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Health. Recently an email about maltreatment and death of a patient in a Dhaka clinic was widely circulated among the Bangladeshis. Life in Eskaton posts it to portray the sorry state of the private clinics who are just cash mongers and …

The health care reform legislation (ABX1 1) crafted by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) and state General Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez (D) is “likely to die quietly” in a Senate Health Committee hearing on Monday, …

Massachusetts’ dominant health insurer is proposing to overhaul the way it pays doctors and hospitals, in what company officials said is an attempt to slow runaway healthcare costs and improve the quality of care. …

I am thankful for the enthusiastic volunteer dentists, dental students and terrific staff who make our Give Kids A Smile! program a success in improving the oral health of the hundreds of children we are able to care for each year,” …

At its peak, the Oregon Health Plan served 132000 poor Oregonians, but starting with cuts passed and signed into law in 1995 and concluding with the closure of the program in 2004, enrollment fell to just 19000. …

What else can a pet do for your health and well-being? According to eDiets:. A dog can help you feel more secure on your daily walk. Pets help children develop higher self-esteem and build confidence. Kids who own pets are generally …

According to recent reports, the cost of Massachusetts’ health insurance mandate will rise 85 percent, or $400 million, in 2009. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R), meanwhile, has been on the presidential campaign trail praising …

It aimed to increase equity by improving adults’ access to oral health care and reducing cost barriers. The aim of this study was to assess the impacts of the reform on the utilization of publicly funded and private dental services, …

I just visited the Greater Minnesota Health Care Coalition’s website. What I found astonished me. There was a link to their annual meeting, which was held in Duluth on Oct. 17, 2007. the first few paragraphs were tidbits of information, …

If you believe relaxation contributes to good health and you believe cruises lead to relaxation, then sailing the oceans blue might be just what you need. But if you believe there will be dependable medical care on board should your …

Two series, PRI radio programs on Health and Technology, have short stories that may interest readers. The Health coverage includes a subset of HIV-specific podcasts. One story from March 2007 reported on the new life insurance market …

Check out these Quicktime player, 360 degree panoramas of various actual places on earth. Amazing. This cemetery in Krakow is particularly trippy. Sort of HD for the webset.

Wal-Mart is the third largest pharmacy chain in the US As #1 on the Fortune 500 list, the retailer’s role as a jumbo employer means it has clout in health care negotiations and in the entire American health system. …

On the Hooked: Ethics, Medicine and Pharma blog, Dr Howard Brody critiqued a newspaper op-ed that ostensibly decried excessive litigation in health care, but also seemed unduly concerned with defending Avandia and Zyprexa, …

On the Carlat Psychiatry Blog, Dr Daniel Carlat recounted the career of a “hired gun, MD” who earned an estimated $3 million total from honoraria giving pharma sponsored talks. Is this any way to provide continuing medical education? …

Not everyone can get health insurance. This is not exclusive to the poor, the lazy, or any of the other stereotypes at are out there. I have a plan that takes a common sense approach to health coverage in America. …

Over the past year Men’s Health Network has developed a partnership with the Redskins that has reached thousands of men and their families not only in the DC area, but football fans all across the country. Beginning with our Screening …