Monday, March 3rd, 2008
At a House Small Business Committee hearing on Tuesday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) discussed strategies proposed in their states that are intended to lower health care costs and expand coverage, CQ HealthBeat reports.
Pawlenty discussed several proposed pay-for-performance initiatives, including offering incentives to providers ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School have found that diltiazem, a drug used in the treatment of high blood pressure, reduces cocaine cravings in a rat model. These findings will appear in the March issue of the leading medical journal Nature Neuroscience.
Previous work showed that ...
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake on Thursday pledged to reduce the time it takes veterans to receive medical care and disability claims payments, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Peake, who spoke at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing, said he would work to reduce wait times for VA medical ...
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
With the official start of spring about six weeks away, for many Americans the start of allergy season is close at hand.
But that doesn't mean the sneezing and discomfort that comes with seasonal allergies has to be close at hand as well. With a bit of planning, effort and common ...
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