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Flu Inc.: The big vaccine business
Post Date: 2009-12-30 07:16:27 by Jethro Tull
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Flu Inc.: The big vaccine business A health care worker fills a syringe with H1N1 flu vaccine on the opening day of public clinics in Winnipeg, Oct. 26 John Woods/The Canadian Press Making flu vaccines used to be a money-losing business. But that all changed with a flu pandemic on the other side of the world Paul Waldie and Grant Robertson Globe and Mail Update Published on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009 8:15PM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009 6:21AM EST It was not the talk Dr. Michael Ossi planned to give when he was summoned to Washington in the fall of 2003 to brief health officials on Capitol Hill. Dr. Ossi, an infectious disease expert with British pharmaceutical giant ...
Health Care Reform Bill Impacts - Employer Fines and Employee Subsidies - Big Business to Small Business
Post Date: 2009-12-28 06:24:12 by Kamala
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Health Care Reform Bill Impacts - Employer Fines and Employee Subsidies - Big Business to Small Business written by Andy on Thursday The WSJ had a very poignant graphic showing how employers and workers could be affected under the recently approved Senate health care bill which requires all citizens and legal residents to purchase a health insurance policy Companies would face fines as high as $750 per worker if even one employee seeks federal help to buy a policy. Yet paying the fine could be more cost effective for companies and their low income workers, than subsidizing employee health insurance. Federal subsidies will be available to people purchasing medical coverage through ...
“Top Ten Reasons to Kill the Senate Health Care Bill”
Post Date: 2009-12-28 06:17:41 by Kamala
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Sunday, December 27, 2009 “Top Ten Reasons to Kill the Senate Health Care Bill” I got pushback on a post I put up yesterday critical of the health care reform bill from readers who pointed to the fact that folks like Paul Krugman and Al Franken were supporting it meant it must be at least OK. Well, it isn’t, and don’t delude yourself into thinking that. Why did health insurance stocks rise to all time highs when the bill was passed? This tidbit comes from reader Chuck S, and refers to the Senate version (the House version is pretty much certain to be made to conform to the Senate bill). Top 10 Reasons to Kill Senate Health Care Bill 1. Forces you to pay up to 8% of ...
Doughtnut hole in Medicare coverage
Post Date: 2009-12-27 17:30:05 by scrapper2
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Six years after Congress added prescription drug benefits to Medicare, House and Senate Democrats are poised to make a central change that they and most older Americans have wanted all along: getting rid of a quirk that forces millions of elderly patients with expecially high expenses for medicine to pay for much of it on their own. The closing of an unusual gap in Medicare drug coverage -- a gap that Republicans had, when they controlled Capitol Hill and the White House, insisted was needed for the government to afford the program -- would "forever end this indefensible injustice for American's seniors," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said in announcing that the ...
Souped up vitamin E extract kills cancer
Post Date: 2009-12-27 07:06:49 by Tatarewicz
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Vitamin E extract, when customized to target tumours and injected, has been hailed as a powerful new treatment for cancer by British scientists but they add that further research is required. Strathclyde University scientists found that the tocotrienol extract when encapsulated in microscopic fat bubbles and coated with the iron-containing transferrin protein, headed straight for a skin cancer tumour, causing it to shrivel within 24 hours and almost disappear within ten days. Previous studies have shown high does of vitamin supplements can actually increase the risk of certain types of cancer. Click for Full Text!
Tomato seed gel - secret to healthy life
Post Date: 2009-12-27 05:54:56 by Tatarewicz
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A natural gel found around tomato seeds has been identified by British scientists as a key component to a long and healthy life. The gel prevents blood from becoming sticky and clotting so it has been promoted as a natural, milder alternative to aspirin. Patented as Fruitflow, it's already being used in one fruit juice product. Click for Full Text!
Behind the push for pasteurization
Post Date: 2009-12-25 13:26:29 by Original_Intent
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Behind the push for pasteurization If you love your milk so fresh you can still hear the moo, watch out: Big Dairy is coming after you – again. Two lobbying groups backed by untold piles of dirty dairy dollars are urging lawmakers to put raw milk out to pasture, calling it a "significant food safety hazard." But as long as we're talking farm, let's call that what it really is: hogwash (yeah, another farm word came to mind first... but I try to keep this family-friendly). The International Dairy Foods Association and the National Milk Producers Federation want all unpasteurized products to follow the same standards as other milk products – in other words, ...
Senate OKs health care measure, reaching milestone
Post Date: 2009-12-24 08:06:05 by TommyTheMadArtist
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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill Thursday that could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country's history. The 60-39 vote on a cold Christmas Eve morning capped months of arduous negotiations and 24 days of floor debate. It also followed a succession of failures by past congresses to get to this point. Vice President Joe Biden presided as 58 Democrats and two independents voted "yes." Republicans unanimously voted "no." The tally far exceeded the simple majority required for passage. The Senate's bill must still be merged with legislation passed ...
