Wal-Mart started it. The $4 generic prescription deal. Saves hundreds of dollars for millions of patients. Or does it?
Recently my supermarket pharmacy joined the $4 prescription parade so I’m finally going to get an up-close look at all the hoopla. Until now, convenience has trumped price shopping, and I haven’t been willing to drive to Wal-Mart for [...]
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At last, a sensible approach to the health care crisis in the U.S.
City Journal has posted an article, “Mandates Are Not the Answer,” by David Gratzer, a physician, and Paul Howard, a medical editor, who understand the fix we need is not as simple as the presidential candidates propose.
Our health care system didn’t get where it is overnight; it [...]
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The pharmaceutical industry may not be ”evil,” as some have suggested, but it is just as dedicated to profit-making as any other business, and consumers should never forget it.
The drug Vytorin has hit the headlines today because a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows it is no more effective at reducing LDL (”bad” cholesterol) and arterial [...]
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Posted in health, law, society, tagged Roe v. Wade on January 22, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Today is the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that made abortion legal in America.
Despite the highly visible, sometimes violent protests, the law still stands. Why? Because it represents the enlightened compassion and understanding of the majority of Americans. The majority believes in a woman’s constitutional right to privacy, including [...]
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