According to U.S. health officials, genital herpes is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, and infects about 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49. JoAnne Allen from Reuters states, “Black women had the highest rate of infection at 48 percent and women were nearly twice as likely as men to be infected.”
Genital herpes can cause painful genital sores, and “also increases the likelihood of acquiring and transmitting the AIDS virus,” reports Allen. There is no cure for herpes, but there are several drugs that can help with symptoms and outbreaks.
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Last week, high blood pressure was declared as a “neglected disease” that costs the U.S. health system $73 billion a year, states Julie Steenhuysen from Reuters. A major cause of high blood pressure is consuming too much salt, so the U.S. government is “looking for solutions to curb salt intake as a way to head off future heart attacks and strokes that help drain healthcare systems,” reports Steenhuysen.
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For heart patient Frank Amend, an engineer from North Carolina, his heaviest expense is healthcare, unlike the average American family whose mortgage would be at the top of the list as their biggest expense. Reuters states, “That’s why Amend and tens of thousands of patients with similar conditions find themselves at the center of debate over how to reform the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare sector — and whether the country can afford it.”
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Michael Milchovich from The Baltimore Sun says, “With all the talk from members of Congress about the federal budget deficit, I would think they would be just as concerned about the budget deficits of middle class families across the country.” Milchovich says the growing costs of healthcare are very much responsible for millions of American families being in debt, and also has led to many of those families being bankrupt. Milchovich says, “No one in a nation as wealthy and powerful as ours should be punished for getting sick.”
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A healthcare poll revealed that 63% of Americans want Congress to keep working on passing a comprehensive health care reform bill. The survey took place Thursday through Monday and involved more than 1,000 voters.
The key question was, “Do you think lawmakers in Washington should keep trying to pass a comprehensive health care reform plan, or should they give up on comprehensive health care reform?” Joel Connelly from Seattle PI states, “Sixty-three percent said “Keep Trying” while 34 percent opted for “Give Up.” By an 88 percent-to-8 percent margin, Democrats opted for trying. So did Independents, by a 56 percent-to-39 percent division. By contrast, by a 55 percent-to-42 percent margin, Republicans opted for the give-up option.”
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The internet is becoming the go-to solution for almost everything. People use the internet for a news source, for communicating, for research, for entertainment, and now more and more people are using the web to look up health information. According to the first National Health Interview Survey, in one year a little over half of U.S. adults used the internet to look up health information.
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Andrew Rubin from The Huffington Post says he is upset about healthcare reform failing, but is most upset that many Americans are unaware of what has actually happened. He says, “Sure, they know the Senate and House reform bills were expensive. They certainly know that there are among 30 to 50 million Americans without health insurance coverage… We should also not forget about the 25 million under insured, most of whom do not even realize it until they actually get sick.”
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Kjersten Forseth from The Huffington Post says that in order for our economy to recover, we must reform the nation’s health care system. She reports that, “884,000 families have been forced to file bankruptcy because of medical bills and over 44,000 people have died from lack of coverage all while medical costs continue to rise. Medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcies and foreclosures in this country and health care costs account for one-sixth of our nation’s economy.”
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn says, “When the people of Massachusetts voted to send Scott Brown to Washington, they gave us an opportunity to produce the kind of health care reform that all Americans can support.” He says Americans want Republicans and Democrats to work on reform not behind closed doors, and to be clear about their plans.
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Wednesday night President Obama announced that he’s still determined to reform the nation’s health care system, despite the several setbacks he has faced. When addressing the health care reform issue in his State of the Union address, Obama “urged lawmakers to continue working towards expanding coverage to the uninsured and overhauling the way the U.S. health insurance companies do business,” reports Chris Rizo from Legal Newsline.
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A 10-point manifesto entitled “Declaration of Health Care Independence” was released Wednesday by Rep. Michele Bachmann and a crew of conservative House members. This document contains 10 ideas that Bachmann thinks should be the foundation for an effective health care reform that brings affordable health care to all and controls costs. Larry Bivins from the SC Times states that, “The group said the Republican victory in last week’s Massachusetts Senate race was a clear signal that Americans are disgruntled over the health care proposals pushed by House and Senate Democrats.”
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