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Genetic possibility for anorexia found ... Cancer-fighting agent found in beer ... Obesity can affect transplant wait time ... NOAA: 2007 a Top 10 year, temp-wise ... Health/Science news from UPI. (Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:10:50 GMT)
U.S. health officials search for 44 people on flight with TB patient
SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. health officials were searching Monday for dozens of airline passengers who may have come in contact with a 30-year-old woman infected with a hard-to-treat form of tuberculosis on a flight from India. (Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:34:00 GMT)
New law broadens access to research on health
WASHINGTON | Under an obscure provision of a new law, most health researchers backed by federal grants must offer their findings free to the public a year after they are published commercially. (Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:30:35 GMT)
Despite setback, city's health care for uninsured program grows
San Francisco's first-in-the-nation program to provide health care for the uninsured will expand Wednesday, but employers won't have to share the cost, at least for now. City officials had asked a federal appeals court for an emergency order allowing them to... (Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:26:21 GMT)
Late Twists for Kids Health Program
WASHINGTON -- The modest spending increase that Congress approved for a popular children's health insurance program will maintain coverage for those already enrolled. But many lacking insurance will have to look elsewhere. (Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:00:58 GMT)
Penalties Increase For Residents Without Health Care
The cost of not having health insurance in Massachusetts has gone up. (Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:22:42 GMT)
Health Highlights: Jan. 1, 2008
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:01:41 GMT)
Health Canada issues warning on natural health products
Health Canada has warned Canadians not to use natural health products manufactured by Manitoba company Wild Vineyard, saying some have been tainted by heavy metal contamination including lead. (Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:33:03 GMT)
Health Canada issues warning on natural health products
Health Canada has warned Canadians not to use natural health products made by Manitoba company Wild Vineyard, saying some have been tainted by heavy metal contamination including lead. (Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:47:58 GMT)
Iraqi PM Maliki says health is fine after checkup
Source: Reuters BAGHDAD, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who flew to London at the weekend for medical tests, said on Tuesday his health was fine. "I want to take this opportunity to ... (Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:55:11 GMT)
Health officials look for airline passenger with TB
Health officials were searching Monday for dozens of airline passengers who may have come in contact with a 30-year-old woman infected with a hard-to-treat form of tuberculosis on a flight from India. (Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:57:26 GMT)
Give yourself the gift of health this holiday season
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) is asking Kentuckians to get an influenza vaccination during National Influenza Vaccination Week Nov. 26-Dec. 2, in an attempt to decrease sickness and death during the annual flu season. (Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:58:55 GMT)
Health co-op is paying off in 2nd year
The second year was even better than the first for the Governmental Health Group of Rhode Island. Proving the old adage, “there’s strength in numbers,” the governmental health-insurance cooperative reported growing savings and reserves, according to a recent audit. (Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:24:22 GMT)
EEOC Allows Health Benefits Shift at 65
WASHINGTON -- Employers can reduce their health insurance expenses for retired workers once they turn 65 and qualify for Medicare, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has affirmed. (Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:18:38 GMT)
Democrats: More Than Health Care
A look at the policies of Senators Clinton and Obama, reveals that the candidates have actually laid out two competing economic philosophies. The fight over health insurance is just one part of their disagreement. (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:35:20 GMT)
Politics and graft undermine African health care
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - The crowd of African women are tired and angry after hours waiting in the hot sun, but the officials will not vaccinate their children until the president inaugurates the campaign on state television. When he finally does so, half a day has been lost from the five-day vaccination scheme. It is a small reminder that, for health care in Africa, politics can be as decisive as ... (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:24:35 GMT)
Heat health warning
HEALTH authorities have warned vulnerable South Australians to protect themselves from the heat when scorching temperatures return later this week. (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:20:00 GMT)
