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Massachusetts Health Plan Wins Waiver on Medicaid
Massachusetts received the Bush administration?s seal of approval for its universal health care plan on Tuesday, securing financing for a three-year continuation of the landmark experiment. (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:03:18 GMT)
Judges Say San Francisco Can Charge Employers for Its Health Plan
The decision that the city had the right to charge employers to help pay for its universal health care plan could set the stage for a test of longstanding federal labor law. (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:03:28 GMT)
McCain, Obama agree: Health care needs fixing
John McCain and Barack Obama agree that our current health-care system isn't working. They say the country needs to reduce the ranks of the 46 million uninsured and provide alternatives to job-based insurance. But any similarities between the presidential... (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:34:54 GMT)
Financing for Massachusetts Preserves Health Plan
Massachusetts received the Bush administration?s seal of approval for its landmark experiment in health care. (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:22:38 GMT)
Health Highlights: Oct. 1, 2008
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:01:37 GMT)
1 more hurdle to clear for mental health bill
The giant financial bailout bill before the Senate on Wednesday included provisions giving people with mental illness better health insurance coverage, but its fate remains uncertain even if the Senate endorses it. (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:51:55 GMT)
Elizabeth Edwards says her health hasn't worsened
Elizabeth Edwards said Wednesday her health is "no worse" than 18 months ago, when she and her husband made the sobering announcement that her cancer had returned in an incurable form. (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:27:42 GMT)
Final Glance: Health Care Equipment companies
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading: Baxter rose $1.10 or 1.7 percent, to $66.73. (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:46:26 GMT)
Health Care Floats In Ocean Of Shorts
Lost in a sea of inversely charged exchange traded funds that have reaped the benefits of carnage in indexes invested overseas, in materials, chips and myriad other areas, a handful of health care funds are posting gains because investors actually like their holdings. (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:53:27 GMT)
Nevada health care costs up twice as much as pay
A new report shows health insurance premiums for Nevada families are going up more than twice as fast as earnings. The report by Families USA says that from 2000 to 2007, median earnings in Nevada rose 21.4 percent, from $25,411 to $30,859. During the same... (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:07:19 GMT)
UMaine health center goes private
The University of Maine says it's turning the operation of the Orono campus health clinic over to a private provider. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:10:41 GMT)
Mental Health Parity Added to Bailout Measure
Lawmakers and lobbyists who favor mental health parity legislation have said for months that the 110th Congress is the best chance in more than a decade to get a bill to the president's desk. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:01:18 GMT)
1 more hurdle to clear for mental health bill
People with mental illness would get better health insurance coverage as part of a a giant financial bailout the Senate passed Wednesday, but the legislation's fate remains uncertain. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:29:45 GMT)
1 more hurdle to clear for mental health bill
People with mental illness would get better health insurance coverage as part of a a giant financial bailout the Senate passed Wednesday, but the legislation's fate remains uncertain. The Senate passed the bill, 74-25. It must now go to the House, where a... (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:07:19 GMT)
Presidential candidates' health plans offer divergent approaches to health system reform
( Commonwealth Fund ) A new report from the Commonwealth Fund examines key differences and areas of agreement in the health system reform proposals of presidential candidates Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama. Both plans seek to expand health insurance, but Senator McCain would encourage individuals to select their own coverage through the individual insurance market while Senator ... (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:23:03 GMT)
Obama's health plan may help more uninsured: report
An analysis of the two starkly different approaches to reforming the U.S. health care system offered by John McCain and Barack Obama suggests Obama's plan has the best chance of making health care more affordable, accessible, efficient and higher in quality. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:26:38 GMT)
S.Africa's new health minister vows 'to get things right'
South Africa's new health minister vowed Thursday to "get things right" in providing AIDS treatments, after years of missteps by her predecessor who had touted vegetables as a cure. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:27:08 GMT)
Report Compares Health-Care Platforms of Presidential Candidates
THURSDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Both presidential candidates want to make health insurance available to more Americans, but each has proposed a vastly different route to reform, a new report shows. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:01:10 GMT)
ICO, Alloy and Animal Health International lead small-cap volume in pre-market
ICO Inc. , Alloy Inc. and Animal Health International Inc. are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market... (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:02:24 GMT)
South Africa Health Minister Hogan to Target HIV/AIDS (Update1)
Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa's new health minister Barbara Hogan said the country will target the ``twin challenges'' of tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, as well as improving levels of healthcare services in the country. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:22:35 GMT)
Report Compares Health-Care Platforms of Presidential Candidates
Commonwealth Fund says both want to widen availability of health insurance, but by vastly different means (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:46:15 GMT)
Health chief suspended by board
The boss of a Cornish health trust is suspended while an inquiry is held into financial management issues. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:47:16 GMT)
Canadian health authorities seek US-bound bus passengers
Canadian public health officials were on the hunt Thursday for 27 bus passengers who came in contact with a man diagnosed with infectious tuberculosis on a US-bound bus. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:34:04 GMT)
Canadian health officials looking for TB patient
Public health officials in Canada announced Thursday that they were looking for 27 people who may have contracted tuberculosis from an infectious passenger during a bus trip in late August. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:39:13 GMT)
Candidates' Health Plans: Healthy Impact?
