Going home
Article Abstract:
The hospital could not save Jack Smith's life, but the hospice program gave him something to live for. The hospice program at Philadelphia's Fox Chase Cancer Center has a care team that focuses on maximizing the cancer patients' comfort and make sure that all problems, such as pain, nausea, sleeplessness, despair and family grief are well addressed.
Publication Name: AARP: The Magazine
Subject: Personal finance
ISSN: 1541-9894
Year: 2005
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Sudden debt
Article Abstract:
Various forms of loans which lead victims unknowingly into a cycle of debt are discussed. These include overdraft protection service offered by banks, and high-interest predatory lending schemes such as payday lending and auto-title loans offered by private lending firms.
Publication Name: AARP: The Magazine
Subject: Personal finance
ISSN: 1541-9894
Year: 2006
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Prisoners of pain
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Most of the Americans suffering from chronic diseases are often being denied the prescription-drug relief they need because the doctors are afraid to prescribe them. The reasons behind doctors not prescribing the best medicines to their patients are discussed.
Publication Name: AARP: The Magazine
Subject: Personal finance
ISSN: 1541-9894
Year: 2005
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