Health care reform for mental health is an important topic that needs to be addressed. In the 1990’s there was a rise in mental health awareness and the need for a change in the way we treat mental illness. The article Bridging Mental Health and Public Health discusses the Surgeon General’s Mental Health report...
Yale Junior Cameron Dabaghi leapt to his death from the empire state building. Most of his friends and family are in shock. They stated that he never showed any signs of depression or suicidal tendencies. But some have started to question whether he would still be alive if he had proper mental health treatment....
Obama’s Healthcare plan will affect senior citizens. There will be some cuts to the amount of payments made to hospitals and nursing homes. Will this affect the Medicare plan for senior citizens? Some of the new laws will improve the care that Medicare beneficiaries receive. Prescription coverage will be improved for senior Medicare benefits....
A study shows about 48,000 people have died in US hospitals due to pneumonia and blood borne infections caught while in those hospitals in 2006. This is a very large problem and seems to be getting worse. It is also very costly. It cost the people about $8.1 billion that same year. The study...
Typo squatting is when a person registers a misspelled website that is similar to a popular web domain. Tyler Moore and Benjamin Edelman have decided to estimate how much money this is causing advertisers. It is possible that Google is earning roughly $500 million a year from advertisers because of typo squatting. Moore and...
The euro is currently very weak. But you won’t hear European companies complaining about it. because of the weak euro, Europe can expect to have a boost of exports over the year. The currency has taken a hit recently and has fallen to a nine-month low against the dollar. Usually the strength of a...
The Texas oil spill near Port Arthur on Saturday has been contained. The oil had spread to a 2-mile area and was not believed to have effected local wildlife, the Coast Guard said. An 800-foot tanker collided with a towing vessel on Saturday, causing a 15-by-8-foot hole in the tanker. Because the hole is...
Concerts from patient advocates are pressing the Senate to close a loophole in the health care bill that would allow caps on annual insurance benefits. President Obama said he wanted to make sure health insurance reform legislation would prevent insurance companies from putting any limits on health expenditures. The loophole reversed a previous version...