TOP 100 PHARMACY SITES
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| CT scan may give patients high radiation dose Patients are receiving the equivalent of 600 chest X-rays when they get CT scans for heart disease, and not enough clinics are using known ways to cut this exposure, researchers say. msnbc.msn.com |
Nearly 10 percent of health spending for obesity Obesity's not just dangerous, it's expensive. New research shows medical spending averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person than someone who's normal weight. msnbc.msn.com |
Merck and Schering-Plough Shareholders Back Merger Shareholders of both Merck and Schering-Plough were nearly unanimous in voting on Friday to support a merger of the two drug makers. nytimes.com |
Patients’ wariness slows digital health Doctors and medical technology executives said Saturday that the biggest hurdle to computerizing health care is the reluctance of consumers to sign on. Without consumer demand, they said, they can’t justify the cost. Medicine - Health care - Health - Consumerism - Technology msnbc.msn.com |
A child saved, but family crushed by doctor bills How a Virginia family got permission to get out-of-network treatment for one son's heart defect, and still ended up drowning in debt. Congenital heart defect - Virginia - Heart disease - Health - Conditions and Diseases msnbc.msn.com |