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HEALTH CARE : How Hospitals Are Killing E.R. Patients
King’s County ER in New York City where patient Esmin Green died due to negligence. Photo by uberzombie. Waiting Doom: A ‘systematic and widespread danger’By Zachary F. Meisel and Jesse M. Pines / July 24, 2008 Last month, Esmin Green, … Continue reading
Jim Hightower : ‘Gooberhead Award’
VA treating vets as lab ratsBy Jim Hightower / July 22, 2008 Time for another Gooberhead Award, presented periodically to those in the news who’ve got their mouths going 100 miles an hour – but forgot to put their brains … Continue reading
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Tagged GI's, Health Care, Mental Health, Pharmaceuticals, PTSD, Veterans, Veterans Administration
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HEALTH CARE : Depressed? Try An Anti-depressant and Get Really Depressed
Gives a whole new meaning to sex and drugsBy Duncan Echelson / The Rag Blog / July 22, 2008 Here’s a story from Jim Edwards’ blog NRx. He gives some facts and figures on how SSRI’s are having a devastating … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-depressants, Health Care, Medicine, Mental Health, Sexuality
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The Accidental Tourist
Vaison-la-Romaine in Southern France.A tale of healing in southern FranceBy Mary O’Grady / The Rag Blog / July 21, 2008 In Vaison-la-Romaine in Southern France where my husband Mack and I were staying with our old friend Massimo Mauro, there … Continue reading
Jim Hightower on Pot
Sharing his thoughts on pot, that is…July 14, 2008 Watch the Marijuana Policy Project’s Profiles in Marijuana Reform interview with author and national radio commentator, Jim Hightower in the video above. This is a project of MPP.tv. Here’s more from … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Health Care, Drug War, Drugs, Health Care, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana
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HEALTH CARE : Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good?
Graphic courtesy of Pharma Marketing.Statins: Looking at the statsBy Duncan Echelson / The Rag Blog / July 14, 2008 Statin pharmaceuticals are marketed ferociously on TV ads and by many MD’s. The statins are major money makers for the pharmaceutical … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Care, Medical Studies, Medicine, Pharmaceutical Companies, Pharmaceuticals
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MEDICINE : Houston’s Dr. Michael DeBakey: 1908-2008
‘Greatest surgeon of the 20th century’ diesBy Todd Ackerman and Eric Berger Dr. Michael Ellis DeBakey, internationally acclaimed as the father of modern cardiovascular surgery — and considered by many to be the greatest surgeon ever — died Friday night … Continue reading
Ecstasy May Be Key To Treating PTSD
At last the incurably traumatised may be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.And controversially, the key to taming their demons is the ‘killer’ drug EcstasyBy Amy Turner The following story was originally posted on May 4, 2008 … Continue reading
Suppressing the Research That Matters
Here you can see the effect of the treatment on the two patients with brain cancers. VEGFR-2 activation is shown in green and its expression in red. Cell nuclei are stained in blue. Relative values of activated-VEGFR-2 pixels are displayed … Continue reading
The Insurance Crisis : A Rag Blogger discussion
Discussion Updated June 14, 2008 The following provocative article about our health insurance crisis was brought to our attention by Roger Baker. It has stimulated a spirited discussion among Rag Bloggers whose comments and personal experiences follow this article. Please … Continue reading
Medical Marijuana : Things Looking Up
Medical marijuana user.All Indicators Point to a Softening of America’s Harsh Marijuana LawsBy Alexander Zaitchik / June 3, 2008. With key medical marijuana ballot initiatives likely to pass, and a more pot-friendly majority in Congress, there is room for optimism. … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Drugs, Health Care, Medical Marijuana, Medicine
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Hey, Don’t Catch a Cold…
Bob Simpson / ZNet / The Rag Blog
