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Fewer than half of VA centers given surprise inspections followed
guidelines for procedures such as colonoscopies, even after
mistakes may have exposed patients to HIV and other diseases.
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serious kinds of heart attacks, while also limiting health care
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Um, about those tax breaks...
You're not getting them:"Fewer than 2 million of the
nation’s 6 million companies with employees
qualify for the small-business tax credits included in the new
health insurance reform law."Says whom? Says the National
Federation of Independent Business. Now, we've had our issues with
the NFIB in the past, but this seems to comport with the fact that
there are so many hoops through which to jump that most small
business - which the "break" was supposed to benefit - will, in
fact, be ineligible.Why is that?Here's why. To be eligible, an
employer must meet all three of these criteria:â–
have fewer than 10 employeesâ– with an average
compensation of less than $25,000â– and pay at
least half of their health insurance premiumFor one thing, how many
employers can still afford to pay for "at ...
Um, about those tax breaks...
You're not getting them:"Fewer than 2 million of the
nation’s 6 million companies with employees
qualify for the small-business tax credits included in the new
health insurance reform law."Says whom? Says the National
Federation of Independent Business. Now, we've had our issues with
the NFIB in the past, but this seems to comport with the fact that
there are so many hoops through which to jump that most small
business - which the "break" was supposed to benefit - will, in
fact, be ineligible.Why is that?Here's why. To be eligible, an
employer must meet all three of these criteria:â–
have fewer than 10 employeesâ– with an average
compensation of less than $25,000â– and pay at
least half of their health insurance premiumFor one thing, how many
employers can still afford to pay for "at ...
Gut Bacteria Offer New Hope for People with Celiac Disease
Probiotics and/or prebiotics may help alleviate the severity of
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bacteria in celiac patients could influence inflammation to varying
degrees. This means that altering intestinal microbiota could
improve the quality of life for celiac patients, and also patients
with diseases such as type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune
disorders. According to Eurekalert: “To simulate
the intestinal environment of celiac disease, cell cultures were
exposed to Gram-negative bacteria isolated from celiac patients and
bifidobacteria ... bifidobacteria up-regulated the expression of
anti-inflammatory cytokines.â€
Poor Hygiene a Danger at Outpatient Surgery Centers
Ambulatory surgical centers -- places where you can have certain
surgeries and go home just hours later -- may need to improve their
infection-control practices to safeguard patients, researchers
warn. A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study
that sampled ambulatory surgical centers in three states found that
68 percent of those centers had at least one lapse in infection
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infection-control categories, according to the study.
