Consumer Issues
- Apr
- 02
Senior citizens continue to bear burden of student loans
Senior citizens continue to bear burden of student loans
By Ylan Q. Mui, Published: April 1, 2012, Washington Post
The burden of paying for college is wreaking havoc on the finances of an unexpected demographic: senior citizens.
New research from the Federal Reserve Bank ...Continue reading »
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- Mar
- 23
Drug Dosage Was Approved Despite Warning
This is really outrageous. Apparently, elder abuse is also a corporate problem.
Steve
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From The New York Times
March 22, 2012
Drug Dosage Was Approved Despite Warning
By KATIE THOMAS
Four months before a best-selling ...Continue reading »
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- Mar
- 21
Generic Drugs Proving Resistant to Damage Suits
From The New York Times
March 20, 2012
Generic Drugs Proving Resistant to Damage Suits
By KATIE THOMAS
Debbie Schork, a deli worker at a supermarket in Indiana, had to have her hand amputated after an emergency room nurse injected her with ...Continue reading »
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- Feb
- 24
Many Elderly Now Bring Companion on Doctor’s Visit
Many Elderly Now Bring Companion on Doctor’s Visit
Findings might expand definition of patient’s medical team, researcher says.
By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News)—About one-third of seniors still living on their own take a companion—usually a ...Continue reading »
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- Jan
- 13
Amid downturn, more older Americans employed than ever before
Amid downturn, more older Americans employed than ever before
By Peter Whoriskey, Washington Post, Published: January 12, 2012
Amid the wreckage of the economic downturn, something curious happened to older Americans.
More of them are working.
Though the recession has thinned the ...Continue reading »
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- Jul
- 22
Going into hospital far riskier than flying: WHO
Going into hospital far riskier than flying: WHO
URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_114567.html (*this news item will not be available after 10/19/2011)
Thursday, July 21, 2011
[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthfacilities.html]
[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/patientsafety.html]
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) - Millions of people ...Continue reading »
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- Jul
- 13
Poll: Upbeat baby boomers say they’re not old yet
Poll: Upbeat baby boomers say they’re not old yet
By CONNIE CASS - Associated Press,STACY A. ANDERSON - Associated Press | AP – 4 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Baby boomers say wrinkles aren’t so bad and they’re not that worried about dying. Just don’t call ...Continue reading »
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- Jul
- 05
Think Inside the Box
From The New York Times
July 4, 2011
Think Inside the Box
By STEVEN WOLOSHIN and LISA M. SCHWARTZ
Lebanon, N.H.
AFTER 33 years of deliberation, last month the Food and Drug Administration announced rules requiring manufacturers to clarify how ...Continue reading »
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- Jun
- 24
Common drug effect ups elderly death risk: study
Common drug effect ups elderly death risk: study
URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_113586.html(*this news item will not be available after 09/21/2011)
Thursday, June 23, 2011
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - A side effect of many commonly used drugs, including antihistamines ...Continue reading »
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- Jun
- 24
Drug Makers Win Two Supreme Court Decisions
From The New York Times
June 23, 2011
Drug Makers Win Two Supreme Court Decisions
By ADAM LIPTAK
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday handed drug companies two significant victories, one limiting suits from people injured by generic drugs and the ...Continue reading »
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- Jun
- 07
Law on End-of-Life Care Rankles Doctors
From The New York Times
June 6, 2011
Law on End-of-Life Care Rankles Doctors
By JANE E. BRODY
I shouldn’t be surprised when doctors object to laws telling them how to practice medicine, as does New York State’s new Palliative Care Information ...Continue reading »
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- Mar
- 22
A Guide to Smarter, Safer Antibiotic Use
From The New York Times
March 21, 2011
A Guide to Smarter, Safer Antibiotic Use
By JANE E. BRODY
Antibiotics are important drugs, perhaps the most important. In a world beset with “an unprecedented wave of new and old infections,” as one ...Continue reading »
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- Mar
- 15
Breast cancer may not change lifespan for older women
Breast cancer may not change lifespan for older women
URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_109834.html(*this news item will not be available after 06/12/2011)
Monday, March 14, 2011
Related MedlinePlus Pages
Breast Cancer [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastcancer.html] Seniors’ Health [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seniorshealth.html]
By Genevra Pittman
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- Mar
- 13
How the Internet Tried to Kill Me
From The New York Times
March 12, 2011
How the Internet Tried to Kill Me
By ZICK RUBIN
Boston
WHEN I Googled myself last month, I was alarmed to find the following item, from a Wikia.com site on psychology, ranked ...Continue reading »
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- Mar
- 09
Major Drug Review Research Fails to Disclose Funding Sources
Major Drug Review Research Fails to Disclose Funding Sources
Author ties to pharmaceutical industry disappear when meta-analyses are published, researchers report
URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_109604.html(*this news item will not be available after 06/06/2011)
TUESDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News)—Meta-analyses of drug studies, which ...Continue reading »
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- Mar
- 04
Pharmacists Fight the Rise of Mail Order
From The New York Times
March 3, 2011
Pharmacists Fight the Rise of Mail Order
By REED ABELSON and NATASHA SINGER
A fierce battle is being waged between retail pharmacists and mail-order companies over where people should be able to fill their ...Continue reading »
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- Feb
- 06
In a Graying Population, Business Opportunity
A “brave new world”---for those who can afford it.
