Doctors, parents fret over severe shortage amid H1N1 worries The lack of H1N1 vaccine has become increasingly frustrating for doctors, patients and the general public, particularly those with chronic illnesses. The problems...
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Compiled by Abby Lerner Q: How can I prevent scars? Scars result when the layer of epidermis that forms new skin is damaged and can no longer produce cells, says Michael Mann, M.D., of the Columbia University college of...
At Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia, one of the region's largest specialty physician groups, the expensive quest to get paid by dozens of insurance companies begins days before a patient shows up for an appointment and...
growing rapidly, in part because more people recognize that without such policies they may have to liquidate their savings to pay nursing home expenses. There are a variety of health care plans designed specifically for elderly...
Eighty years ago this fall the U.S. Stock Market crashed, which was followed by the Great Depression. The Depression itself was portrayed as proof positive that markets are inherently unstable and that government plays a...