(Natural News) Fewer than half of Americans are getting the flu vaccine, and that has the CDC and doctors worried. A new study, however, may result in doctors aggressively scheduling flu shots for patients to combat this trend. A Rutgers study has found that doctors who schedule flu shots for their patients see a dramatic… … Read more
(Natural News) Let this be a lesson to anyone considering running for federal elected office: If you have a conscience, if you can be shamed, or if you have a tendency to avoid being the world’s biggest hypocrite, don’t run. None of these qualities will suit you well in office. A lack of these qualities… … Read more
(Natural News) We’ve covered this story before, revealing how a seemingly rogue wing of the FBI appears to be involved in little more than foiling its own terror plots, then claiming credit for “stopping terrorists” in the USA. As much as we appreciate the FBI efforts that are focused on halting actual criminal activity across… … Read more
The medical community needs a better understanding of the biology of pain and how it plays out in individuals to be able to combat the national epidemic of addiction to painkillers. This is especially urgent given no analgesic drugs directed at novel targets have been approved in the past five years. The authors call for … Read more
KRQE News 13 Rookie docs can work longer, 24-hour shifts under new rulesKRQE News 13Samantha Harrington, Vikas Gampa In this Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, photo, Cambridge Hospital first-year residents Samantha Harrington, center, and Vikas Gampa, right, talk during “sign-out” at the hospital in Cambridge, Mass. That’s when the rookie …24-hour work shifts are approved for … Read more
Savannah Morning News Pence to make case for health care overhaul in KentuckySavannah Morning NewsVice President Mike Pence listens at left as Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price speaks during a meeting with conservative groups to discuss healthcare, Friday, March 10, 2017, in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office on …Brazil’s Yellow … Read more
Times of India Weight-loss surgery performed on world’s heaviest womanTimes of IndiaMUMBAI: The much-awaited surgery that drew the world’s attention to Mumbai’s Saifee Hospital where Eman Ahmed, the world’s heaviest woman has been admitted since February, was conducted successfully on March 7. Doctors are hopeful that she would …Worlds heaviest woman Eman Ahmed loses 120 kg … Read more
(Natural News) As the cost of dental care continues to increase, people are turning to Do-It-Yourself alternatives for common problems. A quick YouTube search will produce dozens of videos on how to whiten your teeth, how to fill your cavities, and even how to drain an abscess from inside the mouth. Recently, however, the most… … Read more
(Natural News) The U.K. National Health Service is facing a lawsuit from the devastated family of a woman who died after a botched routine operation. The NHS is the country’s socialized, government-run healthcare delivery system. In a horrific scenario, doctors reportedly inserted a replacement heart valve upside down into great grandmother Sheila Hynes, 71, who… … Read more
(Natural News) Taking ‘kickbacks’ from an industry one is a professional in, or involved with, has been classified in several ways. The insurance industry calls it “rebating” [1]. Kickbacks also have been defined as “bribery” [2]. There’s an online site about “kickbacks in U.S. history” wherein the Cornhusker Kickback is mentioned. That ‘affair’ involved congressional… … Read more