Steve
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From The New York Times
February 5, 2011
In a Graying Population, Business Opportunity
By NATASHA SINGER
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
IT’S not easy being ...Continue reading »
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- Feb
- 02
For-profit hospices may choose cheaper-to-treat patients, study finds
latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-for-profit-hospice-20110201,0,5630476.story
For-profit hospices may choose cheaper-to-treat patients, study finds
By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times
1:39 PM PST, February 1, 2011
Study results released Tuesday by the Journal of the American Medical Assn. report that for-profit hospice services may be selecting patients ...Continue reading »
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- Jan
- 25
Americans Remain Divided Over Health Reform With An Uptick In Public Opposition As GOP Ramped Up Rep
Americans Remain Divided Over Health Reform With An Uptick In Public Opposition As GOP Ramped Up Repeal Campaign
As Many Americans Would Like To Keep or Expand Health Reform Law As Would Like To Repeal Or Replace It, And Most Oppose Defunding Implementation
Public Concerned About ...Continue reading »
Insurance Justice Uncategorized
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- Jan
- 18
Keep Your Voice, Even at the End of Life
From The New York Times
January 17, 2011
Keep Your Voice, Even at the End of Life
By JANE E. BRODY
The specter of “death panels” was raised yet again this month, prompting the Obama administration to give in to political pressure ...Continue reading »
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- Jan
- 18
Consumer Reports Insights: Second opinion can give patient confidence about care
Consumer Reports Insights: Second opinion can give patient confidence about care
Tuesday, January 18, 2011; 12:00 AM
About half of all Americans never seek a second opinion about a diagnosis, treatment, drug or operation, according to a 2005 Gallup poll. But if you want a second ...Continue reading »
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- Jan
- 14
Common sleep drug can leave people groggy, clumsy
Common sleep drug can leave people groggy, clumsy
URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_107672.html(*this news item will not be available after 04/13/2011)
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Related MedlinePlus Pages
Drug Reactions [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drugreactions.html] Sleep Disorders [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sleepdisorders.html]
By Maggie Fox, ...Continue reading »
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- Jan
- 13
Aging Population Could Send Cancer Costs Soaring
Aging Population Could Send Cancer Costs Soaring
U.S. report projects $158 billion spent annually on care by 2020
URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_107606.html(*this news item will not be available after 04/12/2011)
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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- Jan
- 09
Gray is good
Gray is good
These days, movies are taking an adult attitude about seniority.
By Steven Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times
January 9, 2011
For years, the movie business has blown past older audiences.
Could the breezes finally be changing direction?
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- Jan
- 06
When Insurers Put Profits Between Doctor and Patient
From The New York Times
January 6, 2011
When Insurers Put Profits Between Doctor and Patient
By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D.
Late in 2007 I found myself riveted by a case playing out at the University of California, Los Angeles, the medical ...Continue reading »
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- Dec
- 23
Placebos Work—Even if Patients Are in on the Secret
Placebos Work—Even if Patients Are in on the Secret
Bowel patients informed they were taking fake pills still experienced symptom relief
URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_106935.html(*this news item will not be available after 03/22/2011)
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
WEDNESDAY, ...Continue reading »
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- Dec
- 16
Pharmaceutical Industry Is Biggest Defrauder of the Federal Government Under the False Claims Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 16, 2010
1:16 PM
CONTACT: Public Citizen [1]
Phone: 202-588-1000
Pharmaceutical Industry Is Biggest Defrauder of the Federal Government Under the False Claims Act, New Public Citizen Study Finds
Civil, Criminal Settlements ...Continue reading »
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- Nov
- 30
Inefficiency Hurts U.S. in Longevity Rankings
From The New York Times
November 29, 2010
Inefficiency Hurts U.S. in Longevity Rankings
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
By any measure, the United States spends more on health care than any other nation. Yet according to the World Fact Book (published by the ...Continue reading »
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- Nov
- 25
Study Finds No Progress in Safety at Hospitals
From The New York Times
November 24, 2010
Study Finds No Progress in Safety at Hospitals
By DENISE GRADY
Efforts to make hospitals safer for patients are falling short, researchers report in the first large study in a decade to analyze harm ...Continue reading »
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- Nov
- 19
Darvon Pulled From Market by F.D.A.