Tanning Tax Slipped into Health Bill
Post Date: 2009-12-22 15:23:34 by F.A. Hayek Fan
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Tanning salon operators are seeing red over a last-minute tax on their business in the health care reform bill. It's a ten percent tax on tanning bed salons paid for by consumers. The so-called " tanning bed tax" was added to the bill by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada. The tanning industry has been under increasing scrutiny from the Food And Drug Administration over the dangers of ultraviolet rays in tanning beds. "This is a small tanning industry lobby and its Vitamin D, sunshinevitamin.org , tanningtruths.com and I bet they didn't have a chance to respond to this," believes Sharon Smith, owner of Tanner's Cove. The tanning tax replaced a ...
The Health-Care Backlash
Post Date: 2009-12-22 01:43:02 by beyond the sea
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Here are some thoughts on where things stand in the aftermath of the certain passage of the Senate health-care bill. 1. Few Democrats understand the depth and intensity of opposition that exists toward them and their agenda, especially regarding health care. Passage of this bill will only heighten the depth and intensity of the opposition. We’re seeing a political tsunami in the making, and passage of health-care legislation would only add to its size and force. 2. This health-care bill may well be historic, but not in the way the president thinks. I’m not sure we’ve ever seen anything quite like it: passage of a mammoth piece of legislation, hugely expensive and ...
Irishman seeks justice for his gang-raped teenage daughter
Post Date: 2009-12-21 18:57:11 by Prefrontal Vortex
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Irishman seeks justice for his gang-raped teenage daughter AMERICA: The rapists were only put on probation, with the judge saying the crime was ‘waiting to happen’, writes LARA MARLOWE A YEAR after the crime, Séamus T’s voice still quivers when he recalls how he found his daughter Erin, then 15, lying on the roadside on the night of January 3rd, 2009. “Daddy, Daddy, get them off me,” she kept moaning. The girl was semi-conscious, and was soaking wet because her assailants had put her under a shower to wash vomit and menstrual blood off her after they gang-raped her. Séamus T, an Irishman who left Dublin 25 years ago, continues his job as an ...
General Electric uses libel law to gag doctor
Post Date: 2009-12-20 09:24:07 by DeaconBenjamin
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General Electric, one of the world’s biggest corporations, is using the London libel courts to gag a senior radiologist after he raised the alarm over the potentially fatal risks of one of its drugs. The multinational is suing Henrik Thomsen, a Danish academic, after he described his experiences of one of the company’s drugs as a medical “nightmare”. He said some kidney patients at his hospital contracted a potentially deadly condition after being administered the drug Omniscan. GE Healthcare, a British subsidiary of General Electric, has run up more than £380,000 in legal costs pursuing Thomsen. “I believe the lawsuit is an attempt to silence me,” he ...
1 in 110 children have autism, CDC reports
Post Date: 2009-12-19 06:39:39 by noone222
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Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.) WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Nearly 1 percent of the nation's 8-year-olds have an autism disorder, federal health leaders announced Friday. This sobering statistic, which represents an increase over previous estimates, underscores the need to consider autism "an urgent public health concern," concludes the study by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The increase is partially a result of greater awareness and improved diagnosis, said Catherine Rice, a behavioral health scientist with the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. But other factors may contribute as well. "At this point, ...
Blacks Have Less 'Bad Fat' Than Whites
Post Date: 2009-12-18 16:20:32 by Prefrontal Vortex
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Blacks Have Less 'Bad Fat' Than Whites It's a puzzle, because less visceral fat should mean less obesity-linked disease, experts say By Jennifer Thomas HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Dec. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Blacks tend to carry around less of a particularly unhealthy type of abdominal fat than whites, even though they suffer more from obesity-linked illness, researchers report. The new finding suggests that body-mass index (BMI) guidelines may need to be tailored to specific racial groups to better reflect risk, experts say. "The study clearly shows we have these racial differences in body fat, not just in the type of body fat but where the fat is stored, and these are ...
Kill The Health Care Bill! Start Over! Howard Dean(???????????????????)
Post Date: 2009-12-17 11:10:13 by Itistoolate
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Sen. Tom Coburn proves he's America's biggest asshole (LOL A Libtard's Head Explodes)
Post Date: 2009-12-16 15:25:34 by rotgut
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Sen. Tom Coburn---a MEDICAL DOCTOR, of all things, held up the health care package, today, with a filibuster, by having the minutes of the meetings read, word for word. I wrote Mr. Coburn a letter, telling him point-blank what I think of scumbags like him. Anyone, and I mean, anyone, who would prevent nearly 50 million children, low income families, the elderly, the unemployed and the disabled, from getting doctor, dental and eye care, which many desperately need---care everyone with health care insurance in America, takes totally for granted...any human being, whom denies another human being, basic medical care--for ANY reason, is ignorant S-C-U-M. In America, parents with a child with ...
AlterG M300 Anti-Gravity Treadmill: train or rehabilitate weightlessly
Post Date: 2009-12-15 19:51:24 by James Deffenbach
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There are two things that are immediately appealing about the AlterG M300 treadmill. The first is being able to maintain fitness levels whilst nursing an injury, and the second is that you’ll feel as light as a feather whilst working out. The M300 allows people to run or walk at a reduced body weight of up to 80 percent, while the differential air pressure technology assists by applying a comfortable lifting force to the body. By reducing the body weight, there is less impact on the muscles and joints, and people are able to move more naturally and without pain. To use the AlterG, you simply step onto the treadmill and raise the enclosure to waist level to allow an air chamber to ...
