Category Archives: Headline of the Day
Do Not Go to the Hospital in July
June 7, 2010Green dictirs may account for a one month national blip in death rates in our nation’s hospitals. Month to month, over the last several decades, deaths attributable to errors in
supplements under scrutiny…buyer beware
June 2, 2010Study Finds Supplements Contain Contaminants By GARDINER HARRIS Nearly all of the herbal dietary supplements tested in a Congressional investigation contained trace amounts of lead and other contaminants, and some
we know marketing effects us – so clearly it effects docs
May 26, 2010What I really do not understand since prescribing medictions is such a big part of a physicians job – why they do not do it better. Many doctors say it
Kids become prime growth market for prescription drugs
May 21, 2010by scott hensley Children are the new frontier for sales of prescription drugs. Growth in children’s use of drugs outpaced increases for all other age groups last year, says an
How A Wisconsin Program Can Save Americas Health Care System – TheFiscalTimes.com
May 12, 2010Wisconsins transparent health care costs and outcomes initiative is lowering costs via How A Wisconsin Program Can Save Americas Health Care System – TheFiscalTimes.com.
Two bills passed both the house and the senate
May 7, 2010The legislative session is over. We have good news and even better news. Our two bills passed. S.B. 248 – AN ACT CONCERNING ADVERSE EVENTS AT HOSPITALS AND OUTPATIENT SURGICAL FACILITIES. The
Studies: When Doctors Take More Responsibility, Care Becomes Cheaper And Better – Kaiser Health News
May 5, 2010Studies: When Doctors Take More Responsibility, Care Becomes Cheaper And Better – Kaiser Health News.
Patient medical errors – the empowered patient coalition
May 4, 2010The Empowered Patient Coalition Patient reporting site for medical errors is now online! Dear Friends, The Empowered Patient Coalition is pleased to announce that a new survey for reporting
The business of depression is particularly lucrative.
May 3, 2010Whereas other costly conditions, such as heart conditions or cancer, tend to strike late in life, most people experience depression when they’re much younger, usually between the ages of 15
Lung Cancer Screening Often Raises Costly, Scary False Alarms – Kaiser Health News
April 22, 2010Rosemary Gibson, author of the Treatment Trap, has been in CT trying to raise our awareness of overtreatment – we simply have to pay. As we toured the state, health