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  • Wishful Thinking and Procrastination Play Role in Delays of Cancer Treatment
  • The Dark Side of Drug Advertising
  • Dennis Quaid Defends Right To Sue Pharmaceutical Companies
  • The Drug Industry and the DSM-IV
  • A Growing Trend of Patient Advocacy
  • Lasik's Painful Side-Effects
  • Protecting Yourself from Medical Error
  • The Art of Pain
  • FDA Identifies Heparin Contaminant
  • California Orders Insurers to Reinstate Policies
  • Doctors, Research and Industry Money
  • Google, Medical Records and Privacy
  • Study: Patients Feel Uncomfortable Asking Doctors about Hand-washing
  • New Study: Patients Dissatisfied with Hospitals
  • Potential Dangers of Arbitration Agreements
  • Medical Mistakes: A Doctor's Point of View
  • Study Supports Reduction of Older Blood Use in Transfusions
  • Anti-Psychotics in Nursing Homes, Re-visited
  • Lawsuit Settled in Missed Colon Cancer Diagnosis
  • Heparin Contaminant Closer To Identification
  • Anesthesia Awareness More Common Than Previously Believed
  • Easy-to-Miss Lesions Most Likely To Turn Cancerous
  • Patients Need Access to Hospital Records
  • Los Angeles Sues Health Net for Insurance Cancellations
  • HIV Patients Still Snubbed By Doctors and Nurses
  • New Project To Help Patients Manage Medical Records
  • A Collaborative Approach to Fighting Bedsores
  • Scientists Conceal Raw Data from Cancer Studies
  • Advocacy Groups Seek Repeal of Needle Exchange Laws
  • Diet Soda strongly linked to Metabolic Syndrome
  • Depressed Doctors More Likely to Make Mistakes
  • Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Professional Settings
  • Botox Associated with Deaths
  • Pill Reduces Ovarian Cancer Risk
  • Another Study Confirms Lack of Reporting of Medical Error
  • MRSA Transmittable Through Some Sexual Activity
  • Emergency Room Waits Getting Longer
  • U.S.A. Has the Most Preventable Deaths
  • Where are the Illinois Hospital Safety Reports?
  • Hospitals Dangerously Slow in Treating Heart Attacks
  • Study Finds Anti-Psychotics Do Not Curb Aggression
  • The Pain of Medical Error: Not Just Physical
  • Reducing Medical Error Through Talking
  • Higher Risk of Leukemia Linked to Anemia Drugs
  • Should Hospitals Pay for Their Mistakes?
  • Elder Abuse: Nursing Homes Often Use Anti-Psychotics to "Maintain Order"
  • Study: Common Treatments for Sinus Infection No Better Than Placebos
  • Checklists to Save Lives in the ICU
  • New Study: Doctors Reluctant to Report Errors
  • Hospitals Try to Combat MRSA
  • New Factors for Breast Cancer Risk for African-American Women
  • Hospital Commits 3rd Brain Surgery on the Wrong Side of the Head
  • Risk Disclosure and Organ Donation
  • Plastic Surgery: Still Safe, but Know the Risks
  • Energy Drinks Linked to Heart Problems
  • MRSA Discovered in Virginia Communities: What You Need To Know
  • Tripled Risk of Deep-Vein Thrombosis on Long Flights
  • Overuse of Some Painkillers May Increase Headaches
  • Fighting Superbugs in Hospitals
  • Helen Haskell Interview
  • Popcorn Supplier ConAgra Will Drop Diacetyl
  • Doctors With Poor Communication Skills More Like To Get Complaints
  • Might Full Disclosure of Medical Error be the Best Policy?
  • Cancer Panel Critiques U.S. Government for Lack of Illness-Prevention
  • Protecting Yourself from Medical Errors
  • Hospital Infection Rates a Matter of Concern
  • Cancer Patients Face Confusing Obstacles and Inconsistent Treatment
  • Healthcare System Disadvantages Patients with Low Literacy Levels
  • Fewer Nurses Leads to More Pneumonia
  • Recent Findings Show Medical Error as Major Cause of Death in U.S.
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