You Probably Thought the Public Option Was Dead
Trying to spur enrollment in a key new benefit of the 2010 health law, the Obama administration announced today it is slashing premiums for new high-risk insurance plans and no…
Increase in Mentally Ill Seniors Likely
Researchers at Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu found that mental illnesses will affect 20% of the U.S. population by 2030. Americans are living longer with dementia and psychiatric illnesses…
Health Care Buzz Today
Unicef Reveals Vaccine Prices. Unicef, one of the world’s largest vaccine buyers, is now publishing the prices it pays individual companies for immunizations. Public health officials hope the move will…
How to Track Cell Phone Radiation
There’s a cell phone radiation gauge that can be used on cell phones and it turns into an graph to show you how much radiation the phone is sending out. …
Brazilian Blowout Goes Beyond FDA to Capitol Hill
The big issue with the hair straightening product is the formaldehyde exposure to the salon workers and patrons too I guess for that matter. According to Fox News six other…
The Role of Conflicted Science in the Cell Phone-Cancer Link
Dr. Dr. Len over at the American Cancer Society is raising legitimate questions about the early release of findings by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer…
Health Insurance HMO Prices in New York City Non-Affordable for Many
The number of HMOs serving New York City has also dropped from 13 in 2004 to seven today. I’m guessing that the bankers on Wall Street aren’t paying this as…
Are Doctors Shifting to the Left?
Yesterday’s New York Times (As Physicians’ Jobs Change, So Do Their Politics) highlights the political shift underway within the physician community. While doctors used to be mainly male small businessmen,…
Technology Solutions for Seniors Still Need Work
In 2011, the first wave of the baby boomers will turn 65, and by 2030, there will be >70 million elderly Americans, more than double the number in 2000. It…
What Mitt Should Say
This is a speech Mitt Romney should have given last year. It may even work this year. If he waits until next year, I’m afraid it will be too late.…
