When Identity Theft Gets Personal
A new article in Network World talks about the transition of data theft from attacks on banks and retailers to attaches on individuals. In the past, someone would hijack a credit card number and make some purchases using that number. You would have to replace your card, but once...
Read moreDrug Price Reform — When, Not If
Brand name drugs are expensive. They’re more expensive in the US than elsewhere, but they’re still expensive, regardless. Prices are based on a number of factors, including what manufacturers think they can get insurance companies and governments to accept. List prices are paid by consumers without health insurance. Insurers...
Read moreC-Section Cons and Pros
The C-Section rate is an important criteria in selecting an obstetrician. Neither the decision to do the procedure nor the choice of doctor are trivial, but they are related. The C-Section is the most common surgery performed in the US. The primary factor determining whether this procedure is performed...
Read moreMicrocephaly and Politicians
Zika has hit the US. According to the CDC, there are now 279 pregnant women on US soil with Zika (3). That number is likely to skyrocket this summer. Mosquitoes will bite infected women and spread the disease to others. Others will visit infected areas, especially with the Brazil...
Read moreBedbug Aesthetics
Why someone would do this research, I really can’t fathom. Doesn’t matter what I think of course. Someone paid for it, and someone did it. It has been determined that bedbugs like the colors red and black, and dislike the colors green and yellow. Really. It seems counter-intuitive. After...
Read moreBoomers: Living Longer but with Poorer Health
In the past, living longer was associated with having better health in one’s older years. A new study by researchers at the University of Southern California indicates that this relationship is no longer true. The study analyzed the increase in life expectancy among Americans between 1970 and 2010. In...
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