Health workers suspend work bans
Victorian hospital managers say health services workers have agreed to suspend their work bans ahead of more talks to try to resolve a dispute. (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:34:00 GMT)
Legislators, organizations key to health system grant success
Legislators and community development organizations played a crucial role in securing $12.5 million for Susquehanna Health needs. Susquehanna Health was notified on Thursday that the grant application filed in October had been approved by the state Department of Community and Economic Development. (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:12:38 GMT)
New discovery could reduce the health risk of high-fat foods
Just as additives help gasoline burn cleaner, a research report published in the January 2008 print issue of The FASEB Journal shows that the food industry could take a similar approach toward reducing health risks associated with fatty foods. (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:14:50 GMT)
Health minister's sex scandal stuns Malaysia's government
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysia's government scrambled Wednesday to contain political fallout from the married health minister's public admission that he and a friend were the couple seen in a secretly made sex video. (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:27:55 GMT)
Indonesian landslides, floods toll at 107 dead: health ministry
Landslides and floods that struck Indonesia's main island of Java last week killed 107 people and left 12 missing, a health ministry official said Wednesday, as waters receded in the worst hit areas. (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:49:45 GMT)
Malaysia's health minister resigns
Malaysia's health minister, a married man with three children, stepped down Wednesday amid a scandal over a secretly filmed sex video that caught him committing adultery with a female friend. (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:59:30 GMT)
Malaysian health minister to resign over sex video
Malaysia's Health Minister, Chua Soi Lek, said on Wednesday he will resign from the cabinet, a day after he shocked the nation by admitting he was the man in a sex video. (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:02:58 GMT)
Health Highlights: Dec. 27, 2007
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors ofHealthDay: (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:42:44 GMT)
Malaysia's health minister resigns over
Malaysia's health minister resigned Wednesday after acknowledging that he and a female friend were the couple in a secretly filmed sex video, saying "some Malaysians have a holier-than-thou attitude." (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:05:58 GMT)
Malaysian health minister quits over sex video
Malaysia's health minister resigned on Wednesday, a day after he shocked the nation by admitting he was the man in a widely circulated sex video. (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:51:46 GMT)
Malaysia health minister resigns over sex video scandal
Malaysia's health minister resigned his cabinet post Wednesday after admitting he had been secretly filmed having sex with a female friend in a hotel room. (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:52:20 GMT)
LHC Group Buys Access Home Health Agency
LHC Group Inc., a provider of post-acute health care services, said Wednesday it bought Access Home Health Agency Inc., marking its entrance into the Missouri market. (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:17:44 GMT)
Health Highlights: Jan. 2, 2008
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:02:08 GMT)
Malaysian health minister quits over sex video
Malaysia's health minister resigned on Wednesday, a day after he shocked the nation by admitting he was the man in a widely circulated sex video. (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:52:15 GMT)
Health Departments Slow to Respond to Disease Outbreaks
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors or nurses reporting a potentially dangerous infectious disease outbreak may find themselves on hold with their local health department for an hour or more, a new phone survey finds. (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:02:02 GMT)
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FDA approves rapid staph test... Colon cancer gene traced to British couple... Researcher tracks invading Argentine ants... California sues EPA on emission standards... Health/Science news from UPI. (Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:41:21 GMT)
Gap In Health Rates Between Socioeconomic Classes Unchanged, Study Finds
Over the past century, the United States has witnessed historic advances in public health and medicine that have contributed to improved health and a significant increase in life expectancy for all socioeconomic groups. But despite 100 years of historic advances, University of Minnesota sociologists have found that the health gap between classes has not changed. (Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:04:02 GMT)
S.F. health plan has few takers on 1st day of eligibility expansion
