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Christine Miller

posted 02/26/2007, comments (0)

Health Care Costs Keep Rising

The Associated Press reported this past week the unsurprising news that healthcare costs are predicted to rise in the next decade. They reported findings of a federal government report published last week and a companion report in the journal called Health Affairs that right now, about $1 out of every $6 spent in the U.S. goes to healthcare, and... Read more Chevron

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Christine Miller

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posted 01/05/2007, comments (0)

Does a Patient’s Age Affect a Rheumatologist

Have you ever felt like your rheumatologist either advocated for or discouraged you away from a certain medication or surgical option because of your age? Age bias in medical research means that older patients are not as likely to receive medical as younger patients with comparable disease severity. Evidence of age bias in the treatment of... Read more Chevron

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Cathee McKeown

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posted 12/12/2006, comment (1)

The Pain of Health Costs

When I was first diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, the only pain that I could think of was the physical and emotional pain. I really couldn’t wrap my brain around all of the other “pains” that I would face when it came to the cost of treating a chronic illness. Before RA, I was a generally healthy person so I didn’t have to use my... Read more Chevron

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Christine Miller

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posted 05/26/2006, comments (0)

The Good and the Bad of Summer

When summer starts, it’s time to fire up the grill, bust out the sunscreen and dig out the bathing suit because the pools open this weekend. We all look forward to enjoying our yards, sunny weekend day trips and fun summer festivals. These are my favorite parts of summer: the cookouts, the festivals and enjoying the pool on a particularly hot... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/19/2006, comments (0)

Drug Research: What Are Patients Supposed to Believe?

Eighteen months ago, Merck & Co. withdrew its painkiller Vioxx from the market, stating that research data showed that patients who took Vioxx for 18 months had an increased risk of heart attacks. Since then, more than 11,500 law suits have been filed against the drug manufacturer by people who claim to have had heart attacks as a result of... Read more Chevron

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