http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/medical/ en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:35:37 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418666/posts JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq, Dec. 31, 2009 – Members of the U.S. Air Force Theater Hospital here are training Iraqi defense ministry medical personnel as part of the new American-Iraqi Air Medical Evacuation and Medical Provider Training Course. The training enables Iraqis to study burn care as well as to observe and practice proper medical evacuation techniques. Classes are scheduled every two weeks. Topics vary to achieve the goal of helping the Iraqi Ministry of Defense strengthen its military medical program. “The ultimate goal of this military-military medical capacity-building program is to help establish an Iraqi military air medical evacuation... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418666/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:35:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418002/posts 12/30/2009 - JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- Members of the Air Force Theater Hospital took the first step in partnering with members of Iraq's Ministry of Defense Hospital Dec. 22, to form the American-Iraqi Air Medical Evacuation and Medical Provider Training Course here. The first installment of training allowed the Iraqis to study burn care as well as practice proper medical evacuation techniques when transporting patients. Classes are scheduled for every two weeks, and topics will vary to achieve the goal of helping Ministry of Defense officials establish a stronger medical program. "We had to come up with a program... Air Force News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418002/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:58:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413561/posts Socialized Healthcare in America by: Cleve Tidwell, Candidate for US Senate for Colorado American health-care crisis… political watchwords used in countless situations in Washington to strike fear into the souls of man. The current healthcare system is in need of reform. Unfortunately, our left thinking friends seek a strategy for reform that cripples, rather than stimulates, the situation of the American healthcare system. By proposing a single-payer system shown over and over again as a threat to the well-being of American families, a potential obstruction to quality care, and stifling of American individualism against an ever-encroaching Federal government, the Democratic... Author - Ezines Articles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413561/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:40:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409188/posts 12/16/2009 - PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- Afghanistan National Security Forces and their dependants are entitled to free military health care throughout the country. This service is not often used by families due to lack of awareness or proximity to a military facility. The Paktya Regional Military Hospital is a 50-bed inpatient facility which has hundreds of outpatient visits daily and, of those, almost none are from family members. Helping the hospital staff raise awareness of this resource was a project supported by the Medical Embedded Training Team at Forward Operating Base Lightning. The goal of the program, named Women's... Air Force link http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409188/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:56:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408756/posts A climber who was warned he faced the amputation of a limb has had his leg saved by a new stem cell technique. Andrew Kent broke his leg so badly while rock climbing in the Lake District that traditional surgery failed. For the first time in Britain, doctors then used his own stem cells to heal the bones in a technique they believe could revolutionise orthopaedic operations. "I've got a good prognosis. I'm very pleased with the way things have turned out," Mr Kent told Sky News. He and his son were climbing in the Langdale Pikes earlier this year... Sky News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408756/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:56:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400870/posts Patients are having their eyes fitted with an artificial lens that allows them to see in high definition. Surgeons begin the process by implanting the lens into the eye using the standard procedure for cataracts. Then, for the first time in Britain, they can fine-tune the focus of the lens several days later. The technique gives patients vision so sharp that it is even better than 20/20 - the best an adult can usually hope for. Bobby Qureshi, the first ophthalmic surgeon in the UK to use the lens, described it as "a hugely significant development". It can correct both... Sky News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400870/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 12:19:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399474/posts (ANSA) - Rome, November 27 - A pregnant woman carries stem cells that could be used in critical medical treatments for her baby, either in the womb or later in life, a team of Italian scientists has announced. These cells, found in the womb during pregnancy, can be removed during a simple antenatal test and stored for future use, concluded the study, which appears in next week's edition of the Cloning and Stem Cells journal. They could then be used to generate tailor-made organs and tissues or even to treat the woman's baby while still in the womb, said Giuseppe... ANSA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399474/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 17:50:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398603/posts Amendments Expected to Target Issue WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Assurances that the two health-care reform bills would not benefit illegal aliens are not accurate. A new report from the Center for Immigration Studies examines in detail the immigration-related provisions of both the House-passed HR 3962 and the bill now being debated in the Senate, HR 3590. The report concludes that the bills, in their current form, would indeed give illegal aliens access to taxpayer-funded health care well beyond emergency medical treatment. The