health system

Your Health or CEOs' Wealth?

With all the hoopla going on in Washington about bailing out the financial industry and its fat-cat CEOs, I got to thinking. The United States doesn’t have a universal health care system. I wonder...

Is Canada a place worth living?

My husband who's in canada planned to get me and our 2kids to live for good in Canada... I recently living in the Philippines and I still cant see myself leaving my country and live to the other...

Our Health System

A few weeks ago I have had a Chest Xray done as I am with a new Doctor so they wanted to see what was happening Well guess what? The X ray has gone missing. I have had 3 Phone calls since Friday...

It is not fun to fall seek in Canada

Canada is known to be a first world country. Though, and at the same time, Canada has a health system that looks more than that of a third world country, to put it mildly. If you ever decide to...

No smoking rules kick in at Waco hospital campuses

By Cindy V. Culp Tribune-Herald staff writer Starting today, tobacco products are off-limits at Waco’s two hospitals. Hillcrest Health System and Providence Healthcare Network announced this...

At-home Test for Vasectomized Men Proves Accurate

Researchers from University of Virginia Health System have found that SpermCheck Vasectomy, the first-at-home test for d

3 Brevard hospitals ban smoking

Wuesthoff Health System will launch their tobacco bans Nov. 20, Great American Smokeout Day. The ban will cover all hospital facilities and ancillary locations for the three Brevard County hospital...

French Health System on a Downturn, British Fares Slightly Better

A study released on Thursday has stated that the higher standards of living and better healthcare systems in Nordic coun

French Health System on a Downturn, British Fares Slightly Better

A study released on Thursday has stated that the higher standards of living and better healthcare systems in Nordic coun

First at-home test for vasectomized men proves to be safe, accurate

In a report now available online and scheduled to be the cover story of the December 2008 issue of the Journal of Urology, University of Virginia Health System researcher John C. Herr, PhD and his...

Will the Baucus health plan save primary care?

Senator Max Baucus introduced a health plan meant to give guidance to the Democrats in their upcoming reform attempt. It essentially mirrors the Obama plan, except that it includes individual...

Doctors' questions about end-of-life legalities may result in patient pain

When treatment options dwindle or are exhausted, terminally ill-patients often opt for pain management and comfort over life-extending therapies. However, a team of researchers from Wake Forest...

Australian Medical Association Calls for (Dollor) 3 Billion Package to Improve Conditions in Hospi

Saying the country's public health system is on the verge of collapse, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) has call

An anti-frailty pill for seniors?

Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System report that a daily single oral dose of an investigational drug, MK-677, increased muscle mass in the arms and legs of healthy older adults...