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US Stop-Smoking Efforts Stalled, Report Shows

Good article from Reuters on the lack of efforts to control the growth of new smokers...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Efforts to help smokers kick the habit have stalled in the United States, with hardly any recent change in smoking rates, federal researchers reported on Thursday.

Healthcare Reform Bill...You Decide For Yourself

Healthcare reform continues to be the "headline du jour" in virtually all types of media.  The barrage of opinions, interpretations, and evaluations often leave the American public wondering exactly what the Healthcare reform bill actually says.  Politicians, independent reviews, media sources, and "experts" have all weighed in with consistently confusing evaluations of healthcare reform.  Now it's YOUR turn to decide for yourself.  Americans finally have a chance to read the actual statutory language of the painfully negotiat

AMA Launches Comprehensive Flu Website

The American Medical Association has is battling the flu epidemic on many fronts.  Their latest effort seeks to link physicians with the public to provide clinical information, dispel rumors, assess symptoms, and provide advice. 

Healthcare Careers...A Growing Trend

How relevant is healthcare in the recent statistics and discussions surrounding unemployment in this country?  As it turns out, healthcare is very relevant...but not in negative way you might think.  Healthcare jobs are among the few industries where the number of jobs have actually increased; even in months where the national unemployment rate increased.  To further illustrate this point, consider the following facts from the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Why Healthcare? Why Now?

What is it that draws us to "healthcare"?  Most of us are either vested stakeholders in the healthcare by contributing tax dollars (and insurance premiums) or we work in the healthecare industry.  It's the latest hot button issue in political, work, and social circles.  Debates, town hall meetings, congressional hearings, legislature, laws, and reform all center around "healthcare" on nearly a daily basis.  But why?  Because it's a failing industry?  Quite the opposite...because it's a THRIVING industry!&n

Keep A-Breast of Cancer Awareness

"October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and we want to encourage women (and men) to be aware of this disease, the second most common cause of cancer deaths among women.

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