report, "Immigration-Related Provisions of Senate and House Health Reform Bills," is authored by CIS Fellow James R.... Center for Immigration studies http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398603/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 18:25:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392454/posts If you're watching the complex processes in a living cell, it is easy to miss something important—especially if you are watching changes that take a long time to unfold and require high-spatial-resolution imaging. But new research* makes it possible to scrutinize activities that occur over hours or even days inside cells, potentially solving many of the mysteries associated with molecular-scale events occurring in these tiny living things. A joint research team, working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), has discovered a method of using nanoparticles to illuminate... National Institute of Standards and Technology via biologynews.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392454/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:40:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393635/posts The Best Videos in the world of our Unborn Neighbors   Fr. Frank Pavone       It's light years beyond ultrasound and will make you practically fall off your chair when you see it.We at Priests for Life are now promoting and distributing to every sector of the Church and the pro-life movement the most vivid, powerful, and striking videography of the unborn child that exists. Obtained through a rarely used technique called embryoscopy, in which a video camera the size of a pen-point is inserted abdominally or cervically, this video footage has been incorporated into a 42-minute... priestsforlife.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393635/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384367/posts A Democrat congressman from Ohio has introduced innovative legislation that would require foreign countries to reimburse American taxpayers for the exorbitant medical expenses of illegal immigrants. Appropriately titled, PAYBACK Act (Preventing All Your Bucks from Aiding non-Citizens is Key), the measure would save the U.S. government billions of dollars annually and ensure that taxpayer dollars are not used to fund health care services for illegal immigrants, according to its author, U.S. Representative Zack Space. Medical bills for illegal aliens would be passed along to their country of origin, according to the proposed law, which was introduced in the House this... Judicial Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384367/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:31:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382689/posts The boogeyman will get you!" parents sometimes tell misbehaving children. With about 40% of parents saying "no!" to vaccinating their kids for swine flu, apparently health officials think turnabout is fair play. And the media seem happy to help. You see it in such headlines as "CDC Shocker: Swine Flu Killing Young People at Record Rate!" And in lines of panicked parents queued outside vaccine clinics like fans trying to score tickets to a Paul McCartney concert. And in schools closing willy-nilly, which could cost the nation tens of billions, according to a recent Brookings Institute study. Which is so... Forbes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382689/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:02:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378279/posts The latest airport security trend is the backscatter x-ray machine, touted as a powerful way to virtually frisk a traveler for contraband without the embarassment of a strip search. Though touted as completely safe because the level of radiation is so low, travelers have been nervous about the devices -- and not just because it shows off a nice outline of their privates to the people manning the machines -- but because they remain scared of the health problems they might propose. Looks like a little healthy paranoia might have been a good thing. While the conventional wisdom has held... yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378279/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:43:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379616/posts **** IMPORTANT UPDATE, 07/05/07: Please read my 07/03/07 updated list of terrorist doctors and information on the scary Oath of Muslim Doctors. **** Sometimes–so many times–diversity is not what it’s cracked up to be. Just ask Joseph Applebaum. Well, you could ask him. But you won’t get an answer. He’s dead. And he’s dead because he was a Jew, and his doctor is a Muslim and grad of “Ayman Al-Zawahiri” Medical School. But Applebaum wasn’t denied treatment for being a Jew in Egypt. Or elsewhere in the Muslim world. It happened right here on U.S. soil. In Chicago. As Muslim... DebbieSchlussel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379616/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 01:52:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375919/posts WASHINGTON – Those tax-free spending accounts that you and your co-workers use to help pay for dental work, insurance copayments or over-the-counter drugs face a hit under the health overhaul bills in Congress — unless a coalition that includes a powerful union, insurers and others can stop it. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375919/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:56:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375328/posts By Marge FenelonClinics use innovative model to treat uninsured people Patients act as benefactors to pay for costs of those without coverage What started with tranquil contemplation of a pine tree in the woods surrounding Lake Tahoe may be a creative solution to the growing number of people who lack basic health care in the United States.Dr. Robert Forester was on vacation with his family in Lake Tahoe, Calif., in the summer of 2000. While relaxing on the cabin's porch and enjoying the beauty of the nature around him, a particular pine tree caught his attention and suddenly an idea... Our Sunday Visitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375328/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:39:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2371019/posts Have you ever had a migraine? Are you headache prone and sometimes have head splitting pain that causes severe medical symptoms? Migraines and other types of headache -- such as tension headache and sinus headache -- are painful and can rob you of quality of life... TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2371019/posts#comment Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:40:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370384/posts TRENTON, N.J. — Johnson & Johnson executives said Tuesday a proposed tax on medical device makers, part of the health care reform package moving in the Senate, is too high and could cost jobs in the industry. "We think that the $4 billion tax that they're referring to is unreasonable," J&J Chief Financial Officer Dominic Caruso told The Associated Press in an interview. "We believe it's at least twice what it ought to be." Caruso spoke after New Brunswick, N.J.