Blame it on confusion over a federal judge's recent ruling. Blame it on a postholiday slump. Whatever the case, San Francisco's expansion on Wednesday of its landmark plan to provide health care to its 73,000 uninsured city residents had all the excitement of... (Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:26:15 GMT)
Democrats: More Than Health Care
A look at the policies of Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama reveals that the candidates have actually laid out two competing economic philosophies. The fight over health insurance is just one part of their disagreement. (Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:38:56 GMT)
Winter health advice is offered
Health chiefs in Nottingham advise vulnerable people to take care ahead of possible cold weather. (Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:25:41 GMT)
Democrats: More Than Health Care
A look at the policies of Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama reveals that the candidates have actually laid out two competing economic philosophies. The fight over health insurance is just one part of their disagreement. (Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:37:56 GMT)
Usana Health Sciences Lawsuit Dismissed
Usana Health Sciences Inc., which makes nutritional, personal care and weight management products, said Thursday a Utah state court dismissed a shareholder lawsuit related to claims the company was operating a pyramid scheme. (Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:16:55 GMT)
Finding health care for your employees
Dear FSB: What is a good, affordable way to provide my employees with health insurance coverage? (My business is an insurance company, but we sell auto insurance.) I have a total of three employees. (Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:40:34 GMT)
Finding health care for your employees
Dear FSB: What is a good, affordable way to provide my employees with health insurance coverage? I have a total of three employees. (Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:43:00 GMT)
Health Highlights: Jan. 3, 2008
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:01:50 GMT)
Former Children's CEO elected to Health Care Hall of Fame
Former Children's Health System CEO Jim Dearth has been selected as a 2008 member of the Alabama Health Care Hall of Fame for his contributions and service to health care. (Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:03:57 GMT)
Group: California kids falling behind in health, education
An Oakland-based youth advocacy group gave low marks to the state of children's health and education in California today and urged leaders to boost funding and take other measures to dramatically improve those areas. (Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:13:32 GMT)
Colorado Small Business Lobby Wary of Big Changes in Health Care, Taxes
DENVER (AP) - Small business owners say they are skittish about Colorado's economic climate and have asked lawmakers to tread lightly before trying to make major changes to health care and tax policies in the upcoming session. (Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:24:00 GMT)
Rabid kitten set off health alert in four states
A rabid kitten set off public health alerts in four U.S. states last summer after it had been widely handled by players from several teams at a softball tournament, federal health officials said on Thursday. (Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:58:35 GMT)
Gabriele Marcotti: O'Donnell's death sheds light on players' health
Playing sports is good for your health. Playing professional sport often isn't. (Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:55:39 GMT)
Court gives San Francisco health plan a boost
A federal appeals court boosted San Francisco's hopes Thursday of reviving its plan to extend health coverage to all uninsured residents and make employers share the cost. Members of a three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals made it... (Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:41:16 GMT)
Miss. Gov Unveils Health Insurance Plan
Gov. Haley Barbour said Thursday he will propose a Mississippi health insurance exchange for small businesses during the upcoming legislative session. (Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:51:39 GMT)
Tough penalties flagged for alternative health industry
The New South Wales Government says a new code of conduct will help stamp out unethical behaviour in the alternative health industry. (Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:10:00 GMT)
Struggle to continue for access to health, despite budget
Minister Siti Fadilah Supari recently reaffirmed the Health Ministry's commitment to continuing to improve the Indonesian people's access to health facilities despite its limited budget. (Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:16:14 GMT)
Schwarzenegger's Health Battle Carries Warning for Candidates
Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- A year ago, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger pledged to provide health insurance for everyone in the largest of the United States. The halting progress of his $14 billion-a-year plan since then shows the power of interest groups to resist change. (Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:04:41 GMT)
Schwarzenegger's Health Battle Carries Warning for Candidates
Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- A year ago, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger pledged to provide health insurance for everyone in the largest of the United States. The halting progress of his $14 billion-a-year plan since then shows the power of interest groups to resist change. (Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:27:51 GMT)
Health care forecast bleak
Last year may be remembered as the year health care resurfaced as the top domestic issue facing Americans, but it will... (Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:38:22 GMT)
Health Highlights: Dec. 28, 2007
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors ofHealthDay: (Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:16:02 GMT)
Green light for health shake-up
Councillors approve the first stage of a shake-up of acute health services in South Cumbria. (Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:40:57 GMT)
IMS Health to Cut 10 Pct of Work Force
IMS Health, which provides market research to the pharmaceutical and health care industries, said Friday that it will cut 10 percent of jobs worldwide by the end of the year. (Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:17:06 GMT)
IMS Health Inc. to cut work force by 10 percent in 2008
IMS Health , which provides market research to the pharmaceutical and health care industries, said Friday that it will cut 10 percent of jobs worldwide by the end of the year to save money and increase efficiency. (Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:23:17 GMT)
Family Health clinic moves to larger space
With an increase in patients -- and more doctors to treat them -- Central Valley Family Health has moved several of its clinic services to larger, remodeled offices in Hanford. (Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:01:40 GMT)
Health Highlights: Jan. 4, 2008
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:02:24 GMT)
Hungary Health Fund Records First Ever Annual Surplus-Agency
BUDAPEST -(Dow Jones)- The Hungarian state health care fund recorded its first annual surplus last year, state news agency MTI quoted Andras Palfalvi, deputy director of the national health insurance fund, or OEP, as saying Friday. (Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:11:30 GMT)
IMS Health to cut 10 pct of staff
IMS Health Inc said on Friday it will cut 10 percent of its work force, or about 1,050 jobs, as part of a cost-cutting plan and take a pretax charge of $86 million to $90 million in the fourth quarter of 2007. (Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:36:03 GMT)
IMS Health to Cut 10 Pct of Work Force
IMS Health, which provides market research to the pharmaceutical and health care industries, said Friday that it will cut 10 percent of jobs worldwide by the end of the year. The company said it expects to take a pretax charge of $86 million to $90... (Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:09:17 GMT)
IMS Health to cut 10 pct of work force
IMS Health, which provides market research to the pharmaceutical and health care industries, said Friday that it will cut 10 percent of jobs worldwide by the end of the year. (Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:32:53 GMT)
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
Study says pesticides found in everyone... Study: Pneumonia can be treated at home... Gene found to repress tumor growth... Seismic waves can trigger aftershocks... Health/Science news from UPI. (Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:55:43 GMT)
Health dept warns against eating wild mushrooms
The ACT Health Department has issued a public warning against picking wild mushrooms, after two men were poisoned from eating the deadly death cap mushroom. (Sat, 05 Jan 2008 04:11:00 GMT)
Former dictator Suharto's health worsens
Former Indonesian dictator Suharto's health worsened overnight and he needs a second pacemaker and may require kidney dialysis, a member of the presidential medical team said Saturday. (Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:24:05 GMT)
Every Step Counts when it comes to your health
Mayor Menino did some fancy footwork yesterday - not when it came to politics, but when it came to health. The mayor threw on a pair of new kicks at the New Balance headquarters... (Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:26:01 GMT)
IMS Health to Cut 10% of Jobs
IMS Health, which provides market research to the pharmaceutical and health care industries, said Friday that it would cut its work force by about 10 percent — or about 760 jobs — by the end of the year. (Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:20:20 GMT)
Suharto's health state 'critical'
Indonesia's former leader Suharto's health is "critical", doctors treating him in Jakarta tell the country's president. (Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:21:30 GMT)
Former Indonesian President Suharto's Health Worsens (Update2)
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Former Indonesian President Suharto's health is deteriorating a day after he was admitted to a hospital in the capital city, Jakarta, doctors said. (Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:35:07 GMT)
Health Dept. puts down baby-killer Doberman
