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• Pelosi: Congress ‘very close’ on final health bill

  
  Blog About Anything — Authority: 453
  Pelosi: Congress ‘very close’ on final health bill The House and Senate are “very close” to finalizing historic legislation revamping the nation’s health care system, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday after she and other Democratic leaders met with President Barack Obama at the White House. Read ...
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• Fiorito: Ottawa puts monkey on pot users back

  
  Toronto Star | TheStar.com — Authority: 841
  You know how it would go if you were into your dealer for five grand. Heres what happens when your dealer is the Government of Canada:
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• An Insidious Selfish Nature of a Complaint About Health Reform

  
  Reflective Wanderings — Authority: 422
  Circulating amongst some critics of health care reform is that the health care system cannot handle all the extra new people who would come into the system. They state there are no provisions for increasing hospital capacity or the number doctors. Hence, there will be longer waiting times to see a doctor or get ...
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• Sharing hospital room increases infection risk: study

  
  Toronto Star | TheStar.com — Authority: 841
  Sharing a hospital room increases your risk of picking up an infection during your stay, a new study shows.
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• Dems To Bypass Tradition On Final Health Deal [Its Official: ONE PARTY RULE!]

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 178
  Dems To Bypass Tradition On Final Health Deal House, Senate negotiations to complete legislation will cut out Republicans Jan. 4, 2010 WASHINGTON - House and Senate Democrats intend to bypass traditional procedures when they negotiate a final compromise on health care legislation, officials said Monday, a move that ...
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• Can The States Stop Nationalized Health Care? Bob Marshall Says, “Yes”

  
  FamilyFoundationBlog.com — Authority: 132
  As mentioned here  (and according to the AP ), 13 attorneys general are preparing to file suit on behalf of their states to block any eventual nationalization of America’s health care system — or at least leave their states free to choose whether to participate. Virginia Attorney General Bill Mimms  is one of ...
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• Telephone depression program beneficial at a moderate cost

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 730
  Washington, Jan 4 (ANI): People undergoing telephone depression program only get a moderate increase in health care costs, according to researchers at Group Health Research Institute, Seattle.The researchers found that patients who participated in a structured telephone program to manage their depression appeared to ...
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• Health Care Reform and Rationing of Medical Care

  
  Reflective Wanderings — Authority: 422
  Another red herring attack against health care reform is that it will lead to rationed medical treatment. Still another issue is that the reform will put the government between me and my doctor. As these are two sides of the same coin I will deal with them at the same time. If you consult your medical coverage manual ...
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• The home stretch toward a more caring U.S.

  
  Toronto Star | TheStar.com — Authority: 841
  "This is a massive government takeover of health care," U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex.) complained Dec. 22 during the historic debate over proposed U.S. health care reforms.
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• Ray Stevens Gets Political with ‘We the People’

  
  Bob McCarty Writes — Authority: 141
  Though more than 1.2 million people had viewed Ray Stevens‘ latest YouTube video by the time I discovered it, the musical comedy talents he uses to communicate his opposition to “ObamaCare” is still very much worth sharing.  Below, I present, “We The People.”Please share it — especially with people in the ...
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• The Case for Reform

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 133
  I Feel That This NY Times EditorialExplains It Best So Far.Reforming this country’s broken health care system is an urgent and essential task. Given all of the fabrications and distortions from Republican critics, and the squabbling among Democratic supporters, it is no surprise that many Americans still have ...
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• GTAs first nurse-led clinic is helping Durham feel better

  
  Toronto Star | TheStar.com — Authority: 841
  In the last year, Marion Harper has been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, hypertension and acid reflux. What for most would be a barrage of bad news has been accepted with relief and gratefulness by the 41-year-old Oshawa woman.
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• The garbage in the Health Destruction Act (Vanity)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 178
  This is the text of an e-mail I just received: 12/29/2009 Below is a letter sent by Indianapolis anesthesiologist, Dr. Stephen E. Frazer, to Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN): Senator Bayh, As a practicing physician I have major concerns with the health care bill before Congress. I actually have read the bill and am shocked by ...
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• Billboards lure patients south

  
  Toronto Star | TheStar.com — Authority: 841
  A series of billboards – paid for by a U.S. health-care provider – invites Canadians to "fast-track" their medical procedures by crossing the border.
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• 2009: The Readers Digest Condensed Version

  
  knitnut.net — Authority: 126
  Tomorrow I plan to do my full Year in Review post. But for now, here’s the Readers Digest Condensed Version: In 2009 I had two mammograms, three breast ultrasounds, a pelvic ultrasound, an abdominal ultrasound, a bone scan, two biopsies, six MRIs, one radiation set-up, 18 radiation treatments, three pre-ops, three ...
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• France: ‘Best’ Health Care?

  
  fresh healthy body — Authority: 156
  The French health care system has been dubbed “the best in the world.” David Turecamo finds out why the French can afford to get sick.
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• Toad Busters banned from gassing pests

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  A group fighting to keep cane toads out of Western Australias Kimberley says it is being stopped from using carbon dioxide to gas the pests because bureaucrats have told them it is too cruel. Kimberley Toad Busters has labelled the Department of Environment and Conservations (DEC) refusal to sanction the use of ...
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• Using telemedicine for ICU patients has little overall benefit

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 730
  Washington, Dec 30 (ANI): A new study has shown that remote monitoring of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) is not associated with an overall improvement in survival.Experts suggest that intensive care physicians look after ICU patients onsite because of an associated lower rate of illness and death. “However, ...
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• Rural health legislation creates political divide

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 730
  By Pradipta TapadarKolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) The West Bengal assembly has passed a bill for a three-year diploma course in medicine through which it hopes to bridge the shortage of doctors in villages. But the move has been roundly criticised by opposition parties and even members of the ruling Left Front (LF) [...]
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• How Baby Boomers Can Be In Control Of Their Health And Fitness

  
  Hello Boomers — Authority: 109
  Baby Boomers have a reputation of "pushing the envelope." As they age and the oldest of the Boomers are now in their 60s, theyre pushing the healthcare system to put a more serious focus on getting better care, as well as wellness and prevention. In fact, by 2029, the 65 and older population will nearly [...] Click ...
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