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Does YOUR Doctor have a Conflict of Interest

Patients go to doctors to improve their health. They want the best care and advice possible. Patients today, in my experience, are often better informed but without experience to use the information effectively. Does this mean that they should not have the information?
It depends on what the information is and what […]

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4Jul2008 | Bruce Bair | 7 comments | Continued
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I could use your feedback

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I am interested in knowing more about what you like and want to read.
Would you answer some of the following questions in the comments section below.
1. What article here has been most helpful to you in your wellness goals? How or Why?
2. What have you found most interesting?
3. If you were to rate […]

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1Mar2008 | Bruce Bair | 1 comment | Continued
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Which Drug War should WE be Concerned about

This is a Home Work Assignment to all my readers.
Are we a society that seeks a pill for the solution for all our troubles. Which pill is better? One that cures you in 90 days and costs $10,000 or one that controls your condition but requires a daily dose all your life […]

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19Jan2008 | Bruce Bair | 3 comments | Continued
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Your Wellness for Life - a vital contest in Jan 08

I shop at a local Harris Teeter. I used to shop at a lower priced market until we had a hurricane here and my food store closed and did not reopen for over a week. The Harris Teeter store here gave away perishables, brought in ice and […]

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1Jan2008 | Bruce Bair | 3 comments | Continued
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Universal Health Care - the moral argument against it

There is an argument that if everyone is covered, there will be a free-for-all of spending on health-care. That doesn’t make sense to me and to many people better informed than I am, but I will get to them in a minute.
Let me ask you, Are you insured? Do you go to the […]

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30Oct2007 | Bruce Bair | 1 comment | Continued
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Great Britain’s Health Care System Problems - 3 examples

Dr. John Crippen is a generalist or what we would call a family practitioner in the National Health Service in England. He is also the author of NHS Blog Doctor.
There is no doubt that our health care system is poor but the fix is often alleged to be the British and Canadian models. […]

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23Oct2007 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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3 Questions answered, Billions saved

Health information illiteracy costs our nation 58 billion dollars per year. This type of illiteracy is common not only in the immigrant and HS dropout but in college graduates also. Health information is written above the 12th grade reading level. Most people in our country read at 9th grade or below.
If each […]

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16Oct2007 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Prescription Drugs - coupons aren’t just for groceries

JD on the blog Get Rich Slowly quotes a fellow named Tyler from Houston who was searching for the best generic drug deal. In his search he found two things. 1. The best deals were to be found at discount stores like Costco and Sam’s Club. I believe you can use their pharmacies even if […]

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11Oct2007 | Bruce Bair | 2 comments | Continued
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Bird Flu - recent facts

HealthNewsBlog ran an article recently about facts on Bird Flu gathered by Reuters. I thought they were worth a repeat, so I list a few here, but go to the link above to read the remainder.
Fact 1 and very important to me - there has been no pandemic. Though I guess there could […]

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9Oct2007 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Oprah and the health care debate

Thanks to Jane Sarasohn-Kahn and her blog Health Populi for making me aware of this Oprah segment. Jane does a great job of describing the show and introducing you to the guests.
She points out astutely that if the debate has reached Oprah, it has reached into many homes in America. I like the question raised […]

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6Oct2007 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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