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9 Things in the Health Bill We Should Now Reconsider
Before a health-reform bill passes, voters need to take a close look at what is currently being pushed.
Medicare After Health Reform: Not Your Parents' Plan
Seniors, get ready for ever tighter controls on your access to medical screens and treatments.
Pressure Rises to Stop Antibiotics in Agriculture
The misuse of antibiotics has resulted in the mutation of diseases into drug resistant strains.
December 29, 2009
- Science
Cancer Death Rates Are Down, but Watch Out if Breast Cancer Screening Falls Off
Under the new mammogram guidelines, some 100,000 women would be absent from the survivor ranks.
Coming: Vaccine That Fights Prostate Cancer
An expensive new drug may be approved next spring. There may be a much cheaper way to make a vaccine.
Benefits of PSA Test Are Exaggerated
Risks of unnecessary procedures, and suffering, mean men should proceed with their eyes open.
Medical Treatment: Patients and 'Shared Decision Making'
When there are choices, a growing number of doctors and hospitals make your preferences count.
Healthcare Reform and Patient Choice
Healthcare is already rationed in the U.S.—it's controlled either by one's finances or, more often, by one's insurer...
November 23, 2009
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Commentary: Health Reform, An Assault on Doctor-Patient Choice
The new mammogram guidelines offer an illustration of how the government could dictate care.
Health Buzz: Bill Aims to Help States Pay Medicaid Costs and Other Health News
7 reasons the PSA test still matters; why health reform would endanger passive patients
