Posted: Thursday - Nov. 6, 2008
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 6, 2008
As many as 100,000 Americans die each year due to reactions to prescription drugs. This means that fatalities related to prescription drugs rank fifth in annual causes of deaths in the United States.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 23, 2008
I believe that access to affordable medical care of high quality is a basic right of all American citizens. Without decent health care, there is little chance for “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 23, 2008
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 16, 2008
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 9, 2008
The presidential campaigns of Sen. John McCain and Sen.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 8, 2008
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Posted: Thursday - Sept. 25, 2008
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 25, 2008
Upon arriving in England in 1958, I was unexpectedly introduced to the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS). A serious gastrointestinal infection landed me in the Western Fever Hospital in London for a 10-day stay.
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 11, 2008
Earlier this decade, the World Health Organization ranked France as having the best health-care system in the world. The study considered access and various health statistics.
Posted: Thursday - Aug. 28, 2008
Several years ago, our granddaughter, who was 5 years old at the time and residing with her family in Germany, sustained severe burns in an accident.
Posted: Thursday - July 31, 2008
More than 100,000 women served as military nurses in World War II. Among them was Vera Gustafson Palmer of Red Bank who died on July 15.
Posted: Thursday - July 17, 2008
Do each of us bear certain responsibilities to practice good health habits? Should the provider of our health care, whether a private company or government, insure us regardless of our habits and activities?
Posted: Thursday - July 3, 2008
For a personal reflection during the July 4th marking of the 232nd anniversary of our country, I urge you to read “Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives” by Jim Sheeler (Penguin Books, 2008).
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A spreading epidemic of obesity threatens the well-being of countless American children.
