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Charity Founded To Help People In Remote Areas Obtain Basic Medical Care Sets Up Shop In The United States


Getting your basic health care from a charity organization isn't just for people in remote areas anymore, according to 60 Minutes. Meet RAM — Remote Area Medical — a charity founded to bring basic health care: vision, dental, and mammograms, for example, to remote parts of the world. What remote areas are they working in now? Try Knoxville, Tenn. More »

1:49 PM on Mon Jul 14 2008
By Meg Marco
3,889 views, 86 comments

unacceptable food

Pizza Hut Is Sorry It Baked A Cockroach Into Your Pizza, Got Fined $35,000

Here's a lovely little story from our friends down in Bellbowrie, Australia. It seems that they have a Pizza Hut in Bellbowrie, and that Pizza Hut has cockroaches. Lots of cockroaches. So many cockroaches, in fact, that it baked one alive into a meatlovers pizza. More »

5:42 PM on Mon Jul 7 2008
By Meg Marco
14,281 views, 59 comments

detente

Anti-Walmart Groups Start Playing Nice?

The New York Times says that the two most enthusiastic anti-Walmart groups, Wal-MartWatch and WakeUpWal-Mart are starting to take a more subtle approach when it comes to protesting the big blue box. More »

10:25 AM on Thu Jun 5 2008
By Meg Marco
5,553 views, 65 comments

insurance

Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna: Sorry, Your Pregnancy Is A Pre-Existing Condition

Katlyn is having trouble getting health insurance because she just graduated from college and is 15 weeks pregnant. She's found herself in an expensive situation. More »

11:28 AM on Thu May 29 2008
By Meg Marco
15,771 views, 406 comments

scary

Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash: "I Woke Up With Brown Spots On My Teeth"

Reader Monique says that she used Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash and woke up with brown spots on her teeth and no sense of taste. How terrifying!

Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash turned my teeth brown! And on top of that, I can't taste anything! I can't believe this stuff is even on the market. My wisdom teeth are coming in painfully, and I am prepping to get them removed next week. So while at Rite Aid last night, I picked up a bottle of Crest Pro-Health mouthwash. I typically use Listerine, but as I said my wisdom teeth are killing me and this Crest CRAP advertises "No Alcohol". Cool.
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2:14 PM on Tue Mar 4 2008
By Meg Marco
115,780 views, 211 comments

gross

Worst Food In America: 2,900 Calorie French Fries From Outback Steakhouse

Men's Health says they've found the Worst Food in America: 2,900 calorie cheese-covered ranch dressing french fries from Outback Steakhouse. More »

5:48 PM on Mon Feb 11 2008
By Meg Marco
20,287 views, 84 comments

USAToday asks: Could taking public transportation help you lose weight? Probably, but if you live in Chicago you'll be thin and broke after you lose your job for being late 10 times in two weeks. [USAToday]

42 comments

crass

Too Soon For Best Buy To Cash In On Heath Ledger's Death?

A reader over at Best Week Ever spotted this little makeshift "tribute" to recently deceased actor Heath Ledger in a San Diego Best Buy. More »

5:59 PM on Wed Jan 23 2008
By Meg Marco
10,140 views, 69 comments

nice

California Seeks To Fine Blue Shield $12.6 Million For Illegal Cancellations

The LA Times says that the State of California is seeking a $12.6 million dollar fine against Blue Shield for 1,262 violations of claims-handling laws that resulted in 200 people losing their insurance. Blue Cross and Blue Shield have already been fined $1 million for improperly terminating the policies of the sick and pregnant. More »

7:57 PM on Thu Dec 13 2007
By Meg Marco
2,436 views, 24 comments

insurance

Just Because You Have Health Insurance Doesn't Mean Your Bill Won't Be A Million Dollars

Here's a scary thought: What if you have health insurance and still get stuck with a million dollar hospital bill? That's what happened to Jim Dawson after a staph infection spread throughout his body. More »

11:14 PM on Thu Nov 29 2007
By Meg Marco
10,384 views, 131 comments

advertising

American Cancer Society Says Broken Health Care System Will Be "Bigger Killer" Than Tobacco

The American Cancer Society has dedicated its entire advertising budget to the issue of lack of access to health insurance because it fears that the uninsured do not get adequate cancer screenings. From the NYT:
"I believe, if we don't fix the health care system, that lack of access will be a bigger cancer killer than tobacco," Mr. Seffrin [chief executive of the cancer society] said in an interview. "The ultimate control of cancer is as much a public policy issue as it is a medical and scientific issue."
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11:38 AM on Fri Aug 31 2007
By Meg Marco
1,827 views, 41 comments

Latest by uricmu: One critical thing to remember is that if you are not insured, you pay inflated costs for your medical care. You know how your hospital thing says one thing, but your insurance invoice tells you how much it really cost more »

your health

Things You Can Do To Prevent Hospital Acquired Infections

Hospital acquired infections are dangerous and costly to consumers. You go to the hospital, you pay your money and you get sicker than before you went in. That's just not cool. More »

2:39 PM on Mon Aug 27 2007
By Meg Marco
4,651 views, 32 comments

my that's delicious

Pizza Hut Worker Fired For Reporting Mice To Health Department

A Pizza Hut worker says she was fired after reporting finding 6 live mice stuck to glue traps at a North Carolina Pizza Hut where she was employed, according to WFMY News:
Health inspectors closed a Pizza Hut restaurant in east Raleigh after a worker found live mice inside it. The employee who notified the health department about the mice says she was fired for reporting the problem.
In an initial inspection, a heath department inspector found mouse droppings behind an ice machine, but gave the restaurant a passing grade because she didn't find any live animals. A contractor put out glue traps, and when the worker in question arrived at the restaurant the next morning, she found 6 live mice stuck to the traps. More »

4:29 PM on Mon Jun 11 2007
By Meg Marco
4,777 views, 38 comments

Latest by n/a: Surprised they fired her specifically for calling the health department. Most employers would wait 4 days and fire her on some other BS excuse. more »