Lawmakers begin debating plan for big Medicaid cuts – Medicare & …
By preventing even deeper cuts, the assessments help these facilities retain the 70 percent federal matching rate. The plan also adds eight positions to the Medicaid ... read the full article
Poll: Americans Fear GOP Budget Cuts to Medicare – AARP
Americans are concerned about the federal deficit, but 60 percent fear big budget cuts by Republicans in Congress could hurt their families, according to a new ... read the full article
DEA bans 5 synthetic marijuana ingredients – Drugs & Supplements …
Substances in that category are considered to have a high potential for abuse, have no accepted medical use and have a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug ... read the full article
Lawsuit Blames Hair Loss Drug For Sexual Dysfunction And Mental …
...lawsuit against pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck and Co. (NYSE:MRK) on behalf of men who have taken Propecia, a prescription drug that combats hair loss but ... read the full article
Retailer banks on brain fitness to expand stores – Brain Health …
As long as you make the attempt, you are exercising your brain. Consumers account for about one-third of brain fitness industry sales, or $95 million in 2009. Retail ... read the full article
Alzheimer’s plaques may arise in liver, Scripps study says – Brain …
Activity of the genes in the liver correlated with levels of the plaque in the brain. Sutcliffe is also a resident of Cardiff. Gleevec doesn't penetrate well to ... read the full article
Barbershops, social hub for black men, becoming home to an …
The customers at the north Minneapolis shop dissect the latest Timberwolves game, ponder the Vikings' quarterback situation, discuss organ donations.Hold on a minute ... read the full article
Homeopathy prospers even as controversy rages – Alternative …
The final product usually is a tiny ball of sugar the patient swallows, though homeopathic products also are sold as gels. The mechanism behind the diluting and ... read the full article
Medical Devices Marketed for Stent Uses Not FDA Approved – AARP …
For more than a decade a medical device company told doctors that stents made to treat digestive tract cancers were also safe and effective for treating blocked ... read the full article
Heart Disease: Improving Patient Quality of Life Through …
Steven Pantilat focuses on improving quality of life for heart disease patients. read the full article