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Mar 04 2010

New York Times

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Jobs in health care, education, government and nonprofit organizations are likely to grow in coming years because of an aging population, pending retirements and demographic changes

Mar 04 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The Food and Drug Administration plans to increase prosecutions of pharmaceutical and food industry executives as part of an effort to refocus its criminal division

Mar 04 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Rep. Ryan:  the claim that the health plan will cost “about $100 billion per year”  is unlikely – it is far more probable deficits are $460 billion over the first 10 years, and $1.4 trillion over the next 10

Mar 04 2010

Bloomberg

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With Democrats likely to use reconciliation and try to push through health-care legislation, experience underscores how unpredictable and acrimonious the path can be

Mar 04 2010

Reuters

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The small study of about 140 overweight or obese women showed that those on diets “appropriate” for their genetic makeup lost more weight than those on less appropriate diets

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

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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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