drug war chronicle issue 719 2/2/2012
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The cost of dying: It's hard to reject care even as costs soar
Every night Dad emptied the coins from his pockets. The special ones he placed in an album, but most went into a jar to be saved. So how could the hospital bill for the final days of this frugal man -- with carefully prepared end-of-life instructions -- add up to $323,000 in just 10 days?
My experience with Bariatric Surgery
At birth, I weighed 10 pounds and nine ounces. Since then, I've struggled with my weight. I have tried diets and assisted weight loss programs. While genetics played a role in my morbid obesity, overeating was also responsible. Food was my drug of choice for coping with life.
ADDING MULTIMEDIA FDA Approves KALYDECOâ„¢ (ivacaftor), the First Medicine to Treat the Underlying Cause of Cystic ...
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved KALYDECOTM , the first medicine to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis , a rare, genetic disease.
In South Carolina, The Plot To 'Welfarize' Unemployment Insurance
David Morgan 58, of Oregon City (center) waits with other job applicants to talk with recruiters during a Jan. 12 Safeway Job Fair, in Portland, Ore.