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Taking an Excursion for Your Medical Needs?

Posted on 12/8/2010 by | General News | Comments

Personal HealthDoesn’t seem to make sense, but it’s actually becoming more and more common. While medical tourism has existing for some time — where Americans will travel abroad to other countries to get necessary medical treatment for cheaper — a new trend is growing in the U.S.: Domestic medical travel. Via AARP Bulletin: [A]s medical travel firms negotiate attractive rates with doctors, clinics and hospitals and market them to insurance companies, employer-funded health plans and individuals. While hospitals don’t like to …

Strides in Solving the Mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease

Posted on 07/14/2010 by | Archived Contributor | Comments

Personal HealthOn the front page of the New York Times today, there is a story about on the potential of a “major change” in the criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. If adopted, the new guidelines would launch a new movement on diagnosing – and eventually treating – the disease that affects so many American families. The proposed diagnostic rules were presented by a group of experts at an international Alzheimer’s meeting in Honolulu yesterday. Currently, the formal criteria to …

News To Know: Possible Cancer Vaccine Offers Hope

Posted on 06/1/2009 by | Archived Contributor | Comments

Personal HealthA new vaccination treatment for cancer has shown promise in studies.