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Health Care Replacement Bill Up This Week in the US
By Joie M Gahum | Mar 07, 2017 07:40 AM EST
The much-awaited bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare will be introduced by Republicans this week.
President Donald Trump Approves Republican Tax-Credit Proposal on Obamacare
By Joie M Gahum | Mar 02, 2017 07:10 AM EST
United States of America President Donald Trump approved the use of tax credits to aid US citizens in purchasing health care insurance.
National Health Spending to Accelerate this 2017
By Joie M Gahum | Feb 23, 2017 12:03 AM EST
The national health spending is the US is expected to accelerate by a 5.6% increase annually from 2016 through 2015.
Children In Low Income Families More Prone To Asthma, ADHD
By Abbie Kraft | Feb 15, 2017 07:00 PM EST
Studies reveal that children in low-income families are more susceptible to asthma and are more likely to develop ADHD.
ObamaCare 2017: Number of Enrollments Plummets
By Joie M Gahum | Feb 10, 2017 07:20 AM EST
The number of Obamacare clients under the Humana health care plans have dropped by 70 percent last January. This happened after Humana had a legal battle over a proposed merged with insurance company Aetna.
How Affordable Universal Health Care Can End AIDS
By Joie M Gahum | Feb 01, 2017 07:20 AM EST
Canada is pioneering in providing affordable universal healthcare most especially to AIDS victims. This move is believed to be one of the best ways to bring an end to AIDS and other HIV diseases.
Access to Birth Control May Get Harder Under Trump Presidency
By Mara Tee | Jan 16, 2017 06:45 PM EST
Birth control may be more expensive when Donald Trump repeals the implementation of Obamacare. Women today have voiced out their concerns and are looking for alternatives that will last until the last year of his presidency.
Many Americans are not impressed with the Health Care System, Polls Find
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 29, 2016 10:39 AM EST
Many Americans have remained unimpressed with the health care system, a series of polls found.
Tuberculosis Outbreak Haunts Rural Alabama
By Jenn Loro | Jan 21, 2016 10:49 AM EST
A sparsely-populated town in rural Alabama is currently experiencing an alarming increase of tuberculosis incidence rate that already resulted in three deaths and 47 confirmed infections.
CDC Releases Guidelines For Pregnant Women, Urges Testing For Zika
By R. Siva Kumar | Jan 21, 2016 10:27 AM EST
Pregnant women who traveled recently to places infected by Zika are advised to undergo testing.
Kidney Damage Risk Amplified by Slightly Increased Blood Sugar Levels
By Kanika Gupta | Dec 30, 2015 09:52 AM EST
If your blood sugar levels are even slightly higher than the normal but not diabetic, you may still face an increased risk of kidney damage, suggests a Norwegian study
Planned Parenthood Protester In Maine Sued For Yelling Outside Parenting Clinic
By Jenn Loro | Nov 12, 2015 12:00 PM EST
A protester against planned parenthood was sued not for airing his stand but for alleged disturbing patients of getting their chosen health care.
Diabetics who are Poorer are more likely to Lose a Limb
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 04, 2014 04:12 PM EDT
According to a new study, people with diabetes who lived in poorer neighborhoods were more likely to lose a limb than wealthy diabetics.
Young Hispanics have a greater risk of Heart Diseases due to Obesity
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 09, 2014 04:02 PM EDT
A new study found that the U.S Hispanic/Latino population faces a greater risk of developing cardiovascular diseases because of obesity.
U.S. Health Care System Ranked Last on List of Developed Nations
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 17, 2014 10:40 AM EDT
The latest Commonwealth Mirror Mirror report ranked the U.S. health care system last out of a list of 11 developed nations.

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Conservative Treatment with a Sling can Replace Surgery for Shoulder Fractures

There is nothing to be gained by operating on a patient with a so-called displaced fracture of the shoulder. Three weeks with the arm in a sling so that the shoulder is kept inactive yields the same results.

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