Tag Archives: health
Rudd warns of massive hikes in health costs
Rudd warns of massive hikes in health costs – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) New Treasury figures predict health spending on Australians over 65 will be seven times higher than current levels in 40 years’ time.
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Indian Health Minister Calls On Country To Legalize Homosexuality
Indian Health Minister Calls On Country To Legalize Homosexuality To Improve Fight Against HIV/AIDS Following his recent efforts to legalize homosexuality in India, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said the country should recognize the increasing acceptance of homosexuality worldwide because such … Continue reading
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Smart DNA
Smart DNA: Programming the Molecule of Life for Work and Play: Scientific American DNA molecules can act as elementary logic gates analogous to the silicon-based gates of ordinary computers. Short strands of DNA serve as the gates’ inputs and outputs. … Continue reading
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Implants Tap the Thinking Brain
Putting Thoughts into Action: Implants Tap the Thinking Brain: Scientific American # Surgeons have implanted a novel neural prosthesis into a paralyzed patient’s brain. The high-tech device enables the patient to communicate his thoughts to a computer, which translates them … Continue reading
Where there is no doctor
About the online Book: This handbook has been written primarily for those who live far from medical centers, in places where there is no doctor. But even where there are doctors, people can and should take the lead in their own health … Continue reading
Patient Centered Care
“The paradigm in health care seems to be shifting toward a cultural belief in personal responsibility for one’s health and away from the attitude that physicians can use pharmaceutical therapy, advanced surgical techniques, or modern technology to ‘‘fix’’ any health problems that arise. Consumers and … Continue reading
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