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      The Best States For Health Care

      A new report has been published that ranks the quality of health care for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It's not looking too swell for people who live in the South. More »

      5:34 PM on Thu Oct 8 2009
      By Chris Walters
      14,373 views, 110 comments

    • medicine

      Find Flu Shot, Cheap Generics With Medtipster

      Medtipster is a website that locates nearby sources of discount generic versions of prescription drugs, as well as flu and other immunization shots. You enter the drug (or shot) you're looking for and your zip code and it spits out a list of nearby pharmacies. Currently they don't list H1N1 vaccination sources, but they say they're going to add that info as soon as it becomes available. More »

      3:19 PM on Tue Sep 29 2009
      By Chris Walters
      2,557 views, 54 comments

      Most discussed ExtraCelestial: I'm always surprised at the number of youngish, otherwise healthy people that get flu shots every year. Why? more »

    • contamination

      Tylenol Voluntarily Recalls Children's Medicines

      Concerned about bacterial contamination, Tylenol is recalling certain children's liquid medication products manufactured during a certain period in 2008. While the risk of infection is low when the medicines are ingested, still: eww, bacteria. More »

      9:41 AM on Fri Sep 25 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      2,828 views, 11 comments

    • delicious

      Candy or Medicine?

      I suppose we can't expect little kids to tell the difference, huh? The University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital and the Finger Lakes Regional Poison & Drug Information Center created this chart to help you grown-ups test your ability to identify delicious candies vs pharmaceuticals. It must have been sort of fun to find ones that matched. More »

      6:07 PM on Mon Sep 14 2009
      By Meg Marco
      16,582 views, 123 comments

      Most discussed StanTheManDean: Is there any meds on the list which would absolutely cause death (or nearly always cause death) in a child more »

    • insurance

      Get On A Plane, Go To Your Surgery

      We're not sure if this is the start of a trend or just some very creative cost-cutting by a few companies, but Business Insurance notes that some self-insured firms are now sending their employees to other states to save money on medical procedures. More »

      11:15 AM on Fri Sep 11 2009
      By Chris Walters
      4,277 views, 88 comments

      Most discussed kateblack: Is that even legal? What happens if something goes wrong and the patient can't get home? Or family can't get more »

    • tools

      Keep Track Of Your Prescriptions With This Free App

      If you have to take meds, you know that one of the big issues is watching out for potential drug interactions—the last thing you want is to pass out at the supermarket from uncontrollable flatulence and a sudden onset of glaucoma. Consumer Reports has developed My Medication Tracker, a free desktop app that lets you privately keep a record of your medication history (and related costs), as well as watch out for potential interactions. More »

      11:27 AM on Thu Sep 10 2009
      By Chris Walters
      2,490 views, 26 comments

      Most discussed Greasy Thumb Guzik: A poorly written piece of software. It requires you to fill in too many fields. Such as when you first started a more »

    • healthcare

      New Website Compares Healthcare Prices

      Healthcare Blue Book, a new for-profit website, allows prospective patients to find "fair prices" on surgery, hospital stays, doctor visits, and medical procedures. The audience here is people who either don't have insurance, have a high deductible, or are considering medical treatments that their insurer won't cover. More »

      11:40 AM on Wed Aug 12 2009
      By Carrie McLaren
      5,263 views, 49 comments

      Most discussed Whtthfgg: from the site...Wowzers.....lol Nose Bleed Hospital ServicesService: Nose Bleed - Admission for inpatient treatment of Nose Bleed Fee: $6,444 Fee Details: more »

    • readyfill

      CVS Will Automatically Refill Your Prescription, Consent Be Damned

      CVS pharmacies apparently don't need consent to enroll customers in ReadyFill, a program that signs customers up for the maximum allowable number of prescription refills and then robocalls them when their drugs are ready. According to a veteran pharmacist, the automatic enrollments began after CVS' corporate office set specific performance targets that would affect bonuses for managers and pharmacists. Inside, the pharmacist tells us what ReadyFill is, how it works, and how to escape those annoying robocalls... More »

      4:10 PM on Mon Aug 10 2009
      By Carey Alexander
      6,804 views, 54 comments

      Most discussed dohtem: That plastic bag is not a toy! Someone please save Confused Kitty! more »

    • science!

