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Nation’s health spending rises, but not so much January 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) — Health care continued to take up a greater share of the economy in 2007, as spending on hospitals, doctors and other services increased 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion…. Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

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from WIBV-TV CHANNEL 4, BUFFALO, NEW YORK: Union member’s investments may be gone At risk because of Bernard Madoff Last Edited: Tuesday, 30 Dec 2008, 11:19 AM EST Created On: Monday, 29 Dec 2008, 11:25 PM EST Trica Cruz Posted by: Emily Lenihan BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - 800 bricklayers and allied craftworkers are just finding out all the money they’ve invested for their pensions, annuity and health care may now be gone because of Bernard Madoff. Bernard Madoff is charged with securites fraud a

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Your Email or your life? It seems like everyone around me has a data plan but many Americans still don’t have health care. What’s up with that? More @ http://www.kravvykrav.com

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Israeli troops have clashed with Palestinian militants on the edge of Gaza City on the third night of Israel’s ground assault on Gaza. The Hamas and Islamic Jihad groups say fighters engaged Israeli soldiers with machine guns and rocket fire. Three Israeli soldiers were also killed by “friendly fire” in northern Gaza. Some 500 Palestinians are thought to have been killed and 2,500 wounded in the 10 days since Israel moved to end rocket attacks from within Gaza. Palestinian medical offic

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Well this is really exciting! Thanks to the readers and judges at Medgadget.com for acknowledging my blog for a 2008 Blog Award in the category of Health Policy and Ethics. (This blog won the “Best New Medical Blog” of 2007 award last year.) This year’s winner will be determined by popular vote, which begins tomorrow. I know that my chances of winning the majority of votes in this category are pretty slim, thanks to Respectful Insolence. I am a huge fan of Orac’s blog and have no doubt that his

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A medical journal debunks health myths that even some doctors believe.

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by Florentina Ryan Steroids cannot be consumed without a written prescription from your medical practitioner. Steroids are the next best choice after bodybuilding supplements are found to be not effective in accelerating or speeding-up the growth of muscle mass. Bodybuilding steroids are developed with the intent of helping athletes grow their muscles bigger and more rapid. Meal replacement drinks, meal replacement powders, and protein supplements are found into this category. They are fast, e

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Having just a little more time to myself over the holidays has meant I’ve been able to read more. Not that I EVER stop reading, but I did have some time to really read some great books, one of which is a slim book by the title of my heading above. It’s written by Dr Clifton Meador, published by Vanderbilt University Press, 2005, and the ISBN is ISBN 0-8265-1473-1 (cloth : alk. paper), ISBN 0-8265-1474-X (pbk. : alk. paper). It’s the story (or a series of stories) about the journey Dr Meador to

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Combo Workouts Help You Eat Less January 4, 2009 Istockphoto From Health magazine Time to rework your workout? American and South African researchers discovered that people who combined aerobics and weight training for 16 weeks curbed their intake of calories, carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Read More Permanent Link | Comments (0) 3 Ways to Cut Health Care Bills January 4, 2009 Istockphoto From Health magazine Health-care costs are expected to rise 6 percent in 2009.

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(Flickr picture of a health care conference in Second Life, Daneel Ariantho, Creative Commons License) A non-stop conferencing stage. That is one of the predictions the new media specialist Robin Good makes for 2009 in his impressive overview (published in two parts): In 2009 an ongoing virtual conference venue will open and hundreds of speakers and topics will be explored both live and in a recorded format. This will be kind of a YouTube of live powerful presentations, and while anyone can

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