Curing Health Care
Curing health care in America is more than providing coverage for all, or increasing numbers of doctors- it is curing the entire system. Southcentral Foundation’s Nuka system of care has done this.
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Heart Attack City: Risks and Prevention
Metabolic Syndrome increases the risk of heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, and shortens lifespan. The incidence increases with age, lack of activity, and obesity. You can prevent it.
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Facebook Skin Cancer Reminds: Use Sunscreen
Sun is a preventable form of cancer. It is radiation to your skin. Use of sunscreen, especially in young people is critical.
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Your Prescription Will Cost You $84,000
The pill to treat hepatitis C , Sovaldi, costs $84,000 for a 12-week course, or about $1000 per pill. Why is that price so high?
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Measles Causes More Deaths
Measles vaccine protects against other deadly diseases. Measles suppresses the immune system leading to deaths after developing the disease. The vaccine protects against this.
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Productivity in a Pill: The Lie That Kills
Use of amphetamines, and prescription drugs like Adderall to improve performance in jobs or with athletes leads to increasing emergency room visits. The bad news, it doesn’t really improve performance – it is an illusion.
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Homeopathic Potions: Medicine That Lies
Homeopathic medicines are not regulated to determine if they are as effective as medicine, or if they are safe, nor is there a reporting mechanism for side effects. The FDA is considering changing this.
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Angelina Jolie: Eight Questions about Genetics and Cancer
Angelina Jolie’s genetic predisposition for cancer of the breast and ovaries has raised questions- here are the most common questions about her predisposition for cancer and what we currently know.
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Coffee and Heart Disease
Coffee isn’t bad for your heart, now well established, but is it good for your heart? Turns out that is NOT what the study said – but keep drinking your coffee
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