I support the position on health care laid out in the Just Thinking column “I repeat, mend the health care system” that appeared in the Oct. 27 issue.
This supposedly civilized country should be ashamed of itself for not adopting a health care program that encompasses the entire legal population (citizens and legal resident aliens) in a standardized way.
Health care is a right, not an option. I grew up in Europe and experienced the health care Read the rest of this entry »
What do my wife and I do on New Year’s Eve? Think up e-mails on the need for universal health coverage to send to Tom Daschle and the Obama Administration. Here’s a message I just submitted
. Mr. Daschle, pay attention!
A friend of ours told us about the hard times her sister and brother-in-law have hit. She is recovering from breast cancer and still undergoing some treatments. Her husband just received a heart transplant Christmas Eve. He has Read the rest of this entry »
Smoking bans in public buildings, workplaces, even at some outdoor venues are now commonplace. And becoming more common is the practice of barring smokers from employment. But this approach is unfair and may have unintended consequences that do more harm than good, say researchers in an essay published today in the journal
.
Policies prohibiting the hiring of smokers have become much more popular in the past year, a co-author of the report, Dr. Read the rest of this entry »
With our economy in crisis, President Barack Obama newly sworn in and health reform hearings under way this week in the Legislature, only one thing is certain about U.S. health care: We cannot afford the status quo.
The silver lining in this crisis is that it offers us the opportunity to build a high-quality, sustainable health system — one founded on the premise that every person should be able to get the health care they need, rather than viewing Read the rest of this entry »
Editorial: Shining example for use of tobacco money? Right here
Monday, November 24, 2008
It’s obscene. Of the $61.5 billion paid by Big Tobacco in a 1998 class-action lawsuit, only one-third has gone to health care and only 4 percent to anti-smoking efforts.
An Associated Press analysis finds money going to such things as a museum in Alaska, a Niagara, N.Y., golf course and a dog catcher in Lincoln, Neb.
It’s a black eye Read the rest of this entry »
Over the past 40 years I have cared for and cared about thousands of patients. It has been a privilege.
I make a point of listening actively and interactively with my patients. I fervently believe that their medical decision-making should be as informed as possible. I want their decisions to be driven exclusively for their benefit. I have always run interference for my patients in order to serve this ethic, a commitment that calls for an ever more Read the rest of this entry »
VARANASI: The department of
endocrinology and metabolism, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu
University, organised a continuing medical education (CME) programme on common
endocrine disorders at Prof KN Udupoa auditorium on
Sunday.
Addressing the CME, the speakers informed that one could be
free from diabetes by leading a stress-free life along with regular exercise and
maintaining a balanced diet. They discussed common endocrine Read the rest of this entry »
Washington (SmartAboutHealth) – The Bush administration has passed a new form of protection from health care workers in the form of the “right of conscience” rule.
Under this new rule, health care workers with a “reasonable” connection to procedures such as abortions, birth control pills, etc. have the right to say that they do not want to take part in them.
This protects health care workers from having to take part in Read the rest of this entry »
Start a new fitness routine with the right moves, motivation
M any of you have resolved to start a new fitness program
and perhaps have joined a gym. Start strong and do it right.
You’ll get better results and be less likely to suffer
an injury. Squat: Start by standing with your feet between
hip and shoulder width apart. Hold a set of hand-weights at
your side. Set your posture by contracting your abdominals,
pressing your chest out and up and Read the rest of this entry »
Healthnotes Newswire (December 11, 2008)—If you’re trying to decide which diet to choose after the holidays, here’s some food for thought: following the new Healthy Eating Pyramid could be your best bet for heart health and diabetes prevention.
The key to any successful diet plan is to lose the weight and keep it off. A new study in the
compared three diets to see which was best for preventing weight regain after dieting, and Read the rest of this entry »