Hospital costs rise 19 percent to record levels
New York based Federation of American Hospitals president John C. Bedrosian says U S hospital costs reached a record 110 billion last year as patients demand high tech treatment and doctors order it The overall health care bill including doctors and druggists rose to 274 billion due to ongoing quest for immortality driven medical advances and costly equipment such as CT scanners and artificial joints
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Deep breath can cut blood pressure in half in talks
UPI reports that simply slowing speech and taking a deep breath during conversations with a boss can reduce blood pressure by 10 to 50 percent. Dr James Lynch of Maryland Medical School says training mind and breath lowers pressure over months, with psychosocial factors also raising readings in lower-status individuals.
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