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  • July 2008

    • US Health Care Stinks: Study

      Reuters  |  Jul 17, 08 10:33 AM CDT

      US Health Care Stinks: Study

      (Newser) - The US health care system gets dismal grades in a ranking of 19 industrialized countries, Reuters reports. A private foundation looked at key indicators like efficiency and access, and found the US did very poorly despite spending the most money—putting it last on the list. Health-care dollars were squandered on administrative costs and illnesses caused by medical errors. More »

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      health care  • public health  • health study  • health care costs  • medical errors  • mortality rates

  • February 2008

    • US Cancer Deaths on the Rise

      Dallas Morning News  |  Feb 20, 08 12:00 CST

      US Cancer Deaths on the Rise

      (Newser) - Cancer deaths in the US rose slightly in 2005, according to the American Cancer Society's latest report, but the news isn't all bad: the cancer mortality rate declined 1%, continuing the downward trend since the early 1990s, the Dallas Morning News reports. "As an aging population, we will see more cancers," a researcher says, explaining the increase, despite gains from early detection and treatment. More »

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      breast cancer  • lung cancer  • prostate cancer  • American Cancer Society  • mortality rates

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