PPACA a Victory for Conservatives?
In his latest Pulling it Together columnhttp://www.kff.org/pullingittogether/What-Conservatives-Won-In-Health-Reform.cfm, Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) CEO Drew Altman argues that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was a victory for Republican goals…
Man Bites Police Dog Then Sues
Did you get all of this? The suspect was being chased by a police dog and when the dog was in range, he bit the dog. In addition, the…
Staph Bacteria in US Meat
The statistics reported by TGEN in Arizona are a bit of an awakening. So what happens when we eat the meat, do we have bacteria living from within that the…
Worst Editorial of the Week Award
How could USA Today beat out Paul (if-you-disagree-with-me-you-must-be-evil) Krugman? I admit it was close. But consider: ‘RyanCare’ won’t work without Obama’s health care law. Really? Last time I looked there…
Shortage of Leukemia Drug Will Result in Deaths
There is no alternative treatment to be used for the drug. Oncologists across the country are concerned and some of the hospitals that are turning patients away or having scarce…
EMTALA: History Repeats Itself
Hard to believe it’s been 25 years. In the spring of 1986, I was still pondering my top two career choices: medicine and civil engineering, anxiously awaiting an eventual scholarship…
U.S. Tax Code Is One of World’s Most Progressive
Writing in The Washington Times, Cato Institute Senior Fellow Richard Rahn explains that the United States tax code is one of the most progressive in the world. Over the past…
Cartoon Characters Impact Kids’ Cereal Preferences
Based on their experience during countless schleps to the market, moms know that kids pick cereals whose boxes have cartoon characters on them. Previous research by Yale scientists explained the…
Boomers Reluctant to Curtail Lifestyle in Retirement
According to U.S. News Money, workers who haven’t saved enough to retire have three choices: work longer, save more, or reduce their standard of living in retirement. When workers were…
ThermoGenesis to Begin Sale of Novel Stem Cell Device in India
ThermoGenesis Corp said its device, used in processing stem cells from bone marrow, got Indian marketing approval, sending its shares up as much as 8 percent. A leading supplier of…
