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Exploring the health and protective benefits of light to moderate alcohol consumption (EurekAlert!)
( Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research ) While the physiological damage and social havoc created by alcohol abuse and dependency are well-known, it is also true that light-to-moderate drinking has certain health benefits. This mini-review summarizes a roundtable discussion held at the July 2007 annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism in Chicago, Ill.
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Automaker Bankruptcies Would Require Taxpayers To Pay $3B Annually For Health Care, UAW President Gettelfinger Says (Medical News Today)
Taxpayers would have to pay at least $3 billion annually in the event that the Big Three automakers -- General Motors, Chrysler and Ford -- have to file for bankruptcy and no longer pay for retiree health care, United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said on Tuesday during a Senate Banking Committee hearing, the Detroit News reports.
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Sen. Kennedy Taps Senators To Lead Various Working Groups Aimed At Improving U.S. Health Care (Medical News Today)
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) on Tuesday named committee members to lead three working groups that will target specific aspects of the health care system in writing overhaul legislation, including Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.
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Most Massachusetts Physicians Surveyed Practice 'Defensive Medicine,' Which Could Be Driving Up State Health Care Costs (Medical News Today)
Eighty-three percent of physicians surveyed in Massachusetts say they practice so-called "defensive medicine" because they are concerned they might be sued by patients, a trend that adds at least $1.4 billion annually to state health care costs, according to a report by the Massachusetts Medical Society, the Boston Herald reports.
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Maryland Conference Addresses Issue Of Providing Culturally Competent Health Care Services (Medical News Today)
Participants at Adventist HealthCare's Center on Health Disparities fall conference in Maryland discussed the issue of culture-based health care services on Tuesday, the Montgomery County Gazette reports. "Even with the help of good translators, cultural differences can stymie the delivery of care," the Gazette reports.
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During Global Crisis Brits Rate Pets' Health Above Their Own (Medical News Today)
New research commissioned by dental payment plan provider, Denplan, has revealed that we prioritise the health of our pets above our own healthcare.
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Church, backers craft own reproductive health bill (GMA News)
MANILA, Philippines - The Catholic Church and its backers have started crafting their own version of a reproductive health bill, one that will not promote contraceptives in family planning.
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Increase Focus On Disability, Or Targets For Millennium Development Goals Will Not Be Met, Says Global Health Expert (Medical News Today)
"Disability has to be addressed if the Millennium Development Goals are to be achieved," says Beth Fuller, Disability Program Coordinator of the University of Melbourne's Nossal Institute for Global Health. Ms Fuller will present the issue alongside other Australian and global health experts at the 4th annual Nossal Institute Global Health Forum held today at the University of Melbourne.
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Area Employers Face Health Care Crunch (Baltimore Jewish Times)
Businesses in Baltimore are going to face health insurance premium increases come the first of the year, and employers whose health care coverage is up for renewal are shopping for the best deals.
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David Sirota: HHS Chief Daschle Says States Will Play Major Role In Health Care Reform (HuffingtonPost)
Though as a former senate majority leader Daschle seems like a conventional cabinet pick, his deep understanding of the role that states must play in health care sets him apart.
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