Recent Votes

• Study: Injured uninsured more likely to die in ER

  Uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls and gunshot wounds, were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital as similarly injured patients with health insurance, according to a troubling new study.

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• Swine flu shows signs of peaking in some areas

  Source: msnbc.com

  The winter flu season that began early in the northern hemisphere this year may be peaking in parts of north America and western Europe, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

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• H1N1 overplayed by media, public health: MDs

  Source: CBC

  Public health officials and journalists have overstated the importance of the swine flu, a former Ontario chief medical officer of health says.

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• New Drug for H1N1 Flu Offers Hope

  Source: The New York Times

  Peramivir, still being tested in clinical trials, is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration for general use. But on Oct. 23, the F.D.A.

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• 'Kill the bill' protesters target health care

  Chanting "Kill the bill," thousands of conservatives incensed over the Democrats' health care overhaul protested at the Capitol on Thursday, arguing that the legislation amounts to a government takeover of the nation's medical system.

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