Health policy is arts policy
From Ezra Klein and Matt Yglesias, a study by Robert W. Fairliea, Kanika Kapurb and Susan Gates on universal health insurance and entrepreneurship. They find that when non-employer based universal health insurance like Medicare kicks in at age 65, there is a marked positive change in rates of entrepreneurship, independent of actual retirement age. Of [...]
U.S. proposes advertisers ditch junk food for kids
Food companies should revamp their marketing to children by advertising foods that are healthy, four U.S. agencies said on Thursday in proposing voluntary principles for the food industry. The proposed principles, which would turn children’s food advertising on its head, calls for ads to be for foods that “make a meaningful contribution to a healthful [...]
Ideology vs. Values in Health Reform: We Deserve Better
Following the collapse of the housing market back in 2008, former Federal Reserve Board Chair Alan Greenspan appeared before the U.S. House Oversight Committee for a rather painful post-mortem examination. Over the course of several hours, he endured biting criticism for relying on what was described as a flawed free market “ideology.” Henry Waxman’s metaphysical [...]
Special issue: Solid waste management: focusing on sustainability
International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management 13(1) 2010 Papers from a workshop/conference held in San Francisco, California, USA, 28-30 May 2008. An optimisation model for transportation of hazardous wastes Sustainable approaches to C&D waste management and global warming impacts An overview of the sustainability of solid waste management at military installations Salvage as a [...]
Anticoagulation after VTE—indefinite or time limited?
Here’s another review on the topic. Points of interest: Although thrombophilia testing predicts initial VTE it is not reliable for predicting recurrance. Thrombophilia testing does not have a primary role in decision making regarding the duration of anticoagulation. Thrombophilia testing has a limited role in individual circumstances and must take into account patient preference. D-dimer
