WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Health spending will hit $2.5 trillion this year, devouring 17.6 percent of the economy, as the White House and Congress consider major changes to the healthcare system, U.S. government economists said on Tuesday.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, known as CMS, forecast that the share of the economy devoted to health spending will jump a full percentage point from 2008. That would mark the biggest one-year increase Read the rest of this entry »
Don’t get excited. John McCain didn’t respond directly to the
on economic and reproductive justice Carole Joffe and I first put to him on Labor Day and have been asking him ever since.
But
he’s shocked even us since then with his over the top contempt for
women. During his third debate with Barack Obama, when Obama expressed
concern over the Supreme Court’s upholding a federal abortion ban
because it didn’t contain an exception for women’s Read the rest of this entry »
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December 16, 2008 07:26 EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina regulators are investigating nurses at a state mental hospital where a patient died after being ignored for nearly a day.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Tuesday that the state Board of Nursing was investigating at least four nurses at Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro. Patient Steven H. Sabock died in April after he was left in a chair without food, water or proper medical attention. Read the rest of this entry »
With Americans spending an ever increasing amount on medical costs, it’s more important than ever to have
that fits your health care needs. So when you start shopping for a plan, don’t just look for one with the lowest premiums. Consider the services that are most important to you.
, of course, is from your employer. Group plans are typically cheaper, and your employer will probably cover much of the cost.
There are three main Read the rest of this entry »
Seuferer’s claim is one of many thousands of suspended cases across the country that hang on the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in a pivotal case to be argued Monday. The question before the high court is whether patients such as Seuferer should be able to sue when they believe drugmakers failed to warn them adequately about the risks of medicines.
“How else would an individual protect themselves?” is the way Seuferer, 64, sees it.
The pharmaceutical Read the rest of this entry »
- Zumba classes for ages 16 and older: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Cost $5 per class. First class is free.
– Arthritis and Fibromyalgia exercise: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from noon-1 p.m. Cost $1 per class.
– Deep water aerobics: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9-10 a.m. Cost is $3.50 per class.
– Shallow water aerobics: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. The class is $5 per class. Pay as you come. Read the rest of this entry »
GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) –
There’s a good story and a bad story coming out of Galveston today and both of them involve UTMB. It’s good news for Galveston, yet it is still bad for many on the island.
is opening its doors today. The hospital has been closed since Hurricane Ike hit the island more than two months ago. Since then, the hospital has only been able to treat minor injuries and deliver babies.
This morning, the hospital will start operating Read the rest of this entry »
They reviewed nine studies that examined the effectiveness of three popular cholinesterase inhibitors in managing Alzheimer’s patients’ behavioral and psychological symptoms, and found the drugs were effective at the same dosage used to improve cognitive impairment.
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About 90 percent of Alzheimer’s patients have behavioral and psychological symptoms. Cholinesterase inhibitors boost levels of a brain chemical called acetylcholine, which assists Read the rest of this entry »
Metro police have arrested a Bellevue man they said sold them illegal drugs he advertised on the Internet.
Jonathon Arley Bilbrey, 22, was taken into custody Friday after he sold marijuana and Ecstasy to undercover detectives over the past week, police say. Police say he sold $185 worth of marijuana in two transactions in the parking lot of The Mall at Green Hills, and five Ecstasy pills for $60 Friday in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart on Charlotte Read the rest of this entry »