Sunday, November 23, 2008

healthcare

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How Tom Daschle Might Kill Conservatism

If he successfully pushes through Obamacare, the political landscape would change forever. more >>

When the Caregiver Becomes the Patient

Study finds those tending Alzheimer's relatives at risk for hospital visits of their own more >>

America's Best Leaders: Regina Benjamin, Small-Town Primary Care Physician

She believes that living in a tiny rural town shouldn't mean giving up big-city healthcare. more >>

Health Buzz: Lean Cuisine Recall and Other Health News

Finding a doctor when they're scarce; making sense of a family history of breast cancer. more >>

5 Ways to Find a Doctor When They’re Scarce

What to do when half of all primary care doctors want to cut back or quit? more >>

Robots May Come to Aging Boomers' Rescue

These in-home companions could aid, watch over frail elderly, experts say more >>

Best Small Businesses to Start

Learn from the examples of entrepreneurs who’ve succeeded in these hot start-up areas. more >>

Best Small Business to Start: Home Healthcare

America's Best Health Insurance Plans

If your company stumbles, what happens to your health coverage? more >>

Health Buzz: Decoding Cancer Genome and Other Health News

Sanofi-Aventis's Acomplia and Obama's plans to change the healthcare system more >>

How President Obama Will Deal With the Economy in 2009

He must try to kick-start a struggling economy that's sinking into terrible recession. more >>

Hospice Care Evolves as Alzheimer's, Other Ills Raise Demand

Putting terminally ill patients at ease during their final months of life. more >>

Equal Coverage for Mental-Health Care

No longer can medical coverage offer fewer restrictions, thanks to a new federal law. more >>

Barack Obama and the Democrats' Plans for Nationalized Healthcare and Ending 401(k)'s Will Bring Back the GOP

Are Democrats really thinking of ditching 401(k)'s? Are they that dumb? Yes. more >>

Survey: Economy Causes Workers to Stop Saving for Retirement

Financial strain, unemployment, and healthcare costs prohibit saving. more >>

A Gut-Check Warning for the Next President

Former White House advisers say it is hard to predict how a new president will respond under pressure. more >>

Caring for Aging Loved Ones Can Be a Catch-22

Journalist Gail Sheehy's painful passage through U.S. more >>

Barack Obama and John McCain on Healthcare Policy

Healthcare is a central issue in the presidential campaign. more >>

Healthcare Costs: a Problem That Won’t Go Away

There’s no light at the end of the tunnel for healthcare unless McCain or Obama act. more >>

Patients Benefit From End-of-Life Discussions With a Doctor

Less likely to feel distress, more likely to enjoy better quality of life, study finds more >>

Poll Reveals Voter Confusion Over Obama's, McCain's Healthcare Plans

Asked whose plan is better for them, 2 out of 5 say they don't know or don't see a difference. more >>

Health Buzz: Cold Medicine and Other Health News

Joe Biden and Sarah Palin clash on healthcare, as costs strain public budgets; HIV gets stealthy. more >>

Is Healthcare Armageddon Next?

The current credit crisis has some uncomfortable parallels in the finances of medicine. more >>

National Scorecard Ranks Palliative Care Across Country

Availability varies widely, and South comes out worst, researchers say more >>

7 Reasons to Consider Traveling for Medical Care

Medical tourists have different reasons for traveling abroad for care. Here's why they do it. more >>

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