The City Health Department euthanized the Doberman pinscher that killed his owners' baby son Friday. The dog was put down at the Brooklyn Animal Care and Control Shelter at the family's request, health officials said. (Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:40:02 GMT)
Iraqi PM home after health tests
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki returns home after medical checks in Britain saying he is in good health. (Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:06:39 GMT)
Boost in women's health care sought by county department
The St. Clair County Health Department wants to help women get off to a wholesome start in 2008 by hosting a new comp-rehensive health program starting next week. (Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:41:05 GMT)
Health Highlights: Jan. 5, 2008
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:02:08 GMT)
Soeharto's health improves
JAKARTA (JP): The health of former president Soeharto was said to be improving Saturday evening after it was widely reported earlier in the day he was in a critical condition. (Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:22:22 GMT)
Kenya health crisis 'within days'
Kenya faces a health emergency within days if political violence in the country continues, a UK charity warns. (Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:47:09 GMT)
Soeharto's health improves after earlier scare
The health of former president Soeharto was said to be improving Saturday evening after it was widely reported earlier in the day he was in a critical condition. (Sun, 06 Jan 2008 04:02:23 GMT)
Soeharto`s health improving
After being treated at Pertamina hospital for three days, former president Soeharto`s health is improving, Acting Director of the hospital, Djoko Sanjoto said here on Sunday. (Sun, 06 Jan 2008 04:10:10 GMT)
Health of Indonesia's ailing Suharto improving: doctors
The health of Indonesia's former dictator Suharto was showing signs of improvement Sunday, doctors said, a day after they warned he was in a critical condition with a weakening heart and kidneys. (Sun, 06 Jan 2008 04:45:30 GMT)
Health care issue has no easy solutions
One side says health care is a matter of personal responsibility and should be turned over to private-sector entities. The other side says the government should help provide a safety net of basic health care. (Sun, 06 Jan 2008 04:58:28 GMT)
'Health emergency looms in restive Kenya'
NAIROBI - A devastating health emergency looms in Kenya where an explosion of post-election violence has killed hundreds and displaced a quarter of a million others, British charity Merlin warned on Sunday. (Sun, 06 Jan 2008 05:02:41 GMT)
Health Dept. OK'd, but
When Lehigh County and Northampton County officials considered creating a bi-county health department last fall, they wanted to be sure the Lehigh Valley's three cities were on board. (Sun, 06 Jan 2008 05:17:42 GMT)
Agency seeks mental health reform help
The state Department of Health and Human Services is asking outside experts for help to improve its troubled mental hospitals and develop local plans for handling emergencies. (Sun, 06 Jan 2008 05:20:14 GMT)
Health industry creating patient-only credit check
Mortgage lenders aren't the only ones showing more interest in your credit score these days - the health industry is creating its own score to judge your ability to pay. (Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:18:40 GMT)
Health industry looks at medical credit score
The medFICO score may debut this summer. Mortgage lenders aren't the only ones showing more interest in your credit score these days -- the health industry is creating its own score to judge your ability to pay. (Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:43:52 GMT)
Number of polio cases more than double in impoverished eastern India, health officials say
The number of polio cases more than doubled in an impoverished eastern Indian state last year, a rise that could be due to severe monsoon season flooding in the region, health officials said Sunday. (Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:25:12 GMT)
Americans Finding Affordable Health Insurance Online
(ARA) - Think you can't afford to pay for health insurance if your employer doesn't provide it, or if you're unemployed? Think again. "Everyone needs health insurance and new types of policies and benefit options, readily available through online resources, are making coverage accessible to nearly everyone, no matter how much they earn," says Jon Engleking, co-founder and managing partner of ... (Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:07:51 GMT)
Former Indonesia leader's health improves
Doctors say the health of former Indonesian President Suharto was improving after treatment at a Jakarta hospital. (Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:25:40 GMT)
Energy, health care, school finance to top agenda
Around the Vermont Statehouse, the garden is planted in January. This year's perennial issues include school finance, health care and energy. The annuals are expected to feature privatizing the state lottery. And a new bud could sprout: a debate over relaxing penalties for small amounts of marijuana. (Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:21:03 GMT)
Tired of Spending a Small Fortune on Group Health Insurance?
