Free Talk Live - Health Care

Gawker writer mocks Portland for rejecting fluoride in water supply.

Ricardo Obsolete — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:19:04 +0000

Gawker writer mocks Portland for rejecting fluoride in water supply. Because the residents of Potland have decided to give people a choice on their personal use of this chemical, apparently this guy thinks they are worth of mockery.

Pothead's Wet Dream Come True: Dawn of the Marijuana Vending Machine

kelvin — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:16:00 +0000

Medbox’s core product resembles a Redbox DVD dispenser, only it’s black, refrigerated, and armored.....

Cost Differences Between Hospitals Revealed!

JHalstead — Thu, 09 May 2013 00:17:57 +0000

Hospital Prices No Longer Secret As New Data Reveals Bewildering System, Stagger

IRS: Cheapest Obamacare Plan Will Be $20,000 Per Family

alisium — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:38:25 +0000

(CNSNews.com) – In a final regulation issued Wednesday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) assumed that under Obamacare the cheapest health insurance plan available in 2016 for a family will cost $20,000 for the year.

Under Obamacare, Americans will be required to buy health insurance or pay a penalty to the IRS.

Wrong man forced into mental hospital, heavily drugged

phonon — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:21:46 +0000

The series of events started after a patient at the hospital left without permission in mid December. Police were called to help locate the patient and several days later, a man with the same description of the escapee was brought back to Graylands by police where he was wrongly identified by hospital staff as the runaway patient. The man was subsequently given a batch of antipsychotic drugs but it caused an adverse reaction and he was treated overnight in hospital. The “real” missing patient eventually returned to Graylands.

China's radical way of treating drug addiction

Jking8767 — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:28:17 +0000

Drug addiction in China is highly stigmatized. And now, some doctors are trying to cure it with a radical procedure known as as a "stereotactic ablation." More simply, it's the practice of destroying parts of the brain's "pleasure centers" (the nucleus accumbens) in heroin addicts and alcoholics as a way to stop drug cravings. At the same time, however, damage to this region could also impair a person's ability to experience natural longings and other emotions, including joy.

Appeals court puts 1st Amendment over public health

Jking8767 — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 15:30:50 +0000

The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act makes it illegal to sell a prescription drug for any purpose other than what's listed on the label. Nevertheless, a divided federal appeals court this week tossed out the conviction of a former drug sales rep who was recorded pitching a doctor on other uses of a medicine approved by regulators solely to treat the sleep disorder narcolepsy.

Chicago sets up a temporary clinic in a garbage truck garage

Razor512 — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:27:30 +0000

Chicago decided that it would be a good idea to set up a temporary clinic at a garbage truck garage, but eventually closes it after too many complaints about the smell, the dirt, and the rat and insect infestation. (though while it was opened, many people still went through with getting their blood tested as part of a city requirement for it's workers to undergo "wellness screenings"

How to prevent 15 out of the top 16 leading causes of Death

Beans — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 19:11:17 +0000

Death in America is largely a food-borne illness. Focusing on studies published just over the last year in peer-reviewed scientific medical journals, Michael Greger, M.D., offers practical advice on how best to feed ourselves and our families to prevent, treat, and even reverse many of the top 15 killers in the United States