Health Care

Higher vitamin D levels in pets make them more likely to survive serious illness.

40 percent of US honeybee colonies supposedly died in the 12 month period ending in April.

Taxpayers are supposed to pay for daily pill that is 90 percent effective at preventing HIV in high risk populations at $1,000 a month. Those people should either change their behavior or pay for it themselves.

Girl pronounced brain-dead woke up after being taken off life support just went to prom. Never trust a doctor.

Danish researcher claims psychiatric drugs kill 500,000 westerners a years.

The VA improperly spent - wasted - $6 billion.

Woman charged $38,000 for outpatient surgery.

"Weeks later, the bills arrived at her Lake Havasu City home. Her surgeon, anesthesiologist and X-ray provider submitted bills and were paid nearly $2,250.
Only one remained: Havasu Regional's bill. When it finally arrived last May, what she saw shocked her. An explanation of benefits from her insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, showed she and Blue Cross had been billed $38,526 by Havasu Regional for prep work, surgery and recovery lasting less than three hours."

And people say the US has the best health care system in the world.

If Cuba really had a cancer vaccine, the US wouldn't let it in.