How ObamaCare Guts Medicare
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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| The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has attacked Senate Republican candidates for wanting "to end Medicare as we know it." And in Nevada's hotly contested Senate race, Majority Leader Harry Reid is attacking Republican Sharron Angle, saying she wants to "gut" Medicare. But Mr. Reid has already gutted it. He and his colleagues did so by passing ObamaCare. In his analysis accompanying the recently released Annual Report of the Medicare Board of Trustees, Richard Foster, Medicare's chief actuary, noted that Medicare payment rates for doctors and hospitals serving seniors will be cut by 30% over the next three years. Under the... |
Miracle mum brings premature baby son back to life with two hours of loving cuddles
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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| It was a final chance to say goodbye for grieving mother Kate Ogg after doctors gave up hope of saving her premature baby. She tearfully told her lifeless son - born at 27 weeks weighing 2lb - how much she loved him and cuddled him tightly, not wanting to let him go. Although little Jamie's twin sister Emily had been delivered successfully, doctors had given Mrs Ogg the news all mothers dread - that after 20 minutes of battling to get her son to breathe, they had declared him dead. baby survival Awful moment: Kate and David clasp each other... |
UT medical school presidents warn of fewer new doctors under U.S. planned cuts
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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| AUSTIN – The federal health overhaul could dry up funds that the state's academic medical centers use to produce doctors in Texas, leaders of the University of Texas' six health science centers warned Wednesday. The medical school presidents said they're not necessarily opposed to the sweeping legislation signed by President Barack Obama last spring, but they worry that their centers may absorb deep financial hits if they don't adapt to a changed marketplace and cut costs. "We've got incredibly robust institutions, but they're inherently fragile," Daniel Podolsky, president of UT Southwestern Medical Center, told reporters after the presidents briefed UT... |
The Fight over "Medical" Marijuana in California
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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| OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - After weathering the fear of federal prosecution and competition from drug cartels, California's medical marijuana growers see a new threat to their tenuous existence: the "Wal-Marting" of weed. "The Oakland City Council on Tuesday will look at licensing four production plants where pot would be grown, packaged and processed into items ranging from baked goods to body oil. Winning applicants would have to pay $211,000 in annual permit fees, carry $2 million worth of liability insurance and be prepared to devote up to 8 percent of gross sales to taxes." ... "Companies running the facilities must... |
Former Emergency Room Doctor Sentenced to Over 26 Years in Child Exploitation Case (GA)
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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| ATLANTA, GA—DR. ADAM WAYNE LEBOWITZ, 50, of Decatur, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard W. Story on charges of producing child pornography and attempting to coerce and entice a minor to engage in unlawful sex acts. LEBOWITZ was convicted of the charges by a jury on February 25, 2010, after a seven-day trial. United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said of the sentence, “As a doctor, this defendant took an oath to ‘never do harm’ to anyone. He not only violated that oath, he sexually violated children and then published his violation on the Internet, victimizing... |
In-theater medical treatment keeps warriors in the fight
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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7/8/2010 - SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A group of deployed Airmen stands around a table, carefully performing their jobs, as they've trained for years to do. Doctors stand over a patient, meticulously inserting a long, cylindrical laparoscopic tube through, what appears to be, the patient's abdomen. An anesthesiologist monitors his heart rate, ensuring he is adequately sedated during the procedure. The surgery technician hurriedly prepares equipment, knowing the doctors' minds before they can ask him for the next medical instrument. Finally, a nurse in the background keeps track of each piece of equipment used, compiling the necessary paperwork. Members of the...
Kagan Defends Revising Medical Group's Statement on Partial-Birth Abortion
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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| n a rare moment of drama in her confirmation hearings, Supreme Court Justice nominee Elena Kagan was forced to defend her revision of an obstetrician group's policy statement on partial-birth abortion while she was an adviser in the Clinton White House. As a Republican-controlled Congress in the 1990s debated whether to ban the controversial procedure, Kagan wrote a memo in which she expressed concern about a statement that the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologist was going to release that revealed its panel of experts found no circumstances in which the procedure was the only option for saving the life... |
Medical mission aids Iraqi refugees
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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| DIYALA — U.S. Army medics and doctors recently volunteered to visit the Bakhtiyari Medical Clinic in the neighborhood of Khaniqan here to provide medical care to residents. A girl demonstrates proper teeth brushing procedures to Capt. Mary Nolan, of Lewiston, Minn, and the preventive medicine officer for 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, during a Military Civilian Medical Operation in the Bakhtiyari neighborhood of Khaniqan, Iraq, June 22, 2010. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Adrian Muehe.Coming together for this Military Civilian Medical Operation (MCMO) were Soldiers from Charlie Company, 296th Brigade Support Battalion; Headquarters Support Battery, 1st Battalion,... |
[Ecumenic] Sexual Junk Food: Porn's Degrading Effects
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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| WASHINGTON -- A group of scholars, social scientists, and psychologists are sounding alarm bells that pornography is much more harmful to society than most people think. The group recently revealed before the National Press Club startling new evidence of how widespread porn has become in the U.S. |
Positive And Negative Health Effects Of Caffeine
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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| There is a good deal of debate about the health effects of caffeine, and whether these effects are primarily positive or negative. Caffeine, particularly in coffee, has been studied closely to determine where it may be of benefit, and where it may cause undesirable effects. Health benefits of caffeine Parkinson's disease Parkinson's is caused by the loss of brain cells that produce a chemical messenger called dopamine. According to a researcher from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, people who drink coffee or consume caffeine regularly have a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease. The research put forth... |
