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Medical Records Go Digital
The complex field of health-care information may soon be a little more streamlined. On Tuesday, Chicago-based electronic medical records provider Allscripts announced it has agreed to merge with British rival Misys PLC in a cash-and-stocks deal worth more than $1 billion
Baby Fae Stuns the World
A baboon-heart transplant inspires both awe and anger Except for the gauze-covered wound stretching almost the length of her torso, the tiny, dark-haired baby girl might have been just any infant.
John Q.: How Real Is This Horror Story?
As a rule, it’s not a good idea to pick up a gun, take over the emergency room of a hospital and threaten to kill your family’s cardiac surgeon. But that’s what Denzel Washington’s character does in the film John Q.
Lack of Sleep Linked to Heart Problems
No one likes to walk into work after just a few fitful hours of sleep. But now there’s evidence that not getting enough sleep may have more serious consequences than dark circles under your eyes the next morning
Study: Older Men Want Sex More Than Older Women Do
Spring is coming, and a young man’s thoughts turn to … you know.
Medicine: The Danger of Smoking: More Than Cancer
At the American Medical Association's annual meeting in Chicago last week, when the doctors got around to discussing medicine instead of medicare, topic A was the danger of smoking. Physicians already familiar with tobacco's implication in the growing incidence of lung cancer were startled to hear that they had been worrying about one of the least of tobacco-caused troubles
The Curse of the Crocodile: Russia’s Deadly Designer Drug
The new arrivals at the drug rehab center in Chichevo, a tiny village two hours’ drive east of Moscow, are usually given two weeks without chores to recover from the nausea, pain and sleeplessness of withdrawal. After that, between Bible study and prayer they have to start chopping firewood, hauling water from the village well or otherwise helping around the old wooden house.
Embracing the Enemy is Good Business
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China’s Manufacturing Jobs Moved Overseas
On May 25, U.S. businessman Charles Hubbs made the short trek to Hong Kong from his office just outside Guangzhou, a city in Guangdong province in southeastern China that is known for good reason as the manufacturing workshop of the world.