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Daily dose: How national health care issues impact O.C.

October 27th, 2008, 10:49 am · 2 Comments · posted by Jennifer Muir

The world’s deadliest ailment is heart attacks, which claim 29 percent of people who die each year, the World Health Organization said in a report on the global burden of disease, according to an Associated Press report today. Infectious disease and cancer are the second and third top killers, according to the 146-page report, which is based on death registration data from 112 countries and estimates where reporting is incomplete.

In other health news:

  • A San Juan Capistrano dentist is out on bail after allegedly trying to grope a patient’s breasts while she was sitting in the dentist’s chair.
  • The New York Times reports an alarming story about how the FDA routinely approves new medical devices with little review and no evidence that patients benefit.

Also, in case you missed it, this series by fellow blogger Courtney Perkes is essential reading illustrating how national health care issues impact people in Orange County. The stories examine key health care issues leading up the presidential election.

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