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D. Zachary Cares About Vets, Other Victims of War
For GI’s, best cure is preventionBy Doug Zachary / The Rag Blog [Rag Blogger Doug Zachary of Veterans for Peace originally posted the followinig as a comment to Vets Getting Shaft from Veterans Affairs by Maya Schenwar and Matt Renner, … Continue reading
J. Gilles : Medical Means Toxic
Public health and the pharmaceutical mythBy Janet Gilles / May 11, 2008 / The Rag Blog Onward with the lesson that medical means toxic, the FDA cannot approve a drug without establishing the level at which it will kill half … Continue reading
Osteoporosis : Drugs and Your Heart
Have a Heart: Be Wary of toxic pharmaceuticalsBy Janet Gilles / May 6, 2008 / The Rag Blog Noting the lastest revelation about an osteoporosis treatment being linked to a heart condition (see article below), it’s looking to me more … Continue reading
McCain’s Health Care Balancing Act
Wealth Transfer From Voters to CorporationsBy R.J. Eskow / May 1, 2008 Health policy proposals can reflect many different ideologies or political philosophies, but John McCain’s plan isn’t so much ideological as utilitarian. There has been a lot of excellent … Continue reading
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A Majority of Doctors Support National Health Care
Frankly, this is a little difficult to swallow. US doctors have traditionally opposed universal health care in favour of unfettered ability to make money (aka, unrestrained greed), and one wonders what has prompted the change of heart. Richard Jehn / … Continue reading
Health Care : The Single-Payer Solution
It’s time for the candidates to stop dancing around real health-care reform and get behind a single-payer system. By Amy Goodman / April 24, 2008 As the media coverage of the Democratic presidential race continues to focus on lapel pins … Continue reading
