Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/97795/hospitals%27_lessons_from_hurricane_gustav/ The pre-storm medical evacuation -- the largest in American history -- revealed some critical flaws in American hospitals. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:00:01 PDT Sheri Fink, ProPublica http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/97496/boatloads_of_trouble%3A_how_we_are_importing_our_way_to_destruction/ As our consumer goods travel thousands of miles by boat, train and truck, they're leaving a trail of soot and cancer in their wake. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT Stan Cox, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/97284/the_va_continues_to_abandon_returning_vets/ "Supporting the troops" only applies until they actually come home from war. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT Joshua Kors, The Nation http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/97489/earning_less_and_dying_younger%3A_how_the_growing_strain_on_america%27s_middle_class_is_pummeling_our_health/ Last year was a weak financial time for working families, and a new report shows it reflected in our health. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT Maggie Mahar, Health Beat http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/97160/if_we_want_good_health_care_from_obama%2C_we_better_push_him_to_change_his_plan/ Barack Obama's health care plan coddles the corporations that profit from the misery and illnesses of tens of millions of Americans. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT Chris Hedges, Truthdig http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/97167/mccain_campaign%27s_plan_for_universal_coverage%3A_change_the_definition_of_%27uninsured%27/ That's right. McCain's health adviser wants to solve our health care crisis by changing the definition of "uninsured" so that magically, no one is. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:00:01 PDT Jason Rosenbaum, Huffington Post http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/97164/mccain%27s_health_plan_only_works_if_you_don%27t_get_sick/ Even McCain wouldn't be eligible under his own plan. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:00:01 PDT Trudy Lieberman, Columbia Journalism Review http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/93376/americans%27_attitudes_toward_breastfeeding_are_making_our_kids_sick/ Want a healthy baby? Put the Baby Einstein videos and hand sanitizer away and breastfeed. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:00:01 PDT Aisha Qaasim, Women's eNews http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/96855/universal_health_coverage_is_no_silver_bullet/ The key to smoothly running, affordable health care is changing medical treatments and procedures. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:00:01 PDT Niko Karvounis, Health Beat http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/96473/u.k._and_australia_fight_breast_cancer_with_free_screening_for_women_50%2B/ Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, with one in nine women affected at some stage in their lives. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:00:01 PDT Alice Alech, The Wip http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/96635/the_candidates_need_more_than_a_patchwork_approach_to_health_care/ Though Obama's health plan is far better than McCain's, it still only tinkers around the edges. What we need is a system overhaul. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/96365/in_november%2C_women_will_vote_with_health_care_in_mind_/ And with good reason: The nation's health care system is in crisis, and women are bearing the brunt of its failures. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:00:01 PDT Judy Waxman, The Women's Media Center http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/96308/priced_out_of_prescription_drugs/ Reducing drug industry influence is critical to bringing skyrocketing prescription drug and health care costs under control. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:00:01 PDT Isaiah J. Poole, Campaign for America's Future http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/96307/the_best_%27stay_fat%27_strategies/ People sometimes have to see the picture of failure before they can be motivated toward success. Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:00:01 PDT Janice Taylor, Huffington Post http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/95827/medical_tourism_is_great_--_for_those_who_can_afford_it/ Americans going abroad to deal with their medical problems would only cut health costs 1-2 percent -- not enough to solve our greater crisis. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT Niko Karvounis, Health Beat http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/95689/the_misshapen_mind%3A_how_the_brain%27s_haphazard_evolution_left_us_with_self-destructive_instincts/ Evolution didn't quite hit perfection when it comes to human thought processes. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT Sasha Abramsky, The American Prospect http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/94990/stem_cells_and_ivf%3A_the_wild_west_of_reproductive_technology/ The fledgling fertility business of a few years ago has exploded into a giant industry; one that is largely unregulated by our squeamish government. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:00:01 PDT Rick Weiss, Science Progress http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/93484/the_truth_about_home_births/ Home births presided over by trained midwives are as safe as hospital births. Yet many in the medical community present midwifery as dangerous. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:00:01 PDT Anna Clark, RH Reality Check http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/95452/house_passes_first-ever_comprehensive_tobacco_regulation_bill/ Smoking is an addiction, not a choice. The public has long known this. Finally, Congress is catching on. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:00:01 PDT Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/94797/no_wonder_our_hospitals_are_a_disaster_--_people_with_marketing_degrees_are_running_them/ Business school graduates have replaced doctors and public health experts as CEOs of hospitals, often at patients' expense. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:00:01 PDT Maggie Mahar, Health Beat