(ARA) - It's "open enrollment" season for many Americans, the time of year when employers make changes to their health insurance benefits. Unfortunately, this year many employees will learn that their health insurance costs are going up, or that their coverage will soon be discontinued. (Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:23:01 GMT)
Bush Signs Child Health-Care Extension Into Law
CRAWFORD, Tex., Dec. 29 -- President Bush signed legislation on Saturday that extends a popular children's health insurance program after having twice beaten back attempts to expand it. (Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:56:21 GMT)
Health Highlights: Jan. 6, 2008
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:01:48 GMT)
YMCA, Callaway health dept. to assess community health
What are the biggest health issues facing Callaway County residents? That is the question YMCA of Callaway County and Callaway County Health Department officials are trying to answer with a comprehensive community health assessment. (Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:43:12 GMT)
Reining in costs top worry for year two of health care law
Massachusetts is facing a daunting goal as it enters the second year of its grand experiment of extending health care coverage to nearly all citizens -- reining in spiraling costs that could threaten the landmark law. (Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:50:59 GMT)
Health of Indonesia's Suharto improving, doctor says
The health of former Indonesian president Suharto, rushed to hospital in critical condition last week, continues to improve, a senior doctor of the presidential medical team said on Monday. (Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:29:03 GMT)
Health care provider keeps eye on uncertain economy
Steven Laverty, CEO of Northeast Health System Inc., sees the wavering economic climate and is looking ahead cautiously. (Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:12:41 GMT)
Survey: Consumers want health care pricing data
An unusual consumer survey by The Regence Group has strengthened the health insurer's conviction that people care about health care prices and quality, and that patients will shop like consumers if they're given the information they need to do so. (Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:13:01 GMT)
Blues merger, Rendell health plan dominate state's health outlook
An ambitious plan for insuring all Pennsylvanians and a blockbuster merger submitted by the state's two largest health insurers dominated the region's health-care industry in 2007. (Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:13:11 GMT)
Health care
Rhetoric on health care reform will continue in 2008, but how much takes place is an open question. (Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:13:31 GMT)
Health care to spur many proposals in new session
There's almost no debate that health care reform will be the most heated topic of the 2008 General Assembly. (Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:14:01 GMT)
Indonesia Suharto's health improving: doctors
The health of former Indonesian president Suharto, rushed to hospital in critical condition last week, continues to improve though he remains weak, doctors at the hospital said on Monday. (Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:37:17 GMT)
Health of Indonesia's Suharto improving: doctor
The health of former Indonesian president Suharto, who was rushed to hospital in critical condition last week, continues to improve although he remains weak, hospital doctors said on Monday. (Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:22:07 GMT)
Health Highlights: Jan. 7, 2008
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:01:18 GMT)
Morocco unveils health sector reforms: minister
The Moroccan health minister Yasmina Baddou unveiled Monday a string of reforms aimed at improving hospital management, utilising cheaper medicines and reducing infant and maternal mortality rates. (Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:09:12 GMT)
China health care struggles to keep pace with growth
China's health care system is struggling to keep pace with the country's economic growth and faces a major challenge in looking after its 1.3 billion people, the health minister said on Monday. (Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:23:47 GMT)
Health Management Rises on Upgrade
Shares of hospital operator Health Management Associates Inc. climbed from long-term lows Monday after a Wachovia analyst upgraded the stock, saying changes in management will help boost profits in 2008 and 2009. (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:03:16 GMT)
Calif. governments face $118 billion in retiree health costs
California's state and local governments face at least $118 billion in unfunded retiree health care costs over the next 30 years and should begin setting aside money now to cover those bills, a state commission recommended Monday. "We must ensure that... (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:20:06 GMT)
Former Indonesian dictator Suharto's health worsens
Doctors said his health appeared to be worsening Tuesday, with signs of internal bleeding and fluid building up in his lungs. (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:08:14 GMT)
Doctors say Suharto's health worsens
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Former Indonesian dictator Suharto's health appeared to be worsening Tuesday, with signs of internal bleeding and fluid building up in his lungs, the chief presidential doctor said. (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:58:05 GMT)
Health-spending growth up slightly in '06: government
Annual growth in U.S. health-care spending increased slightly in 2006 and continued to outpace inflation and the nation's overall economic growth, government researchers said in a report released on Tuesday. (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:16:27 GMT)
