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Skin Cancer
 
Skin Cancer Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer and is almost always cured if caught and treated early. Symptoms include a change in skin, things like a growth, irritation or sore that does nto hearl, or a change in a wart or mole. You increase your risk if you have a skin type that is prone to sunburn, have a history of severe sunburns as a child, or have a family history of skin cancer. You should see a doctor if an area of normal skin quickly changes shape or apperance, a wart or mole changes in size, shape, or color, or a bump that itches, bleeds and crusts over does not heal in 3 weeks. To help prevent skin cancer limit your sun exposure from 10 am to 4 pm, use sunscreen that has at least SPF 15, and wear sunglasses that block UV rays.
 

IT Critical Part of Healthcare Reform
 
IT Critical Part of Healthcare Reform President Obama sent a letter reiterating his commitment to promoting the use of information technology as a means of reducing healthcare costs to Senators Kennedy and Baucus. Senate Democrats have been urged to act quickly on this. NTSP offers healthcare technology services through its subsidiary, Sandlot.
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Obama and Congress Clash on How to Pay for Healthcare
House and Senate leaders do not like President Obama's ideas on how to fix heathcare, but they cannot agree on alternate solutions.
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Swine Flu at Highest Alert
The World Health Organization has declared a swine flu pandemic, the first of its kind in 41 years. According to W.H.O. rules, a pandemic should be declared once it finds evidence of widespread "community transmission" on two continents. In the latest reports 74 countried reported 27,737 cases and 141 deaths since April.
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Patients Aren't 100% Honest with Doctors
Along with confusing a doctor, inaccurate information can lead to misinterpreted symptoms, over looked warning signs, flawed diagnoses and treatments that potentially endanger a patient's health or life. Doctors understand that some of their patients embelish, omit, overstate, understate, or otherwise stray from a straight and thorough reporting.
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Medical Debt Huge Bankruptcy Culprit
A new study shows that illness is a factor in 62% of personal bankruptcies, an increase from 8% in 1981. Among those filing for bankruptcy, 75% have some type of medical insurance.
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