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Category: Public Health Issues

Recession Drives More People to Barter For Healthcare 

December 27, 2018 admin Public Health Issues

Jun 17, 2009 With no health insurance and little money, Gilberto Carrasco, a Reno, Nev., auto mechanic, didn’t see much point in getting a physical. At 50, he felt healthy and couldn’t afford treatment even

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Over-The-Counter Drugs: A Prescription For Confusion

December 27, 2018 admin Public Health Issues

At Able Care Pharmacy & Medical Supplies in Enfield, Ashraf Moustafa often tries to avert disasters involving drugs displayed on his store’s shelves. Moustafa, the pharmacy manager, recently spoke to an elderly woman seeking ways

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Should Medicare pay for toothpaste and shoes?

December 6, 2018 admin Public Health Issues

Why an experiment in Massachusetts is using federal health money to pay for some very non-medical things. Politico By Rochelle Sharpe 09/12/2018 BOSTON—Jim Chadwick listened with disbelief to the nurse and caseworker sitting in his

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Women’s Longevity Falling in Some Parts of U.S.

September 28, 2018 admin Public Health Issues

Women’s Longevity Falling in Some Parts of U.S., Stress May Be Factor
Connecticut Health Investigative Team
Rochelle Sharpe

It’s one of the most disturbing trends in American health: women’s life spans are shrinking in many parts of the U.S., and no one knows why.

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The Virtual Couch

September 28, 2018 admin Public Health Issues

The Virtual Couch
Business Week
Rochelle Sharpe

The Web brings treatment to those who can’t – or won’t – set foot in an analyst’s office

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The Bomb: Hiroshima survivors still suffer

September 27, 2018 admin Public Health Issues

The Bomb: Hiroshima survivors still suffer
Gannett News Service
Rochelle Sharpe

The mushroom cloud was a memory, the dead cremated long ago.

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Viagra’s Success Spotlights the Dark Side of Sex

September 27, 2018 admin Public Health Issues

Viagra’s Success Spotlights the Dark Side of Sex
The Wall Street Journal
Nancy Ann Jeffrey and Rochelle Sharpe

As a million men have rushed to take the impotence pill Viagra in its just nine weeks on the market, the biggest drug craze since Prozac is spotlighting a new medical risk

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Staking Claims: One Effect of a Law On Diet Supplements Is Leaner Regulation

September 27, 2018 admin Public Health Issues

Staking Claims: One Effect of a Law On Diet Supplements Is Leaner Regulation
The Wall Street Journal
Rochelle Sharpe

With Web Site, Smart Ads And Supplier, One Man Scores on a `Stud Pill’ — Five Cops vs. 20,000 Products

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Painkiller: How a Drug Approved By the FDA Turned Into a Lethal Failure

September 27, 2018 admin Public Health Issues

Painkiller: How a Drug Approved By the FDA Turned Into a Lethal Failure
The Wall Street Journal
Rochelle Sharpe

Despite Early Doubts, Duract Carried a Mild Warning; Then, Some Patients Died — `A Lot of Wishful Thinking’

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The 20 Most Life-Changing Medical Breakthroughs Of 2017

September 27, 2018 admin Public Health Issues

The 20 Most Life-Changing Medical Breakthroughs Of 2017
Prevention Magazine
Rochelle Sharpe

Research scientists around the world have been working on new medical treatments that will improve millions of lives.

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