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Charles Ornstein (ProPublica) 03 December 2013
There's a steep price for doing nothing when it comes time for open enrollment for Medicare prescription drug plans My Thanksgiving ritual each year consists of heaps of turkey, corn casserole and apple pie — as well as quiet time devoted to helping relatives choose Medicare prescription...

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Charles Ornstein (ProPublica) 03 December 2013
There's a steep price for doing nothing when it comes time for open enrollment for Medicare prescription drug plans My Thanksgiving ritual each year consists of heaps of turkey, corn casserole and apple pie — as well as quiet time devoted to helping relatives choose Medicare prescription...

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Prof Dr BM Hegde, 02 December 2013
Fear mongering is the norm. People get sick because of the fear instilled by advertising. This provides fodder for pharmaceutical companies to sell drugs "They laugh at me because,   I'm different; I laugh at them because,   They're all the same."  - Kurt Cobain   John Kenneth...

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Markets are pushing ever higher on the premise that QE will continue almost indefinitely but there are indications that this program would be replaced by something else. The question is whether the new program will be unambiguously favourable for equities and other risk assets Janet...

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Christie Thompson (ProPublica) 02 December 2013
Readers respond to ProPublica investigation into state laws that criminalize exposing others to HIV Nick Rhoades was originally sentenced to 25 years in prison for failing to disclose to a sex partner that he was HIV-positive. The fact that he had used a condom during intercourse and was...

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A for professional wealth managers who have a fiduciary duty to proffer correct advice but don’t Many middle-class savers strive for financial independence, or what the author of this book John J Vento, a certified public accountant (CPA is the equivalent of a chartered accountant in...

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Another business self-help book? Work-life balance has been a contentious issue for a long time. We have witnessed everyday life slowly morph into one that is more work-centric than family-centric. Consider these statements: The harder you work, the more money you make; success comes with...

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Divya Malcolm 29 November 2013
Everybody has a book in him or her. This is Fatima Bhutto’s Effortlessly written, Fatima Bhutto’s book seamlessly weaves a heart-wrenching tale of brothers—Aman, Sikandar and Hayat and Mir Ali—in The Shadow of the Crescent Moon set in a Pakistani town close to the Afghan border ravaged...

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Paul Steiger (ProPublica) 29 November 2013
The Obama administration has made the most concerted effort since the Nixon years to intimidate officials from talking to a reporter On 26th November, ProPublica founder and executive chairman Paul Steiger received the Burton Benjamin Memorial award from the Committee to Protect...

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While market-based pricing can potentially reduce the price for two-thirds of essential medicines, there are far too many loopholes. OPPI has taken an exception to Moneylife DPCO 2013 loopholes article. Here are OPPI views, along with our counterviews According to the Drug Prices Control...

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Moneylife Digital Team 28 November 2013
A Kolkata-based NGO works to remove biases towards individuals with disabilities and strives for attitudinal changes “Disability is not a disease; it can happen to anyone, anytime,” says Ritika Sahni, the well-known singer and founder trustee of Trinayani, operating out of Mumbai. Ms...

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There is no scientific study to tell us if at all is safe to combine drugs in one poly-pill A few years ago, the British Medical Journal wrote an editorial on the need to have a broad perspective on killer diseases like heart attacks, strokes and their risks. I was a bit confused by the...

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Medical developments from around the world Fruits and Vegetables Can Cure Cancer According to Natural News, a non-profit website dedicated to individual empowerment, a raw diet with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables could be a powerful adjunct to cancer therapy. Jay Kordich, known...

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Kim Barker (ProPublica) 27 November 2013
The $26.4 million grant from Rove's dark money giant, Crossroads GPS, to Americans for Tax Reform was supposed to be spent on social welfare and education. Instead, records show, at least $11.2 million of that grant money went to politics On its 2012 tax return, GOP strategist Karl...

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Sometimes, doctors make mistakes and consumers file complaints. Some of the complaints are genuine as in case of Anuradha Saha decided by the Supreme Court, for medical negligence. But what about genuine and well trained doctors who care for the patient? “Men who are occupied in the...

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From a sleepy fishing village, Dubai has grown to be a large metropolis comparable to any western capital city In the next few days, the Bureau International des Expositions, is holding its 154th General Assembly meet in Paris to vote to select the city that will be given the honour to

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Moneylife Digital Team 23 November 2013
Moneylife Foundation held yet another event for its members, where Vinod Sampat addressed queries on the vexing issues concerning Cooperative Housing Societies in Mumbai With the recent Campa Cola episode, Moneylife Foundation has been receiving huge request from its members to conduct...

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AC Thompson (ProPublica) 22 November 2013
A ProPublica review of records from the California Department of Social Services shows the state collected less than half of the more than $2 million in fines it issued against assisted living facilities from 2007 to 2012 The California Department of Social Services issued more than $2...

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 “He’s the best physician that knows the worthlessness of the most medicines.” -Benjamin Franklin   The great 19th century physician, Robert Hutchinson, had a daily prayer which ran: “God! Give me deliverance from treating sick human beings as cases, not letting the well alone and...

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Our stars, who are the Gods for the younger generation, promote bottled sodas and desiccated milk drinks both of which are dangerous to human health, while Mars Mission eats up the tax payers' hard earned money. This is exactly why inexpensive health measures are not encouraged by the powers...

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