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By Dr. Michael Rath The Free Press http://www.mankatofreepress.com Mankato physician Michael Rath is back in Iraq on his second tour of duty, training and assisting medical personnel near Baghdad. He is supplying The Free Press with e-mail photos and short accounts of daily life for military members there.

http://allergy-articles.blogspot.com/ As the prevalence of allergic rhinitis appears to be rising, there are increasing concerns about its impact on health, sleep, work and school performance, as well as unmet patient needs regarding its treatment according to experts presenting new data at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). “There […]

Malpractice insurance reform – an idea whose time still hasn’t come by Kimberly Caldwell Steffen Business New Haven http://www.conntact.com/ There is no consensus on how to moderate the sharp increases in malpractice insurance premiums, how to make sure injured patients are compensated – or even whether Connecticut has a medical malpractice crisis at all. Although […]

http://starbulletin.com Opinion THE ISSUE The Legislature has rejected a proposal to limit noneconomic damages for medical malpractice to $500,000. DENIED a hearing in last year’s Legislature, doctors made some headway in their efforts to put a lid on medical malpractice awards, which have caused some insurance premiums to soar. A proposal to limit non-economic damages […]

By Susan Haigh, Associated Press Writer -When Brittmarie Harwe woke up with a sore neck and shoulder in 1993, she sought help from a chiropractor recommended by a friend. But at her second visit, something went terribly wrong. “When he did the first (adjustment), I felt it, like a rushing noise in my head, dizzy,” […]

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The new patient-safety survey is free, but practices must pay $200 to find out how their scores compare with other groups. By Kevin B. O’Reilly, AMNews staff. http://www.ama-assn.org