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Medicare charges vary widely at California hospitals, new data show
Federal officials are shedding new light on how much hospital bills vary across Southern California and the rest of the country. Medicare released pricing information Wednesday for more than 3,300 U.S. hospitals on the top 100 procedures and...
Tags: Medicare, Healthcare Policies, Hospitals and Clinics, St. John's Health Center, St. Joseph Medical Center
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Don't put that controller down -- Nintendo Wii trains future surgeons
When you’re playing Nintendo you may be learning more than how to control a voracious gorilla, rescue a kidnapped princess or negotiate a go-cart course, according to a new study. You just may be learning skills to help you perform laparoscopic...
Tags: Wii Sports, Science and Technology, Nintendo Company Ltd., Gaming, Entertainment
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Health insurers highlight excessive out-of-network charges
Some California physicians providing out-of-network medical care bill patients at rates far beyond what Medicare allows, a new report from a health insurance trade group shows. The national survey released Friday by America's Health Insurance Plans is...
Tags: Medicare, Health Insurance, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Insurance Cost, Government Health Care
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Considering bariatric surgery? Read this first
Often, those who are very overweight have tried dieting for years before giving up in frustration. But more obese people are turning to bariatric surgery to jump-start their weight-loss programs. The surgery is low-risk but isn't for everyone. It...
Tags: Diabetes, Sleep Apnea, Symptoms, High Blood Pressure, Food and Drug Administration
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Gallbladder risk no higher with newer 'pill'
Reuters(Reuters Health) - Despite concerns that one of the newer forms of birth control pill might carry a higher risk of gallbladder disease, a new study suggests that is not the case. It's been known that compared with other women, those on birth control...Tags: Symptoms, Hormones and Metabolism, Obesity, Abdominal Pain, Gallbladder Disease
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EGYPT: Prime minister hints at uncertainty toward Gamal Mubarak
Babylon & BeyondWhen asked this weekend about Egypt's 2011 presidential elections, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif was quick to express his wish to see President Hosni Mubarak run for a sixth term, an answer that again raised concerns over who might eventually replace...... -
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Military Malpractice Bill Would Help Airman Amputee
FOX40 NewsCongressman Maurice Hinchey of New York is following the case of a young Airman whose legs were amputated after a gallbladder removal procedure was apparently botched. 20 year old Colton Read is in intensive care at the U-C Davis Medical Center in...Tags: Armed Forces, Medical Services, Hospitals and Clinics, David Grant, Death
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A Trail Of Death And Gruesome Injuries
Courant Staff WritersGlenn O'Loughlin will spend the rest of his life taking things slowly. A surgical error made 13 years ago by Dr. Jose Nabut of Florida cost O'Loughlin 17 feet of his intestine. Now his routine includes methodically counting out the 40 prescription...Tags: Abdomen, Vaccines, Trials, Pain, Medical Services
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