WSJ editorial carries foward theme of Medicare as a harbinger of what a single payer would be like

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former AOL chief executive Jonathan Miller is trying to raise money to buy part or all of Yahoo, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Lees meer.. ... more

Work harder to return kids home - Detroit Free Press Work harder to return kids home Detroit Free Press, United States - 1 hour ago These well-meaning family members are denied that chance by a foster care system that fails to work with them in any meaningful way. … Source: news.google.com Delta plans capacity, work force reductions - Atlanta Journal Constitution Delta plans capacity, work force reductions Atlanta Journal... more

FROM Harrisonblog: Let’s just state the obvious: the economy is in (or close to) a depression. So, how can we stay positive — especially about the real estate market — in this negative economic climate? It seems too unstable to be really confident in buying or selling, but things aren’t always what they seem.The Wall Street Journal [...]... more

In Bob Dylan’s "Percy’s Song" he writes about bad news coming down. The bad news one reads about in numerous medical blogs might be enough to stimulate SSRI sales ( oh wait, more bad news there too, they may not work but do not worry anti-psychotics may become the next SSRI if The Last Psychiatrist is correct in his predictions . Here are just some of the items found in major med blogs over the last few days. Roy Poses give us an extremely disturbing picture of the Chi... more

Who pays for health care? The authors of a current JAMA commentary maintain that the notion that employers ,government and individuals all share in the payment of health care ... more

As election time draws closer even medical bloggers feel compelled to make political comments. Some are to the left, others the right and still others libertarian. Politician’s vacuous slogans dart around suggesting empty choices and the frustrating sometimes scary world we live in is offered a glimpse of salvation made human in the form of politicians. When things are going badly according to some observers the obvious solution is to thrown the rascals out. Many times the perceived ra... more

A claim that vitamin D can increase longevity reminds me of the enthusiasm some folks had concerning the marvelous powers of vitamin E. There is a very favorable ( almost glowing) report in Internal Medicine News (Feb 13,2008) (ww.internalmedicinenews.com) that outlines some of the more favorable evidence regarding D. A meta-analysis from AIRC analyzing 18 RCTS with over 57,000 subjects indicated a 8% mortality reductions in those subjects in trials that laste... more