Is Horse Estrogen For Women A Good Idea?
Post Date: 2009-12-15 19:37:36 by Horse
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Even though female readership on this blog is only eight percent, on behalf of that eight percent, inquiring minds find themselves pondering a rather unusual question: Is Horse Estrogen For Women A Good Idea? What brings this question to light of day is the marketing efforts of Wyeth (now owned by Pfizer via a merger this year), to promote hormonal treatments Prempro, a combination of aptly named Premarin, an estrogen drug produced from the urine of pregnant mares, and an additional hormone, progestin. As one might suspect simply from the sound of it, various complications, problems, and lawsuits have arisen. With that introduction, please consider the New York Times article Menopause, ...
Kids' Swine flu shots recalled; not strong enough
Post Date: 2009-12-15 13:54:09 by Rotara
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AP Medical Writer Mike Stobbe, Ap Medical Writer – 1 hr 29 mins ago ATLANTA – Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday. The recall is for about 800,000 pre-filled syringes intended for young children, ages 6 months to nearly 3 years. The shots, made by Sanofi Pasteur, were distributed across the country last month and most have already been used, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Doctors were notified of the voluntary recall on Tuesday. Dr. Anne Schuchat, a CDC flu expert, stressed that parents don't need to do ...
My Son's Encounter With Government-Regulated Healthcare and the Drug War. What Saved Him Was His Death.
Post Date: 2009-12-11 06:22:55 by Ada
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My adult son, Caleb North, suffered from an undiagnosed and fatal affliction. No physician knew what it was, so we did not know it was fatal until the day the police discovered him dead in his apartment. He was still on his feet. How was this possible? Because he had fallen face-down in the kitchen sink. He had walked over to the sink. A seizure killed him, as far as we know. He had no warning. I have described his symptoms in his obituary. They began with tingling in his heels. Over the next four years, the tinglings turned into spasms. The limited zone of afflicion kept going higher as the months went on until the spasms entered his skull. His eyes would flutter -- not his eyelids: his ...
What will this map look like a year from now?
Post Date: 2009-12-11 00:29:19 by Itistoolate
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Arresting pregnant women is bad for babies: Kentucky Case Progresses and Advocates Speak Out
Post Date: 2009-12-09 13:54:03 by Pepper
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Arresting pregnant women is bad for babies: Kentucky Case Progresses and Advocates Speak Out Reader diary posted by Lynn1, National Advocates for Pregnant Women December 9, 2009 - 12:45pm Tomorrow, December 10, 2009 the Kentucky Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case involving the prosecution of a pregnant, drug-using woman. It is an important opportunity to understand the broader issues at stake in cases that seem narrowly focused on the very small percentage of pregnant women who use illegal drugs. Oral argument is scheduled for 10 AM and you will be able to watch a live stream of the arguments by clicking this link. In this case, the state arrested a new mother who, ...
They’re drinking what?
Post Date: 2009-12-08 06:53:30 by wudidiz
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They’re drinking what? Kids seeking a quick high are downing hand sanitizer by Alexandra Shimo on Monday, October 26, 2009 The best way to drink hand sanitizer is straight, like whisky, and down it “like a shot,” explains Tyler, a Grade 10 student who lives in Toronto. Undiluted, the alcohol-based liquid tastes a little like “vodka and bug spray,” he adds. The alarming comment from the 15-year-old mirrors a growing number of news reports about teenagers and children drinking the antiseptic hand-cleaning products. Most hand sanitizers have an alcoholic content between 60 and 90 per cent, which means that even small amounts have led to a number of cases of alcohol ...
6 Adorable Cat Behaviors With Shockingly Evil Explanations
Post Date: 2009-12-08 06:44:40 by wudidiz
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6 Adorable Cat Behaviors With Shockingly Evil Explanations By Matthew Hayden Dec 07, 2009 There seem to be two kinds of people in the world: those who don't understand cats, and those who think cats are kind of douchebags. Unfortunately for cat lovers, science has kind of come down on the side of that second group. Research has revealed that a lot of the quirky and even cute things your kitty does are actually signs that your cat is kind of a dick. #6.Meowing to Imitate a Baby Human Cats have many different ways of communicating, but the meow is every cat's go-to vocalization when it wants to tell us something; be it, "I'm hungry," "pay attention to me" ...
Ethnic pride key to black teen mental health
Post Date: 2009-12-07 17:41:57 by Prefrontal Vortex
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Ethnic pride key to black teen mental health December 1, 2009 Ethnic pride may be as important as self-esteem to the mental health of young African-American adolescents, according to a new study in the Nov/Dec issue of the journal Child Development. The empirical study is one of the first to look at the effects of self-esteem and of racial identity and to separately explore their effects by gender. The study specifically measures racial identity in terms of ethnic pride. "Our findings indicate that -- regardless of self-esteem -- as feelings of ethnic pride go up, mental health tends to increase as well," said psychologist Jelani Mandara, associate professor at Northwestern ...
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