Sign on and say 'Ah-h-h-h-h-.'(cybermedicine)

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Healthcare providers are introducing the concept of cybermedicine through World Wide Web sites. The pioneering sites are mostly using the vehicle to provide diagnoses, but may expand into other areas if the services prove successful. Such services could be used, for example, by Americans traveling on foreign shores. The test projects have raised concerns about the accuracy of remote diagnoses.

Telegraph & other communications, Specialized Telecom Services, Wired Telecommunications Carriers, HEALTH SERVICES, Diagnostic Procedures, Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories, Innovations, Services, Internet services, Telecommunications systems, Web sites (World Wide Web), Web sites, Telemedicine, Diagnosis

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Gen-X meets medicare

Article Abstract:

Bobby Jindal, the 26-year-old director of the bipartisan congressional commission on Medicare, plans to use the same methods he utilized in improving Louisiana's Medicaid program. By challenging assumptions and seeking input from all affected parties, Jindal expects a consensus will develop providing reforms that address all issues that are raised.

Administration of Public Health Programs, Health Care Services, Planning, Political activity, Medical care, Interview, Medicare, Jindal, Bobby

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Nurses' aid: labor groups look to nursing to boost their dwindling ranks, promising tough tactics

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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has decided to aggressively encourage nurses to join its ranks in the face of the decline in membership. The union traditionally has organized such groups as teachers, carpenters and truck drivers. The majority of nurses belong to the American Nurses Assn and its state affiliates.

Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners, Labor organizations, Labor Unions, Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations, Offices of health practitioners, not elsewhere classified, Nurses, Membership, Labor relations, International Brotherhood of Teamsters

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