Health Spending Exceeded Record $2 Trillion in 2006
National health spending soared above $2 trillion for the first time in 2006 and has nearly doubled in the last decade. (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:21:37 GMT)
Drug spending raises US health care tab
Seniors and the disabled flocked to the pharmacy counter in 2006 with their new Medicare drug cards, fueling a 6.7 percent increase in health spending, the federal government reported Monday. (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:14:40 GMT)
Health of former Indonesian dictator Suharto worsening: doctors
The health of Indonesia's ailing former dictator Suharto worsened Tuesday as his heart weakened and red blood cell count fell despite a transfusion, one of his doctors said. (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:22:14 GMT)
Indonesia's Suharto's health worsens
Former Indonesian dictator Suharto's health deteriorated Tuesday, with signs of internal bleeding, fluid building up in his lungs and heart complications, doctors said. (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:23:28 GMT)
A Price War in Health Insurance
When UnitedHealthcare told American Printing House for the Blind that its health insurance bill would jump 49.9% in 2008, Chief Financial Officer William G. Beavin decided to shop around. He settled on Humana , which offered a less generous plan that delivered a 17% rise. That's steep, and will cost the Louisville-based publisher, which has 310 employees, about $1 million a year, but it's ... (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:08:41 GMT)
Medicare Drug Plan Fuels Health-Care Spending
TUESDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The new Medicare prescription drug plan was largely responsible for an 18.7 percent increase in Medicare spending in 2006, which was double the increase in spending from the year before, U.S. health officials report. (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:01:04 GMT)
Weighing the latest facts on seafood safety, health benefits
We've learned that some varieties of fish are low in fat and contain oils that keep the heart healthy. But recent reports about contaminants such as mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, have prompted some health experts to rethink their advice about seafood. (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:44:34 GMT)
Indonesia's Suharto's health worsens
Former Indonesian dictator Suharto's health deteriorated Tuesday, with signs of internal bleeding, fluid in his lungs and heart complications, doctors said. (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:58:28 GMT)
Health Highlights: Jan. 8, 2008
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:02:10 GMT)
Mental health professionals take Dr. Phil to task after brouhaha over Britney
LOS ANGELES - Dr. Phil's public brand of tough love sometimes makes him tough to love, particularly among mental health professionals who are accusing television's self-help guru of making an uncalled for house call on Britney Spears this week. (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:08:00 GMT)
Health of former Indonesian dictator Suharto worsening: doctors
The health of Indonesia's ailing former dictator Suharto worsened Tuesday as his heart weakened and red blood cell count fell despite a transfusion, one of his doctors said. (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:51:32 GMT)
Panel Calls for Expanded Health Coverage
A special commission called Tuesday for a $20 million expansion in health coverage for children of the working poor as a first step toward covering all of the state's children. (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:33:03 GMT)
Health Care Providers Resist Market Slump
In the first full year of the prescription drug benefit, U.S. health care costs rose 6.7% to $2 trillion, averaging $7,026 per person in 2006, according to Medicare. That's on top of a 6.5% gain in 2005. While the rise in health care costs outpaces inflation, the sector sports a wide lead over the market. (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:48:57 GMT)
Health Care Providers Resist Market Slump
In the first full year of the prescription drug benefit, U.S. health care costs rose 6.7% to $2 trillion, averaging $7,026 per person in 2006,... (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:48:57 GMT)
Ex-Indonesian dictator Suharto's health not improving: minister
The health of Indonesia's ailing former dictator Suharto has not improved and is "quite worrying", with officials on top alert, health minister Siti Fadilah Supari said late Tuesday. (Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:03:24 GMT)
Chinese most concerned about health care
The rising cost of health care topped Chinese citizens' concerns in a government survey released Wednesday, a day after Beijing announced plans to reform the country's medical system. (Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:44:33 GMT)
PCT sets three-year health plan
A three-year health plan for Norfolk is to be put to public scrutiny at a series of meetings. (Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:25:25 GMT)
U.S. Stocks Gain, Led by Technology, Health Care; DuPont Rises
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks gained after Hewlett- Packard Co. said it will weather an economic slowdown, DuPont Co. raised its earnings forecast and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. told clients to buy health-care companies. (Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:42:37 GMT)
Connection Between Job Loss And Poor Health Confirmed
Employees who lose their jobs because of their health suffer more significant depression and detrimental health outcomes than people who lose their jobs for non-health reasons, new research shows. (Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:03:51 GMT)
