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After half a day in a private room with the doctor himself massaging his sore back, Mr. Pearson, ... Surgery abroad an option f

After half a day in a private room with the doctor himself massaging his sore back, Mr. Pearson, like any good American, shuddered to think what his bill would be.

In December, the Boynton Beach, Fla., nursery owner was told by his American doctors that he would need spinal fusion surgery. The price he was quoted was close to $70,000, and under his American States individual health insura...

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Here are some highlights from cable this coming season:

"The Wire" returns to HBO at 9 p.m. today. "Rome" returns in January. And "The Sopranos" returns for its final eight episodes in March.

On FX, the cosmetic surgery drama "Nip/Tuck" premiered last Tuesday.

After 36 ye...

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WASHINGTON -- The recent tiny drop in oil prices will be brief.

High prices are driven by worldwide demand and OPEC nations are pumping as much as they can, Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman warned members of Congress this week. When it comes to the volatile gas market, supply-and-demand pressures can erupt like a Texas gusher or ooze downward like a leaky Alaskan pipeline.

The recent ...

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Ad Links Buy a link » Melissa Manware and Karen Garloch, The Charlotte Observer Three decades ago, Sandra Baker Joyner and Sally Jordan Hill went to high school together.

Five years ago, Joyner died after cosmetic surgery at a clinic where Hill worked.

On Friday, police charged Hill with murder. Hill had administered Joyner's anesthesia during a mini-facelift at the Center fo...

The annual meeting of the American society of plastic surgeons, 'Plastic Surgery 2006' is to co... Annual Conference Of Plastic

The annual meeting of the American society of plastic surgeons, 'Plastic Surgery 2006' is to concentrate on the future of plastic surgery.

The convention that is to be held on October 6-11 at the Moscone Convention Centre in San Francisco is to be attended by more than 6,000 doctors, medical personnel and exhibitors in the field of plastic surgery.

It is expected that Plastic Surg...

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His grandmother called him the miracle child. The nurses in the neonatal unit called him "Bubba." But to his teammates on the South Brunswick football team, James Pearson is just James.

That he can play football, though, might be James' miracle. Trauma he suffered...

Despite losing use of arm, starting lineman makes his blocks His grandmother called him the... Despite losing use of arm, start

Despite losing use of arm, starting lineman makes his blocks

His grandmother called him the miracle child. The nurses in the neonatal unit called him "Bubba." But to his teammates on the South Brunswick football team, James Pearson is just James.

That he can play football, though, might be James' miracle. Trauma he suffered at birth resulted in a left arm that is significantly shor...

My sister and I spent yesterday at a spa. It might seem like an indulgence, but every now and aga... Bring the spa experience h

My sister and I spent yesterday at a spa. It might seem like an indulgence, but every now and again I believe it is a necessity. A massage or a facial revives the spirit as it repairs the body. And sometimes everyone needs that kind of "ahhhhhh" experience.

But if there's no time for a day at the spa -- or if such luxuries are not in your budget - the Internet offers many great sites tha...

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Three decades ago, Sandra Baker Joyner and Sally Jordan Hill went to high school together.

Five years ago, Joyner died after cosmetic surgery at a clinic where Hill worked.

Hill had administered Joyners anesthesia during a mini-facelift at the Center for Cosmetic and Plastic S...

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My wife had outpatient foot surgery (a bunionectomy) May 23 at Kendall Regional Hospital; she was there for about three hours. This was not elective or cosmetic surgery; she was in pain. The hospital billed my employer's health insurer (Aetna) $29,543!

Aetna paid $3,961.70. (The hospital m...