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Dying mother takes hard health questions to Presidential candidates

Kathy Stangl, a woman who was supposed to die last April according to her doctors, is still alive and well -- and she wants to know what the next ... Read More »

Pantries offering food and ... health care?

Are community food pantries the b est place to have that blood pressure checked or that cholesterol level checked? If a project out of Wisconsin takes ... Read More »

Fewer people lack food and health care globally, says study

Although the monetary gap between those with money and those without remains significant around the world, at least those without are finding it ... Read More »

Trust for America's Health gives us a big, fat F in 2007 report

Our health care system is at risk of bleeding to death. With so much attention paid to reactionary care, as opposed to preventative care, major ... Read More »

Nation's health at risk, according to the FDA

In what could be a watershed announcement, the FDA has now said that it cannot protect the nation's food supply any longer. That's quite an admission ... Read More »

1 in 5 Americans without health care

It's estimated that about 40 million adults are without health insurance, according to a new study from the U.S. government. With no more than 300 ... Read More »

Can a celebrity make you feel better about your doctor?

How does a celebrity affect a hospital waiting room? It's an amazing thing really, as this Time article points out. Even a minor celebrity can turn ... Read More »

U.S. health care needs centralizing and organizing

Health care in the U.S. will most likely be the single largest issue in next year's presidential election outside the 'war on terror,' and experts are ... Read More »

Medicare treatment barely acceptable to many, says report

Is Medicare actually considered quality care by those in the know? Sure, some consider Medicare decent, but a research study just released has ... Read More »

6 symptoms you should NOT handle at home

I'm horrible about admitting I need to see the doctor for something, and a lot of my family members are too (must be hereditary!), but that's hardly a ... Read More »