2 Shot Dead At 2 Medical Marijuana Clinics
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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| Officials say one man was killed and another wounded in a shooting Thursday afternoon at a medical marijuana dispensary in Echo Park. Hours later, another fatal shooting was reported at a clinic in Hollywood. Police are not saying if the two shootings are related. The first shooting was reported at 4:13 p.m. at the Higher Patch Holistic Care located in the 1300 block of Sunset Boulevard, near Dodger Stadium, said Officer Rosario Herrera of the Los Angeles Police Department. "One male, Hispanic victim was shot in the upper torso," Herrera said. "Another male victim was also struck." One of the... |
Surgeon vs. Knee Maker: Who’s Rejecting Whom? (attn: bionic boomers-knees,hips)
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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| IT was a long, fruitful medical marriage that is fast becoming an angry public divorce, one that offers a rare look at a clash between a top-shelf consultant and his corporate patron over patient safety. *snip* In return, Zimmer, an orthopedic implant maker, helped enrich Dr. Berger, portraying him as a master surgeon and paying him more than $8 million over a decade. Those days are gone. Dr. Berger started complaining to Zimmer a while back that one of its artificial-knee models was failing prematurely, and he went public recently with a study that he says proves it. |
Study shows problems for adults conceived by sperm donation
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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| www.catholicnewsagency.com Study shows problems for adults conceived by sperm donation Alana Sveta and Olivia Pratten. New York City, N.Y., Jun 12, 2010 / 07:56 am (CNA).- A recent report by the Commission on Parenthood’s Future indicates that adult offspring of sperm donation struggle with questions of identity as a result of not knowing their biological father. Fr. Thomas Berg, who specializes in bioethics, told CNA that the practice of sperm donation has “grossly underestimated” the human need to connect with one's biological parents. The report, “My Daddy’s Name is Donor: A New Study of Young Adults Conceived Through Sperm... |
Maurice Ferré: Cut medical costs for those about to die
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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| Senate candidate Maurice Ferré said it is wrong to spend thousands of dollars to prolong the lives of the dying for a short time. Senate candidate Maurice Ferré said it is wrong to spend thousands of dollars to prolong the lives of the dying for a short time. WEST PALM BEACH -- Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Maurice Ferré says the United States spends an ``absurd'' amount on end-of-life care and should gradually move to a universal health system in which the government controls costs by setting prices for medical procedures and capping expenditures based on age and medical condition |
Closing Time for Medical Pot Dispensaries
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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| The city attorney's office says it will start by gathering information about who is complying Hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries face a deadline Monday, but questions remain about how exactly that deadline will be enforced. More than 400 dispensaries are under orders to close in accordance with the city's news medical marijuana ordinance. Eventually, the city hopes to whittle the number of pot shops down to 70 and to limit outlets to industrial areas. Some estimates peg the number of medical marijuana dispensaries operating last summer in Los Angeles at 1,000. City officials said hundreds were not registered. |
Joint medical mission treats hundreds
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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| DIYALA — U.S. and Iraqi Soldiers here recently visited the small village of Al Hamid located six kilometers west of the Iranian border to provide medical assistance to residents in need.Suzan, an interpreter with Company C, 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, comforts an Iraqi girl with a broken leg during a joint medical civil action program in Al Hamid, Iraq, June 1, 2010. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Adrian Muehe.The village is able to operate a small clinic, but restocking medical supplies requires a lengthy trip to Balad Ruz over 100 kilometers away.... |
'Abortion never saves a mother’s life': Ireland Ads Clarify Ectopic Treatment Not Abortion
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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| DUBLIN, June 2, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – “Abortion never saves a mother’s life – it just kills a baby,” says a newspaper advertisement that will appear in all of Ireland’s major papers starting today. The Irish pro-life group Youth Defence said that the ads, which they have sponsored together with the Life Institute, are to counter implications by abortionist groups that there is no moral difference between treatment for an ectopic pregnancy and direct abortion. The ad quotes “Rene” who describes the loss of her unborn child, who implanted in her fallopian tube instead of her uterus, as “heartbreaking.”... |
Village Medical Outreach in Paktya Province
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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|  Story by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica D'Aurizio PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Zormat District in Paktya Province is considered a very dangerous area, according to Afghans that live in eastern Afghanistan. But this did not stop the Air Force Medical Embedded Training Team at Forward Operating Base Lightning and their Afghan national army counterparts at FOB Thunder from setting up a free medical clinic and addressing some concerns of the Afghan villagers, May 18.Each month, the joint AF and ANA medical team travels to a designated village to provide medical care as part of a village medical outreach mission.... |
Florida Verdict May Threaten EMS Availability
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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| « Dr. WhiteCoat Goes to Washington Florida Verdict May Threaten EMS Availability Ambulance service held liable for failing to “do what was necessary” before accepting emergency transport of pregnant patient. I mentioned this case in a previous Healthcare Update. A child was born at 25 weeks gestation – 15 weeks premature – and was not breathing. Babies born at this age have a viability of 50-70%. In other words, up to half of children born at this age of gestation die. The family called 911. The paramedics arrived, performed CPR on the child, and brought the child back to life.... |
GE Knows What’s Really Going On
Friday 10th of September 2010 06:03:28 PM
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| Although the technology of a 4-Dimensional Ultrasound isn’t brand new, it’s relatively cutting-edge. I’ve seen a 4D ultrasound of my own children, it’s incredible. You can see facial features and expressions, you can make out every movement and can see the chest expanding as the lungs take in oxygen from the mother. In the discussion of embryo, zygote, fetus, blob, tissue mass, etc. this technology should end the discussion as to what’s in a woman’s womb. It’s a human being. It’s plain to see that even a secular company like General Electric knows that a baby inside its mother’s womb... |
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