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What Is An Alcoholic? What Is Alcoholism? What Is Alcohol Abuse?
An alcoholic is a person who suffers from alcoholism - the body is dependent on alcohol. An alcoholic is addicted to alcohol. Alcoholism is a chronic (long-term) disease. People who suffer from alcoholism are obsessed with alcohol and cannot control how much they consume, even if it is causing serious problems at home, work and financially. Alcohol abuse generally refers to people who do not display the characteristics of alcoholism but still have a problem with it - these people are not as dependent on alcohol as an alcoholic is; they have not yet completely lost their control over its consumption.

Saint John's Spine Surgeon Uses ILIF Procedure To Treat Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Only 37, Janie Lee had endured excruciating back pain for 20 years. She couldn"t stay in one position for more than five minutes, and walking hunched over was the only way she could get around. Her search for help took her to several doctors and an emergency room, but it wasn"t until she found Hyun Bae, M.D., a renowned spine specialist at Saint John"s Health Center in Santa Monica that she received the diagnosis and care that would return her life to her.
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Obama Highlights Health Care Reform Progress In Weekly Address
In his weekly radio and Internet address, President Obama discussed efforts by congressional leaders and health care industry groups on health care reform legislation, The Hill reports. He said that "while there remains a great deal of difficult work ahead, I am heartened by what we have seen these past few days: a willingness of those with different points of view and disparate interests to come together around common goals -- to embrace a shared sense of responsibility and make historic progress" (Youngman, The Hill, 5/16). He said, "I have always believed that it is better to talk than not to talk, that it is far more productive to reach over a divide than to shake your fist across it," which has "been an alien notion in Washington for far too long, but we are seeing that the ways of Washington are beginning to change."In the Republican radio and Internet address. Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.), a cardiovascular surgeon, said that a "government takeover of health care will put bureaucrats in charge of health care decisions that should be made by families and doctors." He added, "It will limit treatment options and lead to rationed care," and "to pay for government health care, your taxes will be raised." Boustany, a member of the House Republican Health Care Solutions Group, said, "That is something we cannot support, and frankly, it would clearly violate some of the principles the president himself has endorsed" (Superville, AP/Washington Post, 5/16). In related news, Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag on Sunday said on CNN"s "State of the Union" that the administration might support taxing health care benefits to health pay for health care reform (Barr, Politico, 5/17). Timeline
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MEDEC Commends The Ontario Government's Decision To Make PET Scans More Accessible To Patients In The Province

MEDEC - Canada"s Medical Technology Companies - applauds the Ontario Government for its recent decision to add Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Technology to the services covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) thereby ensuring that Ontarians have access to PET technology. MEDEC Vice President Corporate Affairs, Lawrence Sereacki praised the actions of the Ontario government, noting that this is an opportune time for the government to modify its PET policy to help resolve the medical isotope dilemma and enhance the expeditious review and adoption of new technology for the benefit of patients. He added that MEDEC looks forward to working with the government and acting as a re to ensure smooth implementation of PET access for Ontarians. "PET scan technology is well recognized by Health Canada and others around the world" he said. "We are pleased that the government has decided to make this modern medical technology available to a wide cross section of Ontarians. Historically, Ontario had taken a decision to restrict PET scans. MEDEC had repeatedly stressed in the past that this restrictive access to PET technology has disadvantaged Ontario residents who needed access to PET scans for appropriate diagnosis and treatment and created a disparity between access to health care in Ontario versus other provinces. While applauding the province"s new step towards improving access to health technologies, MEDEC sees the need for the Ontario government to make additional changes to expeditiously assess and make modern technology more rapidly available to Ontario patients. Additionally, MEDEC recommends that the Ontario Government set up a Medical Device Technology Fund to finance technologies recommended by the Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee (OHTAC) to improve patient access to advanced medical technologies and ensure hospitals and healthcare facilities offer advanced technologies that can save lives. MEDEC


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