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Angelina Jolie's surgery bring words of caution from experts
Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a double mastectomy because of a rare gene has generated great interest. But experts are urging caution regarding testing and prophylactic surgery. "This does not mean every woman needs a blood test to determine...
Tags: Mastectomy, Ovarian Cancer, The New York Times, Breast Cancer, Health Organizations
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Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD
If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...
Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Media Industry, Social Media, Pharmaceuticals, Health Insurance Cost
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Doctoring in a family way
Jennifer was one of my first patients as a new doctor, and she came to see me about an unintended pregnancy. A single mom to a rambunctious 5-year-old girl, Jennifer was struggling economically and battling depression. We talked about the options...
Tags: Feminism, Culture, Birth Control, Medical Procedures and Tests, Drugs and Medicines
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Obama uses 2012 campaign tactics to sell healthcare law
WASHINGTON — Seeking to ensure his landmark healthcare law is successfully implemented, President Obama is reprising his 2012 election strategy in hopes of enrolling millions of uninsured Americans in health plans this fall. The new campaign,...
Tags: John Boehner, Media Industry, Mother's Day, Politics, Justice System
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Florida se prepara para inscribir a millones sin seguros médicos
El SentinelEl Tío Sam enlistará a cientos de “facilitadores” de consumo en los siguientes meses para ayudar a inscribir a casi 3.5 millones de personas sin seguro médico en Florida antes de enero, la fecha límite en la cual todos deberán tener algún tipo...Tags: Tampa
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Higher health insurance premiums not new
Michael A. MacDowell and Allen C. Minor sure had a scary headline on their Your View. "Obamacare, other factors lead to high medical costs" did little to shed any light on why the two contributors think the Affordable Care Act is so damaging. The only...Tags: Prices, Health Insurance
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Medicare a 'sacrificial lamb' for budget cutters
It is said that the true measure of a society is reflected in how well it treats its elderly population. If so, this country is in a severe downward spiral. While the realization that we have been spending well beyond our means has finally registered with...Tags: Allentown, Government Health Care, Finance, Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance
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Angelina Jolie double mastectomy: Brad Pitt reacts
Angelina Jolie was "heroic" for undergoing a preventive double mastectomy, her fiance, Brad Pitt, said Tuesday after she wrote an op-ed piece revealing her decision and describing the mastectomy process, which began in February. "Having witnessed...Tags: Mastectomy, Ovarian Cancer, Health Organizations, Medical Procedures and Tests, Social Media
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John David Dyche: Beshear wrong to expand Medicaid
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear is expanding Medicaid eligibility by executive fiat. His action is wrong in several respects. About one of every five Kentuckians is already on Medicaid, the joint federal — and state health care program for low...Tags: Politics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Care Reform (2009), Health Insurance, Executive Branch
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Lax oversight allows felons to counsel addicts, report finds
California's lax rules governing who can work as substance abuse counselors have allowed sex offenders and other felons to treat addicts with little to no scrutiny by the state, according to a report by the Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes released...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Substance Abuse, Crime, Law and Justice, Addiction
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GOP slams fundraising, other efforts to promote Obama health law
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans have opened a new line of attack on President Obama's healthcare law, charging that the administration has improperly sought help from the healthcare industry and other outside groups to implement the...
Tags: The Washington Post, Politics, Justice System, American Cancer Society, Lamar Alexander
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Scurrying away from Obamacare
''Like rats leaving the ship" would be the fitting description of members of Congress now wanting to exempt themselves from the Obamacare law. Now that the law is starting to unravel and they just realized it includes them, they want protection from...Tags: U.S. Congress, Ronald Reagan, Politics, Global Change, Justice System
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