Kevin Roche – Page 982 – Healthy Skeptic

Mar 03 2010

AMA

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A new study by the American Medical Association (AMA) that came out last week says that competition for healthcare insurers is “vanishing”

Mar 03 2010

Washington Post

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In medical applications, “smelling other kinds of molecules might be able to help us in early disease detection” – breath-type detectors detect skin cancer, diabetes and cystic fibrosis

Mar 03 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The screening the president and his doctors chose was a virtual colonoscopy—a relatively new, high-tech exam that uses a CT scan to visualize the entire colon

Mar 03 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Followers of the health bill should hear how Sen. Evan Bayh thinks it will play out if the Senate uses the parliamentary tactic to complete the health overhaul.

Mar 03 2010

Bloomberg

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The President plans today to give Democratic lawmakers a road map in an effort to end a stalemate in Congress over his proposal to remake the U.S. medical system

Mar 03 2010

EBRI Workshop on Employment-based Health Benefits

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EBRI held a workshop on the future of employment-based health benefits, bringing together experts from disparate constituencies to discuss the topic. As expected, there was significant disagreement about reform possibilities…

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Mar 02 2010

Bloomberg

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The food industry may face sodium limits from the U.S. government if it doesn’t voluntarily reduce salt content in processed foods, said the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Mar 02 2010

New York Times

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Adding an EKG would save 2.06 more life-years per 1,000 athletes at cost of $89 per athlete – or $42,900 per life-year saved (by comparison, kidney dialysis is $20,000 to $80,000 per life-year saved)

Mar 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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It’s not a pretty process, but a deal seems to be shaping up to stave of the start of a 21% cut in Medicare fees paid to doctors.

Mar 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The director of the Office of Device Evaluation, one of the highest-ranking positions at the Food and Drug Administration, is leaving this month to join the Washington office of Microsoft Corp

Mar 02 2010

New York Times

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Many Americans do not know they have high blood pressure and doctors are lax about treating it, according to a new Institute of Medicine report that calls hypertension a “neglected disease”

Mar 02 2010

New York Times

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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says members of Congress voting for legislation overhauling the health care system will be more than willing to defend it to voters in the fall elections

Mar 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Federal regulators, radiology groups and hospitals are launching efforts to scale back use of the scans amid growing evidence that radiation may elevate the risk of cancer in the future

Mar 02 2010

New York Times

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Most early studies demonstrating the benefits of exercise were done with men. Now a raft of recent studies has shown that active women reap comparable rewards

Mar 02 2010

CDC Health Status Report

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The Centers for Disease Control issues a massive compendium of health facts and information called Health United States 2009. In addition to basic information regarding health care, it has some…

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