MIT economist Jonathan Gruber and the Obama Administration are pushing Congress to include a massive tax on so-called "Cadillac" health care insurance plans under the theory that these expensive insurance products are causing high health care costs.The problem is that this theory is an unproven fantasy that Dr. Gruber was paid by the Obama...
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Medicare part D and expensive and senseless prescription drug utilization by physicians is reeking havoc in a non-capitalist responsive medical care system.
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The Earth's climate is warming. Everyone knows this. So the ice in Antarctica should be melting at an ever increasing rate, right? Well, actually, no not really, unless you are the New York Times.
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The results are in! Study finds that sex is healthy for you. Republicans slam results as politically biased.
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People who can't lose weight by diet and exercise often say that they have "slow metabolism". But in reality, what they really have is fast denial.
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This what I get for sticking with a web host that has been given a grade of “F” by the Los Angeles branch of the better business bureau and who’s Google search page list is filled with words like “fraud” and “sucks”. And according to this FOX News investigative report from 2008, GISOL has...
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Dealing with hospital CEOs is like snake charming, or defusing bombs, or playing with fire, or kissing sick pigs. You get the idea. It’s dangerous. Things can go south quickly and suddenly. Of course, for hospital CEOs, dealing with physicians is often like being the personal assistant to Diana Ross. Many docs (surgeons, *cough,...
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Treatment with cholesterol lowering drugs is well proven to reduce the risk of a cardiovascular event (i.e. heart attack or stroke) in patients with elevated cholesterol but no prior history of cardiovascular disease. However, significant numbers of heart attacks occur in patients with “normal” cholesterol levels.  How can we differentiate between high risk and...
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The Texas Medical Board is entrusted in part to safeguard the medical care of the public by oversight of medical professionals. Every few months they go through thousands of complaints (usually filed anonymously) to discipline a handful of physicians. Apparently, complaints with any merit what-so-ever are hard to come by given that the board...
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A few questions about state medical boards (To ponder). In general; Why do doctors fear the state medical board (esp. here in Texas)? The general perception among physicians is that the board’s primary motivation is political. While the board may claim that their primary mandate is to “protect the public” their real priorities lie...
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