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Feature articles on health care: The New Mr. America: Bankrupt, Diseased and Running Out of Options 7/24/2009 - (NaturalNews) With a military rifle in one hand and a bottle of prescription medications in the other, the new "Mr. America" is over-fed, under-nourished, over-medicated, over-spent and "over there" (waging war in the Middle East). And soon, with Obama's... Why Obama's Health Care Reform Bill Will Destroy U.S. Jobs and Devastate the Economy 7/17/2009 - (NaturalNews) If you want to know why U.S. businesses increasingly outsource jobs to other countries, just add up the cost of doing business in America: As an employer, you have to pay not only higher wages than most other countries, but you also have... U.S. Senate Health Committee Passes Health Care Reform Bill that will Bankrupt America 7/15/2009 - (NaturalNews) The great lumbering health care reform gears are in motion in Washington D.C., and the Big Government machine is spitting out a new recipe for the bankruptcy of America: A "health care reform" bill that pleases all the special interest... American Doctors Busted for Fraud, Conspiracy in HIV Treatment Scam 7/1/2009 - (NaturalNews) I've often asserted that doctors exploit people for personal profit, prescribing drugs and procedures that are medically unnecessary while raking in millions from health insurance companies, Medicare and Medicaid. This week, Miami doctor... "Sick Care" America Resorts to Borrowing Money to Pay for Disease 6/23/2009 - (NaturalNews) America has crossed a new, disturbing threshold with the announcement that Obama's new health care plan will borrow money to pay for health care. In real terms, this means that sickness and disease in America will now be financed on credit. This... U.S. Health Care Plan to Cost $1.5 Trillion - But Who's Counting? 6/11/2009 - (NaturalNews) It would cost between $1.5 trillion and $1.7 trillion over the next 10 years to provide health insurance to everyone in the United States, according to an estimate by the consulting and policy analysis company the Lewin Group. This is... Stop Needless Amputations with Calcium Bentonite Clay 5/14/2009 - (NaturalNews) Amputations, especially from diabetes, are on the rise. What if there was a simple solution that would reduce the number of amputations by 50% or more - something simple, safe and inexpensive? This article is intended to open the doorway... Cell Phones Spreading Superbugs in Hospitals 5/14/2009 - (NaturalNews) The cellular phones that hospital doctors and nurses bring to work are widely contaminated with dangerous pathogens, even when the health workers wash their hands regularly, a new study has found. "Our results suggest cross-contamination... N-95 Masks Do Protect from Swine Flu but They Will Not Protect You 5/5/2009 - (NaturalNews) N-95 respirator masks are the newest hot selling item for "flu preparedness", but do they work? Yes. And No. N-95 respirator masks were designed to protect healthcare workers from `airborne` illnesses such as tuberculosis, chicken pox and... Taiwan Surpasses U.S. on Key Achievements: Health Care, High Speed Rail and Fiscal Responsibility 4/26/2009 - (NaturalNews) After living in Ecuador for some time, I recently traveled to Taiwan, where Truth Publishing is headquartered. Returning to the United States after spending time in Taiwan has allowed me the perspective to make some observations about the... Historic U.S. Government Summit on Integrative Medicine Convenes 4/24/2009 - (NaturalNews) The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is considered America`s preeminent body of physicians, scientists, and academicians interested in health and medical issues. It is a part of the United States National Academies, which also includes the National... Health Freedom Groups Join in Launch of Grassroots Health Revolution Petition 2/24/2009 - (NaturalNews) A new petition calling for revolutionary health care reforms and health freedoms was launched today at www.HealthRevolutionPetition.org The petition -- which is endorsed by NaturalNews, the Organic Consumers Association, the Life Extension... Sweeping New Health Insurance System Proposed for U.S. Residents 2/21/2009 - (NaturalNews) The Commonwealth Fund, a health policy research group that represents the interests of health insurance companies, has proposed a sweeping new program that -- surprise! -- would require all Americans to buy health insurance. The new... Ten Sobering Predictions About the Aftermath of the Economic Stimulus Bill 2/13/2009 - (NaturalNews) The Economic Stimulus bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives today, even after amassing a stunning 1,100 pages that no member actually voting on the bill has had time to read (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvnwOjDjnH4). Is this... Economic Stimulus Bill Mandates $954 Million for Vaccinations, $545 Million for "Genomics Programs" 2/12/2009 - (NaturalNews) While the Obama administration is attempting to pass the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 in a hurry, NaturalNews readers have begun actually reading the bill, and they're finding some worrying language that should raise concern... Minnesota Lobbyists and Senators Face Off over Health Bill 2/12/2009 - (NaturalNews) If passed, the Minnesota Health Care Act would eliminate