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Elderly may fare worse on prostate cancer drugs
Associated PressA prostate cancer study that could change how doctors treat some patients found that widely used hormone-blocking drugs did not improve survival chances for older men whose disease hadn't spread. In fact, men given the drugs alone were slightly more...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Medicine, Western Medicines, Robert Wood, Medical Staff
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Medicare payment ploys only delay the day of reckoning
America's physicians are holding their breath as they wait to see how Washington will resolve the latest mess resulting when the methods of "Madman Muntz" meet Medicare. Earl William "Madman" Muntz was the pioneer pitchman who explained his low prices by...Tags: Economic Policy, Health Treatments, Budgets and Budgeting, National Government, Medicare
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Cautionary note about prostates
Sun ReporterA popular hormonal treatment for prostate cancer does nothing to extend the lives of men over 65 with early-stage tumors and may actually be harmful, according to a study published today. The report, which reviewed the cases of almost 20,000 older men...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Medicine, Western Medicines, Robert Wood, Medicare
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Federal maneuvers will take a toll
For more than 18,000 Marylanders every year, hospice is an end-of-life care option that provides dying patients and their loved ones with comfort, compassion and dignity. Unfortunately, the ability to provide this greatly needed service is under threat....Tags: National Government, Medicare, Government
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Business Digest
Howard Community College will hold a free open house for those interested in a career in hospitality and culinary management from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 26 in Room 401 of the Rouse Company Foundation Student Services building on the college campus. The...Tags: Economic Policy, Local Authority, Health and Safety at School, Corporate Officers, Medicaid
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State issues 9 violation notices in smoking ban
Iowa's new smoking ban has led to the some warnings. The Iowa Department of Public Health says it has issued nine violation notices since the ban went into effect on July 1. Businesses are allowed two notices or warning letters in 12 months, then...Tags: Medicaid, Smoking, Laws, Health Organizations, Civil Laws
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Nassau to increase benefits vesting time to 10 years
sid.cassese@newsday.comNassau County could save millions in medical benefits for retirees by, among other things, increasing the time for becoming vested from five to 10 years, according to Nassau County Comptroller Howard Weitzman. Weitzman is expected to announce his plan...Tags: Retirement, Health Treatments, Employment, Employees, Private Health Care
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Medicare paid suppliers that used dead doctors' IDs
Congressional investigators said Tuesday that Medicare had paid tens of millions of dollars to suppliers improperly using identification numbers of doctors dead for years. The government has no reliable way to spot claims linked to dead doctors, many...Tags: Carl Levin, Medicare, New York Times
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Genuario: state deficit could worsen
Gov. M. Jodi Rell's budget chief is warning state lawmakers that the projected $150 million state budget deficit could worsen. Robert Genuario says income tax revenues are flat. That's a problem because the budget for this fiscal year relies on an...Tags: Real Estate Transactions, Health Treatments, Medical Services, Jodi Rell, Budgets and Budgeting
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Coalition demands health before profits
Sentinel Staff WriterA group of Central Florida community leaders and residents announced Tuesday that they will be part of a $40 million grass-roots campaign to push for affordable health care. Health Care for America Now, a national coalition of community organizations,...Tags: Social Sciences, Kissimmee, Private Health Care, Medicaid, Walt Disney World Resort
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