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Thursday, November 13, 2008 ( change date )
U.S. trails other nations in chronic illness care
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chronically ill Americans are more likely to forgo medical care because of high costs or experience medical errors than patients in other affluent countries, according to a study released on Thursday.
Reuters Thursday, November 13, 2008Subsidized Insurance Backed
Maryland health advocates unveiled a $15.5 billion proposal yesterday for universal health care that would subsidize insurance coverage for low-income residents with a payroll tax and increases to cigarette and alcohol taxes.
The Washington Post Thursday, November 13, 2008Pr. George's Getting Mobile Dental Office
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and state health officials will announce today the creation of a dental office on wheels to serve poor children in Prince George's County, an effort named for a 12-year-old county child who died last year because he lacked access to dental care.
The Washington Post Thursday, November 13, 2008Sex-matched transplants 'better'
Chances of long-term survival after a heart transplant rise if the donor and recipient are the same sex, researchers say.
BBC Thursday, November 13, 2008Laughter as medicine: How it helps people lead healthier lives
Hamburg - Have you laughed today? Good thing if you have because most people take life too seriously. But those who laugh are healthier because laughing helps them loosen up. Though it causes the pulse initially to quicken, its slows down considerabl...
Earth Times Thursday, November 13, 2008'Love handles' raise death risk
Carrying extra fat around your middle increases your risk of early death, even if your overall weight is normal, say researchers.
BBC Thursday, November 13, 2008Breast drug failure cause found
Scientists have identified a key reason for the drug tamoxifen failing to help some women with breast cancer.
BBC Thursday, November 13, 2008Act now to fight growing scourge of alcohol
ALCOHOL problems have been with us for centuries. But, with the increase in consumption resulting from a decrease in real price, the problem has become alarming.
Scotsman Thursday, November 13, 2008Use of acupuncture with IVF 'pointless'
ACUPUNCTURE does not boost women's chances of conceiving through IVF, two new studies have found.
Scotsman Thursday, November 13, 2008Economy bears back-pain burden
People lugging laptops, gym kit and other bags to work every day are costing the economy £8 billion a year.
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