insurance companies and for-profit administrators from the state`s health care system. It would also be the first truly universal no-strings-attached health care system in the United... Obama Tries to Sneak Major Health Care Reform Into Economic Stimulus Bill 2/12/2009 - (NaturalNews) Under the cover of emergency economic legislation the front wave of an entire new system of health care is being pushed on Americans. The strategy for this ploy was once explained by Obama's former appointee to head the Department of Health... The Need for Prevention in Health-Care Reform 2/12/2009 - (NaturalNews) A physician I knew (he died at a ripe old age) once quipped, "Medicine is America`s fastest growing failing business." And unless we refocus our entire approach to health care, it`s going to grow and fail even faster. Most proposals for... Halt the Economic Stimulus Bill! Sweeping Health Care Power Grab Taking Place with No Debate 2/11/2009 - (NaturalNews) The "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" is about to be passed and signed by President Obama. And yet, as of today, almost no one has read the bill! American citizens, journalists and stakeholder haven't had time yet to even... Big Brother Health Care Provisions Slipped Into Economic Stimulus Bill 2/10/2009 - (NaturalNews) The new $800 billion economic stimulus bill contains some striking new "Big Brother" health care language that should give pause to all freedom-loving Americans. For starters, the bill requires the electronic tracking of the medical records... VA Strains to Meet the Needs of our Veterans 2/5/2009 - (NaturalNews) The number of veterans needing health care is rising, and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is having difficulty meeting the needs of our veterans. New statistics released from the Department of Defense and the VA reveal that US... Ending the Atrocities of the FDA; Life Extension Urges Immediate Petition Action for Health Freedom 2/4/2009 - (NaturalNews) What follows is a call-to-action article by William Faloon, founder of the Life Extension Foundation (www.LEF.org). NaturalNews and LEF are working together to publish this information as widely as possible, calling for urgent action to... Modern Medicine, Part I: How Healing Illness Became Managing Illness 1/27/2009 - (NaturalNews) For over 6000 years, man looked first to nature to heal illness and maintain wellness. As a result of a deliberate and often sinister plan, the past century and a half has seen curing illness with nature replaced with managing sickness and... Average Retired Couple Will Pay $376,000 Out-of-Pocket for Health Care Costs, Warns Report 1/20/2009 - (NaturalNews) The average couple that does not have its health care subsidized by former employers will need to pay $376,000 for adequate health care after retirement, according to a report released by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Researchers... Retired Couples Urged to Set Aside $225,000 to Cover Health Care Costs 1/14/2009 - (NaturalNews) The average couple retiring in 2008 will need $225,000 just to cover its health care costs, according to a report published by Fidelity Investments. "Health-care costs have the potential to significantly erode an individual's retirement... Dr. Deitch Part II: Take Responsibility for Your Health and the Health Care Account 12/28/2008 - (NaturalNews) This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Renegade Roundtable, which can be found at http://www.RenegadeRoundtable.com. In this excerpt, Dr. Jason Deitch shares on taking responsibility for our own health and understanding the health... Dr. Jason Deitch Part I: Problem Issues that Need Healing in the Health Care System 12/24/2008 - (NaturalNews) This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Renegade Roundtable, which can be found at http://www.RenegadeRoundtable.com. In this excerpt, Dr. Jason Deitch shares on the issues plaguing our health care system and why we need to create... Two Good Reasons to Reconsider Scans, such as CT and MRI 12/5/2008 - (NaturalNews) When was the last time you had a CT scan or an MRI scan, and how often do you have them? Do you even know what the letters "CT" and "MRI" stand for? A recent study conducted by a team from the University of California-San Francisco has found... Your Body's Amazing Filtration System 11/21/2008 - (NaturalNews) Our aim should be to understand all of the most pertinent laws of nature and the fascinating forces that are working together to make life possible. Then we should desire to facilitate the forces that work to maintain life as we know it... US Accounts for Forty-Five Percent of Worldwide Pharmaceutical Spending 11/20/2008 - (NaturalNews) A recently released study of per capita spending on pharmaceuticals reveals that the US spends more than any other major industrialized nation, nearly twice the average amount of the 30 countries included in the assessment. In addition,... Can Obama's Win Lead to Meaningful Health Care Reform? 13 Urgent Suggestions for a Healthy USA 11/5/2008 - (NaturalNews) In an astonishing turn of events for a nation that seemed headed for certain economic destruction just weeks ago, Americans overwhelmingly chose Democratic candidates in yesterday's elections, selecting Obama as the next U.S. President... 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