According to a meta-analysis published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings¸ but virtually ignored in the mainstream press, use of oral contraceptives increases risk of premenopausal breast cancer, writes Dennis Byrne (Chicago Tribune 12/3/07). The greatest […]
The second Ron Paul “money bomb” exceeded even the first, raising $6.04 million in 24 hours, beating John Kerry’s previous one-day internet fund-raising record. The event on December 17 honored the 234th anniversary of the […]
The entire Texas Medical Board (TMB) and its officials have been named in a lawsuit filed by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). The complaint, filed this week in District Court in Texarkana, […]
In what has become an annual ritual, Medicare announces a cut in physicians’ fees, and physicians threaten that patients will lose access to care. And this time they really mean it. An average 10.1% fee […]
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Volume 63, No. 12 December 2007 UNIVERSAL COVERAGE While many are preoccupied with fighting the Single-Payer bogeyman which is not too likely at the present time in the United States the real threat is unopposed, […]
Volume 63, No. 11 November 2007 HILLARYCARE, TAKE TWO Proudly referring to her scars from 1993, Hillary Clinton has put forth her reform proposal, and has clearly learned from her mistakes, writes Laura Meckler (Wall […]
Volume 63, No. 7 July 2007 IS MEDICINE RIPE FOR THE TAKING? A luscious prize it certainly is. Control of even a small portion of $2 trillion is extremely lucrative. Imaging alone cost $100 billion […]
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Volume 63, No. 6 June 2007 IS CONSUMER-DIRECTED CARE SAFE? Consumer-directed insurance products are beginning take off. The percentage of employers offering high-deductible health plans increased by 75% between 2005 and 2006, and membership in […]
