In Hopeful Sign, Health Spending Is Flattening Out

The slowing of the growth rate is partly explained by the recession, but evidence suggests that changing behavior of health care providers and consumers also partly accounts for it.

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Sinus headaches are usually migraines

Sinus headaches — Comprehensive overview covers causes, treatment of this often misunderstood disorder. Credit - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sinus-headaches/DS00647/rss=1

In Congress, Stark of California Seeks Inquiry Into Accretive Health

The inquiry would focus on whether Accretive Health violated a federal law that requires hospitals to provide emergency care regardless of citizenship, legal status or the ability to pay.

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The New Old Age Blog: The Caregiver's Bookshelf: Essays on the End

Essays in a new anthology illuminate a hard truth about death in our culture.

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Mad Cow in U.S. Raises Food Safety Questions

The USDA tests too few cattle for mad cow disease, refuses to allow testing by industry, and doesn't do enough to prevent cattle from being fed beef-containing feed, critics charge. Source - http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20120425/mad-cow-in-us-raises-food-saf...

Teens Getting Drunk On Liquid Hand Sanitizers

Los Angeles emergency rooms are reporting a growing number of teenagers coming in drunk after drinking cheap liquid hand sanitizer. The hand sanitizers, which contain over 60% ethyl alcohol and can make a 120-proof liquid, are becoming an increasingly popular route for getting drunk... Via - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/244536.php

Economic Scene: Disability Insurance Causes Pain

Disability insurance takes too many workers out of the job market prematurely. It reduces their lifetime income and, to top it off, slows economic growth.

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