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DWT vs DWI

February 27, 2010
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It’s like driving with your eyes closed for five seconds or more. This is the equivalent to driving while texting (reading or writing). It’s twice as likely to cause a crash as driving while intoxicated but as of 2010, only 19 states had laws that prohibited texting while driving for ALL drivers (not just...
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Electronic Prescribing Reduces Health Costs!

February 26, 2010
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So why aren't the Federal government or health insurance companies rushing to compensate and reward physicians who start using electronic medical records systems with e-prescribing ability?
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Electronic Prescriptions are . . Legible, Reduce Errors!

February 25, 2010
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Electronic Prescriptions are . . Legible, Reduce Errors!

Sending prescriptions electronically direct to the pharmacy has been proven to reduce errors from 42% to 6.6%! You would think that the Federal government would be rushing to massively fund such an initiative. But, you'd be wrong.
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Dr. Arafiles’ Alternative Legal and Medical Treatments

February 24, 2010
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His response to being reported to the Texas Medical Board is just as unique as some of his medical treatments.
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“Get Your S**t Together”

February 23, 2010
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Entitlement, excuse making, arrogance, and stupidity. These "qualities" on the rise in America have no social bounds.
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The NHS Spends Millions on Placebos!?

February 22, 2010
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The wit and wisdom that is socialist medical care funding.
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e-Prescribing is Here!

February 17, 2010
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I sent my first e-Prescriptions yesterday. I sent them to a local pharmacy using my trusty PracticeFusion EMR and it was very good. E-Prescribing is important as this not only partly automates medication prescribing but it also makes it much more efficient by incorporating this technology into an electronic medical record system thus allowing...
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The “Star Trek” Method of Hand Washing

February 15, 2010
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The “Star Trek” Method of Hand Washing

Sci-tech may finally replace soap and water.
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Vaccine Studies and Conspiracy Thinking

February 13, 2010
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Vaccine Studies and Conspiracy Thinking

The anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists cling tenaciously to a few studies of questionable quality and accuracy and serious credibility issues.
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Physician Politicians?

February 12, 2010
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Is the answer to corruption and runaway spending in Washington to elect more doctors to Congress?
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