U.S. Stocks Gain, Led by Technology, Health Care; DuPont Rises
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks gained after Hewlett- Packard Co. said it can withstand an economic slowdown, DuPont Co. raised its earnings forecast and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. told clients to buy health-care companies. (Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:12:21 GMT)
Sun Health Auxiliary honors volunteer
Sun Health Auxiliary named a Sun City resident its January Volunteer of the Month. (Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:18:21 GMT)
Health Highlights: Jan. 9, 2008
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:01:43 GMT)
Iowa Panel Wants Expanded Health Care
A special commission is calling for a $20 million expansion in health coverage for children of the working poor as a first step toward covering all the state's children. (Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:31:54 GMT)
Mass. Officials OK Retail-Based Health Clinics
Massachusetts residents may soon be able to visit with a health-care professional at all hours of the night and weekend right at the local pharmacy. (Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:19:03 GMT)
Court Bolsters SF Health Care Plan
San Francisco can provide health care to the uninsured and have city businesses help pay for it while a lawsuit challenging the controversial program is decided, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. (Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:15:49 GMT)
Health premiums grew at slow rate
Cost containment and quality improvements helped slow down health insurance premium rate growth in the United States, a trade association said. (Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:25:50 GMT)
Dengue potential U.S. health threat
U.S. researchers said public health officials need to consider the threat of dengue reaching the United States as a real possibility. (Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:55:40 GMT)
Court says San Francisco health plan can proceed
San Francisco's universal health-care plan, a first-of-its kind local program to be funded in part by fees on employers, may go forward while under appeal, a U.S. appeals court panel ruled on Wednesday. (Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:48:13 GMT)
Judges Tell San Francisco It Can Begin Health Plan
A federal panel of judges granted San Francisco the right to require businesses with more than 20 employees to pay a fee to help cover employees? health care costs. (Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:21:25 GMT)
Court: SF health program fine for now
A city program that provides health care to the uninsured and is partly funded by businesses can continue at least until a lawsuit challenging the program is resolved, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. (Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:03:29 GMT)
Rural Australia's health to be hit by global warming: study
Global warming could hit human health in remote Australia hard by causing irregular disease distribution and extreme weather, according to a new study. (Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:39:18 GMT)
9th Circuit's Stay Lets S.F. Force Bosses to Fund Health Care
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel gave San Francisco the green light Wednesday to enforce its new employer-funded health care program, staying a district court's ruling that the ordinance is pre-empted by federal law. The stay means San Francisco companies with 50 or more employees must now spend a minimum amount on private or city-provided health care coverage for their workers. A ... (Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:14:47 GMT)
Court: Frisco health program OK for now
A city program that provides health care to the uninsured and is partly funded by businesses can continue at least until a lawsuit challenging the program is resolved, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. (Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:16:10 GMT)
H5N1 bird flu virus reassuringly stable: animal health chief
The H5N1 virus that causes deadly avian flu has proven remarkably stable and action to curb outbreaks of the disease are highly effective, the head of the world's paramount agency for animal health said here Thursday. (Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:20:29 GMT)
Court: SF health program fine for now
A city program that provides health care to the uninsured and is partly funded by businesses can continue at least until a lawsuit challenging the program is resolved, a federal appeals court ruled. (Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:47:23 GMT)
Cardinal Health Taps Teva Executive
Israeli generic drug maker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. said Thursday George S. Barrett is stepping down as chief executive of Teva North America to become vice chairman of Cardinal Health and chief executive of that company's healthcare supply chain services sector. (Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:30:10 GMT)
Experts Warn Radon Is Potential Health Risk In Some Homes
Every year, more than 175,000 Americans are diagnosed with lung cancer. Of those cases, health officials said that about 10 percent are thought to have been caused by prolonged exposure to radon. (Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:09:04 GMT)
Health dept. issues report on Quaid case
California health officials issued a deficiency report regarding Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's violations in caring for actor Dennis Quaid's newborn twins. (Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:40:40 GMT)
Health Highlights: Jan. 10, 2008
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:02:31 GMT)
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