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Lessons from H1N1: Anticipate new pathogens
So far, the H1N1 virus did not become the pandemic that some feared it would be. Its deadliness was not much more than that of the common flu, and most of those who died from it were people with weakened immune systems. That however is no reason for... 
The Hypocrite Oaf: First Establish Dominance Over Patient
(This article is a cooperative authorship of jace cavacini (the patient), VictoryGrey and blogavoidant (members of my blog, my NowPublic.com profile and my ONLY support structure in this anti-society; there... 
Drugs and pharmaceutical marketing
Pharmaceutical marketing is the business of advertising or promoting the sale of pharmaceuticals, medicines or drugs. Drugs have been discovered either by isolating the active ingredient from traditional remedies or by serendipitous discovery. Modern biotechnology often... 
Sleep Disorder: The Twilight Zone Between Wakefulness and Sleep
The journal Sleep Medicine has a report on two Italians who have never truly slept. The story has lead many to reconsider if we are ever truly asleep or simply in a twilight zone. The two Italians rested...
'Agents of Change' Receive 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom
In a ceremony held today in the East Room of the White House, President and Mrs. Obama participated in a ceremony for the 2009 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President Obama presented the 2009... 
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 20 wks ago | updated 20 wks ago
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390 views | 22 recommendations | 0 comments
New Experimental Osteoporosis Drug Without Apparent Side Effects
The experimental drug denosumab seems to treat osteoporosis equally well as existing drugs, but without the side effects. Side effects from the osteoporosis drugs Boniva, Fosamax and Reclast include cancer and even disintegration of bone in the jaw. Denosumab is currently... 
created by Annina Bergman | 20 wks ago | updated 20 wks ago
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332 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Medicine prices slashed by half, It can be done on a global scale
" MANILA -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed Monday an executive order imposing a 50-percent price cut on five commonly used medicines whose prices the pharmaceutical companies refused to bring down.... 
Have psychiatric wards changed?
"If you found yourself locked up against your will in a psychiatric ward, you would probably do your best to get out. But in 1969 a group of people did just the opposite — they tried to get in. A young American psychologist called David Rosenhan persuaded seven friends... 
Barbara Sofer Dir. of PR for Hadassah Medical Center
If you want to hear the interview please go to israelseen.com We have this wonderful interview with Barbara Sofer Director of Public Relations for Hadassah Medical Center. Enjoy. Barbara Sofer of Jerusalem,... -1.jpg){kind=small}
"It's good for women to suffer the pain of a natural birth"
"More women should endure the agony of labour because pain-relieving drugs, including epidural injections, carry serious medical risks, diminish childbirth as a rite of passage and undermine the mother's bond with her child. "When I heard this on the radio the other day, my... 245 views | 67 recommendations | 13 comments
TEA Party Patriots: Update-July 17 Simultaneous Health Care Rally
"Thousands of TEA Party Patriots Rallied at the political offices of US Federal Senators and Representatives Simultaneously this Friday, July 17, 2009. They rallied in support of Health Care Freedom of Choice. They... 
Vaccine May Be More Dangerous Than Swine Flu
This report reveals the possibility of intentional proliferation of pandemic viruses, and lists the side effects from the vaccine, therefore, I'm including some impressive biographical notes on the writer.BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES:DR. RUSSELL BLAYLOCK, Medical Doctor, Neurosurgeon,... 
created by Maireid Sullivan | 23 wks ago | updated 23 wks ago
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13107 views | 34 recommendations | 19 comments
Brazilian Government Has Free Pharmacies for All
The sign above the window says "Pharmacy for Basic Health" Cross-posted at Public Option Health Care Now.Yesterday afternoon in Brazil, I went to a Brazilian Government public pharmacy (see above) to fill receive the medicine prescribed for me last week by the doctor at the...
American Man Moves to Brazil for Affordable Medical Care
Because of the cost in the United States of the medical care I need, and the medicines, I have discovered that I simply cannot afford to come back to the country of my birth. Fortunately, Brazil has a lot to offer, including free medical care and medicines.Every two...
created by francislholland | 26 wks ago | updated 26 wks ago
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352 views | 14 recommendations | 3 comments
Brazil's "Public Option" Health Care a Model for USA
Cross-posted at the Public Option Health Care Now blog.Pardon me for sounding confused, but I just cannot understand the talk about requirements that individual Americans purchase health insurance. Here in Brazil, there is a "public option" that consists of... 301 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
