Category Archives: health

Now That’s a Public Option

Finally. MoveOn.org makes the public option sexy. Politicians sure aren't good at branding.
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Corporate Parasites Are Bleeding Us to Death

Robert Creamer is a Political organizer, strategist. and author. His recent article for the Huffington Post, Time to Just Say No to Giant Corporate "Parasites" -- and Recognize Them for What They Are, is a brilliant commentary on the state of business and government relationships in the modern age. He gives several examples of huge bureaucratic [...]
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Barney Frank Talks About Compromising with Republicans

Having more intelligent politicians that speak their mind and say it like it is would be a good thing. There's too much fakery and masks in politics and you can't help but watch Barney Frank and think two things: he's smart, he's honest about his opinion.
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Reducing Medical Costs

George D. Lundberg, MD had an article published on Medscape last month -- Seven Ways to Reduce Unnecessary Medical Costs -- Right Now! Dr. Lundberg makes excellent tactical suggestions and gives specific examples of costly procedures and practices, and how they should be handled differently. However, Dr. Lundberg focuses this article on the power of the doctor/patient [...]
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Why We Need Health Reform | 1

I can't believe how the public is dragging their feet on the supporting healthcare issue. Oh, but that's right. Their placated by the drugs so many of them are taking for their myriad of health conditions. Wake up people! In a civilized society provide universal healthcare should not be so difficult. Here's an idea: I'll start a [...]
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Bill Maher | New Rule: Not Everything in America Has to Make a Profit

When healthcare companies and practitioners put profit ahead of people's well-being, what results is exploitation. It's fine if healthcare if for profit. But, then the profits should be fed back into the system for rewarding practitioners, funding studies, and improving care. In a recent article in the Huffington Post, Bill Maher talks about how rehabilitating prisoners is [...]
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Myths About Diabetes

It's important for the public to learn more about diabetes. Diabetes is a huge epidemic. There are many social, behavioural, and economic forces contributing to its rising numbers. What disturbs me most is when I hear people with diabetes say they didn't realize that there could be complications associated with the disease. While diabetes can be [...]
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