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Massachusetts Mandatory Health Insurance Law for Young People

I don’t know what your finances looked like when you were when you were 18 or in your early twenties, but I was a starving graduate student barely able to afford rent. If now I have to pay at least $100 each month on top of my expenses, I’d sink deeper into debt unless I [...]

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Alli is Really Over The Counter Xenical

I was wondering about the rash of recent television ads for a product called “Alli”. It was obviously a diet product, but I wasn’t sure if it was an herbal supplement or prescription drug. The tone of the ad sounded more like an herbal supplement, and the multi-colored lettering on the bottle looked gimmicky. Turns [...]

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The Fine Print in Breast Cancer Support Products

Wall Street Journal published “How to Tell if a Pink-Ribbon Product Really Helps Breast-Cancer Efforts” by Tara Parker-Pope on October 10, 2006 addressing the commercialization of breast cancer and how consumers can determine how much of the sales go to breast cancer research or causes. Consumers are warned to make sure the product supports a [...]

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Commercializing Diseases and Impotent Symbols

Jeanne Sather is an assertive cancer patient who has a gagging reflex with pink ribbons. I thought I was one of the few XX chromosomal species who can’t stand the color pink, and I’m comforted to know that Jeanne passionately detests pink, especially the shade of pink that Jeanne associates with “girly, sexist expectations.” Her [...]

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Truth in Healthcare Sits Between Extremes

A friend sent me an article called, “Drugged out of our minds“, written by Larry M. Jones, a retired Navy Commander and aviator in Texas. Mr. Jones thought the reasons given by drug companies for high drug costs smelled fishy and didn’t appreciate having to fight for a parking space or waiting room seat with [...]

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