Weekend Reading: Why a Trip to the ER Costs More Than a College Semester …
Weekend reading: Why a trip to the ER costs more than a college semester …
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Sean was allowed to see the doctor only after he advanced MD Anderson $ 7,500 from his credit card. … The total cost, in advance, for Sean to get his treatment plan and initial doses of chemotherapy was $ 83,900. … When we debate health care policy …
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Cangene Advances Alzheimer's Disease Research with Technology Developed …
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21, 2013 /CNW/ – A truly made-in-Canada treatment for one of the world's most devastating diseases could be closer to patients thanks to a new technology targeting Alzheimer's Disease developed at The University of British Columbia (UBC) and licensed …
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Could an old antidepressant treat sickle cell disease?
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An antidepressant drug used since the 1960s may also hold promise for treating sickle cell disease, according to a surprising new finding made in mice and human red blood cells by a team from the University of Michigan Medical School. … Andrew …
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Why Chronic Health Care Is the Challenge of Our Century
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Not if you should be sleeping instead, says Gary Rogg, M.D., a primary care physician and assistant professor at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, N.Y. Studies have consistently shown that people need at least seven hours of sleep a night for …
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How To End Your Crack Cocaine Addiction – www.encognitive.com Nutritional Orthomolecular approach to treating cocaine abuse. Hey, it’s Trish. We’ve had many questions about overcoming substance addiction without using methadone. To some, methadone is using a drug to treat a drug addiction, and some find it very addictive. There are many treatment options available, such as residential treatment and group support. Many relapse after they leave the controlled environment of residential treatment. Others fail with group support because sometimes you can’t talk yourself out of an addiction. There are physiological aspects that need to be addressed. Research has concluded that the brain chemistry of an addict is different than that of a sober person. The addict’s brain is rewired after prolonged abuse. Most addicts are also malnourished, lacking essential hormones and neurotransmitters required for a healthy, rational brain. So, are some books that will address restoring the brain chemistry of addicts. The Vitamin Cure for Alcoholism: Orthomolecular Treatment of Addictions, by Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, PhD and Dr. Andrew W. Saul, PhD. Here’s a synopsis of the book: This book can be a godsend for many personsfor those who suffer from alcohol addiction, for their friends and loved ones, and for those in the relevant helping professions. Its central message is that alcoholism is primarily a metabolic disease that should be treated with due consideration of its physiological roots. The old moralistic approach and the more …