concord grape juice. ‘Grape juice can have a similar effect (against heart disease) as red wine but without the […]
“All self-respecting painkillers these days offer ‘fast-acting relief,’ a promise we accept to mean anywhere from 15 minutes to more than an hour. For Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc., which is developing drugs for migraine, pain, panic and agitation, ‘fast’ has to mean ‘within seconds.’ The Palo Alto, California-based company is developing drugs that can be ’smoked,’ […]
“At 2 months old, Tula Basta has already had four checkups. But she has never ventured her tiny foot in a doctor’s office or a hospital. The home-birthed Burlingame baby squirmed a little but was otherwise calm as Dr. Yan Chin, a pediatrician with On Call Medical Group Inc., weighed, measured and examined her Friday, […]
“Dana-Farber Cancer Institute will announce the largest hospital fund-raising campaign in New England history today, hoping to raise $1 billion to turn the rapidly growing scientific understanding of cancer into better treatments for cancer patients. The money will also create a more patient-friendly medical center, including a 13-floor tower that will greatly expand the number […]
“The BBC television series Panorama accused pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline this week of covering test results that link the antidepressant, Paxil, with increased suicidal tendencies in teens. Paxil, Seroxat or Paroxetine, as the drug is generically known, is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), and has been available on the U.S. market since 1992. Paxil was […]
