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Sick From Fracking? Doctors, Patients Seek AnswersMysterious fumes wafting in from outside have repeatedly sickened several nurses at a rural Pennsylvania health clinic, forcing the clinic to temporarily relocate. Like many other people living near gas wells around the country, the clinic's staff wonders whether the industry in their backyard is making them sick.HEALTH CARE
Health Insurers Set To Pay $1.3 Billion In RebatesHealth insurers that haven't spent the required share of premiums on health care will be sending rebate checks to employers and consumers. All told, an estimated $1.3 billion is expected to be returned to customers this summer. |
Poll: Americans Support Compensation For Organ DonorsAbout 60 percent of Americans support health care credits as compensation for organ donors.Cost Of Cancer Pills Can Be Hard For Medicare Patients To SwallowHow some insurers pay for treatments means that pills can wind up costing a patient more than an IV.In Talent Hunt, Some Businesses Offer Health Benefits For Same-Sex CouplesThe president's support for same-sex marriage could spur employers to broaden health coverage.FDA Gets Advice To Approve First Pill To Cut HIV InfectionsA panel of experts said that Truvada could protect healthy people at high risk for HIV infection.Recalculating The Health Bill In McAllen, TexasIf Medicare's calculations are right, there may be a little bit of McAllen in a lot of places.House To Vote On GOP Bill Favoring Guns Over ButterThe Congressional Budget Office says the move would leave 1.8 million people without food stamps. |
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A Critic's Advice For Doctors In Search Of Industry Work
British guidelines for collaboration between the drug industry and doctors suggests that conflicts are problems of the past. But a frequent critic refutes that notion and calls on recent examples to raise a warning. - READ MOREHospital Food So Fresh, Even The Healthy Come To Dine
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Will the administration's health law survive the Supreme Court? A majority of bettors think not. Over at Intrade, a "prediction market" for current events, the betting gave chances of about 58 percent that the court will disallow the mandate. - READ MOREWhy Your Drug Copay Could Change
Insurers and employers are looking to stem the rising costs of expensive specialty drugs. One approach is to vary the copayment depending on the health value they calculate the drugs provide. - READ MORELong-Term-Care Insurance: Who Needs It?
As the nation's roughly 78 million baby boomers move into old age, the need for long-term care will soar. But when it comes to long-term-care insurance, relatively few sign up. The policies can be expensive and some big insurance companies have stopped offering them. - READ MOREEven A Small Slowdown In Obesity's Rise Would Save Big Money
Trimming the rise in obesity in the U.S. by just 1 percent over the next two decades would reduce health care costs by by $85 billion. The fight isn't likely to be cheap. But new researchers shows that even a small dent in obesity rates could pay off. - READ MORECDC Says Helmets Are No Match For Tornadoes, But They Might Not Hurt
Last year, tornadoes claimed the lives of more than 500 people in the U.S. Some safety advocates say protecting your head with a sturdy helmet could help reduce injuries and deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it's unaware of evidence in favor of helmets, but it acknowledges people may want to use them to protect themselves against head injuries. - READ MORECostly Heart Procedures Thrive In Some Places, Despite Cheaper Alternatives
In Michigan, areas with more cardiac catheterization labs — places where patients are diagnosed for heart problems — tended to have more interventions than those with fewer labs. - READ MOREAre Democrats Reaching On Latest 'War On Women' Claim?
When House Republicans sought to offset the cost of a federal student loan bill by cutting funding from a $15 billion preventive health fund, the proposal drew howls from Democrats. Was it a fair criticism? - READ MORE
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