From The New York Times
November 19, 2010, 2:03 pm
Darvon Pulled From Market by F.D.A.
By DUFF WILSON
The pain-killing drugs Darvon, Darvocet and their generic ingredient, propoxyphene, are being removed from the market because of serious heart risks, the Food ...Continue reading »
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- Nov
- 16
Not Just Small Talk: Quality-of-Life Questions at Medical Exams
From The New York Times
November 15, 2010
Not Just Small Talk: Quality-of-Life Questions at Medical Exams
By JANE E. BRODY
“How are you doing?”
“O.K.”
That kind of exchange, which takes place at all too many medical ...Continue reading »
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- Nov
- 14
More advantage in Medicare plans
More advantage in Medicare plans
Published: Saturday, November 13, 2010, 7:27 AM
Brent Hunsberger, The Oregonian
Retirees, take heed. It’s the choosiest time of year.
Along with choices of whom to invite to family gatherings and which gifts to give, it’s time ...Continue reading »
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- Nov
- 07
Credit scores to be revised amid soaring mortgage defaults
Credit scores to be revised amid soaring mortgage defaults
Changes in consumer behavior mean that borrowers who were once considered outstanding credit risks may no longer be so today.
By Kenneth R. Harney
November 7, 2010
Reporting from Washington
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- Nov
- 01
End-of-Life Duty
From The New York Times
October 29, 2010
The Ethicist
End-of-Life Duty
By RANDY COHEN
At 65 years old, I am facing a final diagnosis for lung cancer and the prospect of a 15 percent survival rate. If this is ...Continue reading »
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- Oct
- 28
US slips to 49th in life expectancy
US slips to 49th in life expectancy
October 25, 2010 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Single-Payer News
By Sahil Kapur for RawStory.com –
The United States currently ranks 49th in the world in overall life expectancy, according to a study published in the ...Continue reading »
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- Oct
- 27
Oregon gets $1.2 million in settlement with Bayer HealthCare over claims about prostate cancer
Oregon gets $1.2 million in settlement with Bayer HealthCare over claims about prostate cancer
Published: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 4:10 PM Updated: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 4:53 PM
Lynne Terry, The Oregonian
Oregon has negotiated $1.2 million of a settlement with Bayer HealthCare over ...Continue reading »
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- Oct
- 22
Federal agents round up ring of mental health operators in alleged $200 million Medicare fraud case
Posted on Thu, Oct. 21, 2010
Federal agents round up ring of mental health operators in alleged $200 million Medicare fraud case
BY JAY WEAVER
jweaver@MiamiHerald.com
Federal agents arrested four Miami-Dade healthcare operators early Thursday in one of ...Continue reading »
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- Oct
- 19
Web Site for Hospital Comparisons Is Faulty: Study
Web Site for Hospital Comparisons Is Faulty: Study
Data is insufficient for identifying high-quality surgical facilities, researchers say.
TUESDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News)—Although designed to highlight high-quality hospitals, the U.S. Medicare Hospital Compare Web site doesn’t help patients select the best facility in which to have ...Continue reading »
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- Oct
- 17
Income Inequality: Too Big to Ignore
From The New York Times
October 16, 2010
Income Inequality: Too Big to Ignore
By ROBERT H. FRANK
PEOPLE often remember the past with exaggerated fondness. Sometimes, however, important aspects of life really were better in the old days.
During ...Continue reading »
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- Oct
- 17
When Drugs Cause Problems They Are Supposed to Prevent
From The New York Times
October 16, 2010
When Drugs Cause Problems They Are Supposed to Prevent
By GINA KOLATA
In the past month, the Food and Drug Administration has concluded that in some cases two types of drugs that were supposed ...Continue reading »
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- Oct
- 13
Insurers Denied Coverage to 1 in 7
From The Wall Street Journal
OCTOBER 13, 2010
Insurers Denied Coverage to 1 in 7
By JANET ADAMY
The four largest U.S. for-profit health insurers on average denied policies to one out of every seven applicants based on their prior ...Continue reading »
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- Oct
- 03
A Battle Against Prescription Drugs Causes Pain
From The New York Times
October 2, 2010
A Battle Against Prescription Drugs Causes Pain
By JOHN LELAND
Roland Lorenz has surgical screws in his back and neck and a pin in his upper leg, and when his pain reared up one ...Continue reading »
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- Sep
- 28
Simplifying the Decision for a Prostate Screening.
From The New York Times
September 27, 2010, 5:13 pm
Simplifying the Decision for a Prostate Screening
By TARA PARKER-POPE
One of the most difficult decisions a man makes about prostate cancer happens long before the diagnosis. Should he get a regular ...Continue reading »
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- Feb
- 28
Aging Actors
Here’s a nice piece from the New York Times about how aging celebrities are getting “another day in the limelight” by appearing in national television commercials.
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