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The balance of power (or powerlessness) just shifted. A shocking new survey from the Commonwealth Fund shows that we have reached the day when the MAJORITY of Americans (insured or not) report having serious trouble because of healthcare costs. Keep in mind that these grim statistics were recorded in 2007, before the current economic meltdown. […] Check out this week’s Grand Rounds over at the inspired, intelligent, and informed Kerri’s Six Until Me. I recently bought a friend a set of temporary Librarian Tatoos – with slogans, in the best Harley Hawg style, like Book Lust and Dewey’s My Main Man. Dewey, however, is clearly not Kerri’s main man – he’s […] Gum and Guts: Here’s a nice review of studies showing that smacking sugarless gum after bowel surgery aids in the return of gut-function. For those of you who’ve survived gut-surgery, you already know that one of the more surreal aspects of the experience is the post-op early morning routine. There you are, groggy and slightly […] Feeling trampled by your insurance carrier? Trying to dig yourself out of mountains of baffling hospital bills? Too sick to negotiate anything about your care? Here’s a nice article about health advocates and what they can do for you – proving once again that where there’s a serious need, someone will step up and fill […] Here’s the kind of news/study that makes the extensive staff located at Doc Gurley Headquarters (okay, me) smile. Every once in a while, something that people have known for a long time (read: usually women) gets “discovered” and someone publishes a “study” about it, complete with widespread media coverage and a big citation-credit for their […] The great divide between veggie/tofu-eating-women, and haunch-of-beef-eating-men cliches just got wider. Why? In the news is a study claiming that men can get low sperm counts from soy products (including tofu) – due to isoflavones. While this is not a great study, nor a large number of people, the issue has more credence than vegetarians […] |
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