Op-Ed Contributor: A Test of Bad Health
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Thereâs an inherent conflict of interest when the government conducts comparative-effectiveness studies and then uses those studies to determine which pills are worth buying.
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Hubris can be harmful to your health, especially if that underwarranted confidence comes from drug manufacturers concerned more about obscene profits than protecting the consuming public from potential harm.
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I recommend a couple of articles chronicling the unintended consequences of the war on drugs. One, by Ethan Nadelmann, is a global look at the damage done by prohibitionist policies. The other, by Radley Balko, is a look at a doctor convicted for prescribing opioids â and this case is in some ways more troubling [...].
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This article was reported by Barry Meier, Gina Kolata and Andrew Pollack and written by Mr. Meier. In the mid-1990&#39;s, the medical community reached an inescapable conclusion.
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Intensive-care doctors monitor patients from miles away. Also: Vioxx might be responsible for more deaths than thought.... New network in southern India gives government a big boost.... and more.
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NEW YORK  - The great majority of smokers  think they are well informed about the health risks of their  habit, but many of them are wrong, a new U.S. survey suggests.
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The Obama Express. My latest piece on Huffington.  If you like it, please feel free to pass it on.  "cheesecake"
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In his illuminating new book, the journalist Matt Bai examines the health of the Democratic Party.
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Some people with chronic health problems who seek online advice would be better off just listening to their doctors, new research suggests.
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Health obsessives will be breaking out in a sweat when they read the latest research: browsing medical websites can be bad for you.
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Recently we have seen dis- cussions by the president and first lady and two op-ed pieces about stem cell research, one on Aug. 12 by Richard Cohen and one on Aug. 15 by Michael Kinsley. Only the column by Mr. Kinsley came anywhere close to presenting the ...
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conditions, and also provides them with positive feelings of social support. However, the reviewers found that it might also leave them in worse health.
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Numbers don't lie &#151; or do they? When it comes to public health, figures are seldom straightforward.
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Question: If government and business leaders do their part to lower the cost of health insurance, should people be required to sign up?
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Plenty of evidence suggests that having trouble understanding medical information is bad for your health. Now new research says it could even be deadly.
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Americans are burdened with a costly, hugely dysfunctional health-care system. In a new book, a pair of investigative reporters offers a fresh remedy based on a successful model we're all familiar with
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Comment is free: Seumas Milne: It beggars belief that US health privateers straight out of Michael Moore's Sicko are being lined up to run core NHS services.