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Gastroesophageal reflux diseases , or GERD, affects about 10 million people in the United States, yet the cause and an unexpected increase in its prevalence over the last three decades remains unexplainable. Now, researchers have discovered that GERD is associated with global alteration of the microbiome in the esophagus. The findings, reported in the August 1, 2009 issue of Gastroenterology, may provide for the foundation for further study of the condition as a microecological disease with new treatment possibilities.
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What"s Up, Docs? The Wall Street Journal The AMA is essentially saying that if doctors get paid more, all else is negotiable. It can"t last (7/20). The Time To Act On Health Care Crisis Is Now The Nevada Appeal Some in Washington, and here in Nevada, are telling us that we cannot afford health reform, and that we need to wait. This just doesn"t make sense (Carla Sloan, 7/19). I Probably Won"t Be Your Family Doctor The Baltimore Sun With the number of senior citizens rapidly growing, by 2020 we will likely lack 200,000 physicians. So why do only two percent of medical students choose family medicine (Aggarwal, 7/19). Health Care Never Never Land The Atlanta Journal Constitution Once again, success in the business arena is punished in the government arena. Truly, this bill is a monstrosity (Barr, 7/20). Where Is Competition In Our Current Health Care Debate? Fort Worth Business Press Since when is government needed to stoke competition? Competition is what happens when government lets people alone (Stossel, 7/20). A Trillion Here, A Trillion There Politico Businesses will, in effect, be forced to send employees into the Democrats" government-run health care. It"s really not something to argue about, it is a fact (Jindal, 7/20). Costs And Benefits The New York Times [Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas] Elmendorf"s testimony should prod Democratic leaders to come up with more and better ways to restrain costs for federal programs and the health care system as a whole (7/19). Controlling Costs Won"t Limit Care Roll Call The idea of "rationing" is a myth, and anything resembling it will not be a part of health care reform (Kohl, 7/20). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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