-based J&J reported its third-quarter earnings, which included a tiny profit increase and sales declines in every division except medical devices,... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370384/posts#comment Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:54:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367916/posts CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2009 – Soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 17th Fires Brigade and the 14th Iraqi Army Division conducted their first joint medical military-civic operations clinic at Basra Operations Center Oct. 8, drawing about 150 people. Army Sgt. 1st Class Maryfaith B. Payne soothes a child as his mother is seen during a medical engagement in Basra, Iraq, Oct. 7, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Maurice A. Galloway  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “The purpose of an event such as this is to provide treatment for minor illnesses and teach these people how... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367916/posts#comment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:07:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362130/posts I know everybody here hates NPR, but I found this episode of "This American Life" focusing on healthcare, more specifically, why people often get too much un-necessary care, to be quite even-handed. What struck me is how the main problem with our system boils down to a problem with human nature, which to me is a very conservative point. ThisAmericanLife.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362130/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:28:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360082/posts A former employee of the Smosska company and a job applicant, are expressing their concerns when it comes to the company and its legitimacy. Smosska officials say the company makes medical identification cards. The company held a job fair in Florence in July, and charged applicants a $40.00 fee for an assessment test. Smosska officials said the fee covered things like background and drug testing. Smosska officials said they planned to eventually employ up to 3,000 people in the Florence area and were renovating a large facility. The company was working out of a temporary office on Hoffmeyer Road in... WBTW News 13 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360082/posts#comment Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:31:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359538/posts Cpl. Marc Strickland, of Boone, N.C., (left), and Sgt. Derrick Smith, of Sanford, N.C., both serving with Company D, 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, hand medical supplies to a Son's of Iraq member at a clinic in the Radwaniyah Community Center, south of Baghdad, Oct. 8. American Soldiers brought a cargo truck full of supplies to the recently-built clinic so it can be opened soon. Photo by Mary Phillips, Multi-National Division – Baghdad. BAGHDAD — A new medical clinic here in Radwaniyah, south of the Iraqi capital, received a truck-load of medical supplies from U.S. Soldiers... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359538/posts#comment Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:50:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356001/posts The New York State Health Commissioner's new mandate that all health care workers be vaccinated against both the seasonal and the swine flu this fall could qualify as the major public health blunder of the year, because it is likely to backfire. Flu has been rightly characterized as a "slippery disease" that can mutate quickly and unpredictably, which means that planning for flu epidemics must be flexible and should be reviewed regularly as evidence of disease spread and severity accumulates. We are already experiencing the beginning of a second wave of swine flu, the 2009 H1N1 influenza. Effective response will... Newsday http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356001/posts#comment Tue, 6 Oct 2009 16:49:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353852/posts A provision in the Democrats' proposal to partially fund health care reform would tax medical devices and replacement parts like pacemakers, hearing aids and porcelain teeth, worrying critics who say the higher costs will be passed on to consumers. Tucked into the Democrats' proposal to partially fund health care reform is a provision to tax medical appliances -- including some manufactured replacement parts for your body. Under pressure, the Senate recently exempted medical items that cost under $100 -- such as tampons and condoms. But the tax, expected to raise about $40 billion over the next decade, is still in... Fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353852/posts#comment Sat, 3 Oct 2009 00:43:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353782/posts WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2009 – The medical support situation in American Samoa has stabilized amid ongoing U.S. relief efforts after a massive tsunami devastated the area this week, a Defense Department official said today. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kimo McKee, Hawaii Air National Guard loadmaster, directs the loading of humanitarian aid supplies into a C-17 Globemaster III bound for American Samoa to assist in relief efforts in the wake of tsunamis triggered by Sept. 29, 2009, undersea earthquake. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Medical triage, casualty care, shelter and bedding... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353782/posts#comment Fri, 2 Oct 2009 22:55:11 GMT