“The State Children’s Health Insurance Program sounds like the epitome of good government: Who could be against health care for children? The answer is anyone who worries about one more middle-class taxpayer entitlement and a further slide to a government takeover of health care. Yet Schip is sailing toward a major expansion with almost no […]
“Even before the state began mandating on July 1 that virtually all residents have health insurance, patients were having trouble getting to see primary care physicians. That problem will likely worsen now that thousands of newly insured residents will be seeking regular care, not just emergency room attention for their ills and injuries. Public and […]
“Gaining extra weight has many adverse health consequences — increased risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis, and a shortened lifespan. One of the first interventions suggested is exercise, and walking, even at a very slow pace, is always recommended. Do the feet of overweight individuals prevent them from engaging in this simple exercise? […]
“Only five states and the District of Columbia require that pharmaceutical companies report gifts they make to doctors, and even in these jurisdictions the laws are so poorly enforced that the details of these transactions remain a de facto secret, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers examined […]
“The wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is facing criticism from some cancer patients and survivors for saying in a magazine interview that, rather than continue living with multiple sclerosis, she once wished she could ‘just have cancer and die.’ Ann Romney, who was diagnosed with the degenerative nerve disease in 1998, said in […]
“Drinking alcohol even in moderation — a large glass of wine or a pint of beer a day — can increase the risk of developing bowel cancer by 10 per cent, a Europe-wide study has found. And drinking to two pints a day or around two large glasses of wine increases the risk by up […]
“Comparing his healthcare plan to barn-raising, Gov. Phil Bredesen told attendees at the Democratic Leadership Council meeting in Nashville today that party leaders needed to forge a new path. ‘We must stop playing off the failures of the other guys,’ said Bredesen, who delivered the keynote address at the two-day convention. More than 300 elected […]
“The widely used diabetes drug Avandia should be pulled from the market because of heart risks, a federal scientist said Monday. Those risks, combined with no unique short-term benefits in helping diabetics control blood-sugar levels, fail to justify keeping Avandia on the market, according to a copy of a slide presentation by Food and Drug […]
“After a student gunman killed four of his classmates and his German teacher and then left, Derek O’Dell had to wedge one of his sneakers under the classroom door to keep the attacker from returning to kill even more. There was no lock on the door to protect Derek and his wounded classmates against Seung-Hui […]
“Students with certain disabilities who were enrolled in a public school last year and want another option may be able to transfer to a private school, paid for with state funds. The Georgia Special Needs Scholarships Act was signed into law in May. It allows a child with disabilities - from visual problems to autism […]