      Blue Food Coloring Used In M&Ms Has Actual Medical Use

      Now, you know what they say about green M&Ms. That isn't true. But have you heard what they say about blue M&Ms? That the dye they contain can help the body to repair damage from spinal cord injuries? That one's true. Oh, and the dye also turns rodents blue. More »

      7:30 AM on Wed Jul 29 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      7,862 views, 76 comments

      Most discussed Englishee Teacher: Does anyone else get annoyed by articles like this (not the consumerist one specifically, but the actual news articles consumerist more »

    • simplicity

      Help Remedies Delivers Medicine To The WebMD Crowd

      A company called Help Remedies is offering basic drugs and first aid supplies with simple explanations. Sounds good, provided they remain focused on simple maladies. More »

      1:07 PM on Tue Jul 21 2009
      By Alex Chasick
      8,835 views, 60 comments

    • fda

      FDA May Take Vicodin And Percocet Off The Market

      Bad news for Dr. Greg House and other, non-fictional chronic pain patients. The FDA advisory panel that met yesterday about the effects of excessive doses of acetaminophen made another recommendation to the FDA—to take popular painkillers Vicodin and Percocet (and their generic versions) off the market because of the effect both drugs can have on the liver when taken for extended periods. The FDA will most likely follow this recommendation. More »

      8:00 AM on Wed Jul 1 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      61,141 views, 240 comments

      Most discussed ekzachtly: Okay, they're not only manufactured together because of "convenience." I made this comment on a previous post: it's also to more »

    • drugs

      FDA: Hey America, Stop Overdosing On Painkillers!

      Look, we know this recession is tough and all, but you've gotta lay off the NyQuil and Theraflu or the FDA will stuff them behind a counter, ok? Seriously, an advisory panel is meeting today, and already voted to reduce the maximum daily dose of Tylenol and other painkillers. They might even slap scary "black box" warnings on all over-the-counter painkillers to dissuade you acetaminophen addicts from overdosing. More »

      3:00 PM on Tue Jun 30 2009
      By Carey Alexander
      5,268 views, 89 comments

      Most discussed JeffIowa: How many overdoses/liver failures/heart attacks etc. from Mary Jane? Exactly 0. more »

    • funny

      Doctor J. Marcus Solves Your Expensive Health Care Problem

      My mom would like his advice.

    • human terrariums

      Mayo Clinic: Coming Soon To The Mall Of America

      The Mayo Clinic is planning on opening a clinic at Minnesota's enormous Mall of America as part of the mall's expansion. It's unclear what services will be offered, although speculation includes basic screenings, health education, and processing for Mayo's larger facilities nearby. We don't know what's scarier: that this is one step closer to Idiocracy, or that the Mall of America is planning an ominous-sounding "Phase II Expansion."
      More »

      5:33 PM on Thu Jun 18 2009
      By Alex Chasick
      2,469 views, 30 comments

      Most discussed FDCPAGuy: HAHA Idiocracy. Great Movie! more »

    • comparative effectiveness

      Older Drugs Can Be Just As Good And Cheaper

      Newfangled doesn't necessarily mean that much better, especially when it comes to taking medicine. Getting prescribed the latest and greatest pill could mean you're paying more when there's a perfectly good drug out there that can do the same job, minus the jacked-up new drug patent cost. Vanguard says: More »

      2:11 PM on Tue Jun 9 2009
      By Ben Popken
      4,450 views, 69 comments

      Most discussed edwardso-banned from...: The issue I have with statements like these is that people have different body chemisty and can react very differently more »

    • insomnia

      Can't Sleep? Your Best Bet Is Probably Cognitive Behavorial Therapy

      Chronic insomnia is one of those life-altering problems that seems minor at first, but builds up over time until it's negatively affecting everything in your life. The New York Times has a new article up about cost effective ways to treat it, including generic Ambien (so you can have generic sleep-sex, we guess). The treatment that seems to show the most promise is cognitive behavioral therapy, or C.B.T. Sessions cost between $100-150 each, but if your insurance won't help, there's an online self-guided version of C.B.T. for $25. More »

      8:14 PM on Mon Jun 8 2009
      By Chris Walters
      4,172 views, 84 comments

      Most discussed youbastid: Insomnia is one of those disorders like OCD or ADD that everyone diagnoses themselves with because they had a couple more »

    • your drugs are ready

      "Why Is CVS Automatically Refilling My Prescriptions?"

      Bill wants to know why CVS interprets a prescription with refills as a prescription that should definitely be refilled.

      It took three calls from CVS' automated reminder service for me to realize what was going on: CVS Pharmacy was refilling our prescriptions without our asking for them to be refilled, and then their automated dialer was calling us to notify us that we had a prescription waiting. Nobody in my family requested to have a prescription refilled, yet three times CVS called us to tell us to come and pick up our prescription.

      More »

      12:58 PM on Mon Jun 1 2009
      By Chris Walters
      6,849 views, 83 comments

    • insurance

      CVS Can't Get Its Billing Straight, Tells Patient He Has To Pay For His Own Kidney Transplant Meds

      Chris has to take the immunosuppressant drug Prograf because of a kidney transplant, and it costs nearly $300 for a one month supply. Yesterday, he found out that someone at CVS corporate has instructed his local pharmacist to start billing him directly, apparently because his secondary insurer hasn't been paying for nearly two years. More »

      10:04 AM on Wed May 27 2009
      By Chris Walters
      8,506 views, 98 comments

      Most discussed jadenton: This is exactly the sort of thing that wouldn't happen with single payer health care. Also, if $300 just 20% of more »

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