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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Health Related Climate Change Study – What troubles the US most?

The issues surrounding the Earth’s changing climate and the problems they may cause are rarely out of the news these days. But according to Kristie Ebi, who is a University of Michigan-trained epidemiologist and expert on climate change and public health, not enough time and money is being spent on researching the impact that global [...]

Monday, June 8th, 2009

Health Care Debate

Is Government Health Care Plan Effective or a Mess? Currently 18% of our GDP is dedicated to health care costs. These will soar according to the President’s economic advisor to astronomical levels in the near future. We must stop the growth in spending now. We can agree with that. Thus, the White House argues that [...]

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Health Care in Massachusetts

Health Care Program in Massachusetts: Are People Happy? The “Update of Health Reform in Massachusetts” was published few days back and is summarized by Kay Lazar in The Boston Globe. It is a survey of 4000 adults which analyzes the impact of universal care since 2006 when it was ushered in. The news is not [...]