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2057 - The Body

The Body: Flying ambulances? Intelligent clothing? Custom-built organs from scratch? Robotic surgery? Learn about today's medical breakthroughs that will extend our lives in 50 years. What would you see and experience if the clocks rolled forward 50 years? In a unique blend of drama and science, this three-part series shows you the world of tomorrow. Will we have flying cars? Will advances in medicine help us stay young forever? What about "printing" custom-made vital organs? What will our cities look like? What will tomorrow's wars be about? Will we have robots helping around the house? Will solar power be the new oil? Supported by the world's leading scientists and research institutes, we embark on a quest to answer some of society's most fundamental questions and reveal the dramas of tomorrow's world along the way. State-of-the-art computer graphics in combination with a dynamic story line will create a world usually only seen in feature films, but with the accuracy and relevance of a documentary. This series is all about opening the window of our future based on science fact, not science fiction. Hosted by Michio Kaku

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The coming tsunami in healthcare services

Healthcare in the United States has been generating pressure under the surface for the past 15 years. As costs began to increase, consumers never noticed. Employers absorbed the brunt of the increases. Soon the increases were occurring at a rate the employer, especially small businesses, could not budget for when the economy softened. Employers quietly began shifting costs to employees.

Working Wounded Blog: 'Sicko'

What Is the Deal With Health Insurance and the Workplace? Here is an admission that I've never made in the decade that I've been writing professionally -- I cried at a movie this weekend. It wasn't a chick flick. Or a horror movie. Well, maybe not a traditional horror movie, but it was still mighty scary. The movie was "Sicko." Yep, that crazy Michael Moore's latest. I bet you're wondering what this has to do with a workplace blog? Since most of us get our health insurance from the same place -- our job -- "Sicko" has everything to do with work. I never thought I'd encourage you to go see a movie that promotes a government run health care system, but then again I never thought I'd admit to crying in one either.

Larry King's Introduction to Moore-Gupta Interview

Dr. Sanjay Gupta fact-checks Michael Moore's Sicko

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Healthcare Industry Contributions to Presidential Candidates Top $3.7 Million in 2007, Study Says

Democratic and Republican candidates have accepted more than $3.7 million in campaign contributions this year from healthcare industry sources, with more than 45% of it going to just two candidates, Sen. Hillary Clinton and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, according to a new report issued Friday. Political donations are just part of the story. Healthcare money also swamps Congress. In federal lobbying, healthcare spending exceeds $2.2 billion the past decade, during which healthcare surpassed all other industry sectors in lobbying expenditures.