Posted by: drugsinus on: November 19, 2009
The Health Blog just got an email from Pfizer informing us that some people feel guilty or sad about leaving their dogs behind when they travel for the holidays. And a vet who works for Pfizer said that if you’re “experiencing tough economic times,” the “unconditional love from your family dog can go a long [...]
Posted by: drugsinus on: July 31, 2009
For the moment, anyway, the health-overhaul narrative out of Washington is that the congressional logjam may be breaking up, with things starting to flow again. The big House bill has been stuck in the Energy and Commerce Committee. But a deal is afoot there, with liberal Dems agreeing to modify the bill to make it [...]
Posted by: drugsinus on: July 30, 2009
Does America have what it takes to face up to the problem of runaway health care costs? Absolutely not, says one expert. The country is just not facing the difficult problem of how to constrain health care spending, argues Daniel Callahan, president emeritus of the Hastings Center, a think tank. “It’s just a topic the [...]
Posted by: drugsinus on: July 10, 2009
By Carey Gillam KANSAS CITY, Missouri () – Kathy Cook’s health insurance premiums of $740 a month are nearly as costly as her mortgage. William McEachen struggles to help his disabled adult daughter get the care and medicines she needs. Business owner Don Phipps is outraged at rapidly rising insurance premiums for himself and his [...]
Posted by: drugsinus on: July 10, 2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) — House Democrats’ push on health care legislation hit a snag Thursday when a group of fiscally conservative Democrats, known as "Blue Dogs," put on the brakes, pressing the Democratic leadership f significant changes to the draft bill. Rep. Mike Ross, D-Arkansas, is a leading negotiat f the Blue Dog Coalition on health [...]
Posted by: drugsinus on: July 10, 2009
By David Alexander WASHINGTON () – U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledged on Friday that tough negotiations on overhauling U.S. healthcare lie ahead after some of his own Democrats rebelled but he expressed confidence a plan will be passed. Obama’s remarks, at the end of a Group of Eight summit in Italy, came a day after [...]
Posted by: drugsinus on: July 9, 2009
Some 11,000 people are treated for rabies each year globally Scientists say they have made a safe and effective rabies vaccine that requires only one dose and has the potential to eradicate the disease. Rabies kills around 55,000 people every year and although there are effective treatments for the disease, prevention is seen as the [...]