Twice as many uninsured people in the U.S. will have health insurance in 10 years under Sen. Barack Obama's health care plan than under Sen. John McCain's plan, according to a report by the health care research group The Commonwealth Fund. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:28:43 GMT)
Final Glance: Health Care Equipment companies
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading: Baxter rose $.57 or .9 percent, to $67.30. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:41:41 GMT)
Sector Wrap: Health insurer shares decline
Health insurers traded lower with the market Thursday, as Congress considered a financial sector bailout package that could change the way health plans cover patients with mental illness or drug addiction. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:09:41 GMT)
Two Online Health Site Operators to Announce a Merger
Revolution Health Network plans to announce that it has merged with Waterfront Media, a publisher that owns several health Web sites. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:33:19 GMT)
Revolution Health, Waterfront Media Plan Merger To Compete With WebMD
Reports of this possibility first surfaced last month and now it's done ... Steve Case's ambitious Revolution Health Network will merge with Waterfront Media in a deal the parties value at $300 million, according to the New York Times. Revolution's sites will be absorbed into Waterfront's Everyday Health Network but RevolutionHealth.com will remain. Case will join the board while Benjamin Wolin ... (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:03:06 GMT)
Families donate $6 million toward construction of Oakland Park women's health center
Two families donated a total of $6 million Thursday toward the construction of a women's health center at Holy Cross HealthPlex, an affiliate of Holy Cross Hospital, a nonprofit facility in Oakland Park. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:04:54 GMT)
Biden Focuses Only on Negatives Of McCain's Health-Coverage Plan
"You're going to have to replace a $12,000 [health-care plan] with a $5,000 [tax-credit] check you've just given to the insurance company. I call that the ultimate bridge to nowhere." (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:06:51 GMT)
Two online health site operators to announce a merger
In a deal valued at $300 million, Revolution Health Network plans to announce a merger with Waterfront Media, a publisher that owns several health Web sites. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:57:29 GMT)
Steve Case Merges His Health Site With Rival
In a deal that threatens WebMD ’s dominance in the health care space, Revolution Health Network announced Friday that it has merged with Waterfront Media , a publisher that owns several health Web sites, The New York Times’s Stephanie Clifford reported. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:45:32 GMT)
Health websites merger to challenge WebMD
Privately held online health sites Revolution Health Network and Waterfront Media agreed to merge in a deal that could challenge WebMD Health Corp's dominance in the health care space. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:57:42 GMT)
Lawmakers Make a Final Push for Mental Health Bill
The mental health protections are part of a massive bill designed to help the economy. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:06:42 GMT)
Neb. health officials late drafting meth rules
Nebraska health officials are more than a year late making rules to protect the public from the toxic chemicals in home-based methamphetamine labs. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:39:47 GMT)
Lawmakers make a final push for mental health bill
Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., after six terms, is leaving office. One of his final votes was on the mental health legislation he fought so hard for over the years. The mental health protections are part of a massive bill designed to help the economy. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:57:00 GMT)
Lawmakers make a final push for mental health bill
Talk about going out with a win. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., has spent years fighting for legislation that would require insurance plans to treat mental health patients on par with those who have physical ailments. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:54:56 GMT)
US online health companies merge to take on WebMD
Two of the largest online health companies in the United States announced Friday that they were joining forces to take on the leader in the field of Internet medical advice, WebMD.com. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:01:15 GMT)
Manx visitors facing health bills
Isle of Man residents admitted to hospital while visiting the UK will soon face health bills - unless they take out travel insurance. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:07:01 GMT)
U.S. to start $3.2 bln child health study in January
A study that will cost $3.2 billion and last more than two decades to track the health of 100,000 U.S. children from before birth to age 21 will be launched in January, U.S. health officials said on Friday. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:39:19 GMT)
Health websites merger to challenge WebMD
Privately held online health sites Revolution Health Network and Waterfront Media agreed to merge in a deal that could challenge WebMD Health Corp's dominance in the health care space. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:43:07 GMT)
Mental Health Coverage Expanded by Rescue Package (Update2)
Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Health insurers that provide mental- health benefits will be barred from providing less coverage than they do for other medical services under the $700 billion financial-markets rescue package approved by Congress. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:39:36 GMT)
Waterfront Media to buy Case's Revolution Health
Waterfront Media, operator of the Everyday Health Network Web sites, said Friday it would buy the Revolution Health Network, founded by America Online founder Steve Case. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:23:40 GMT)
Economic bill includes mental health treatment provision
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Talk about going out with a win. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-New Mexico, has spent years fighting for legislation that would require insurance plans to treat mental health patients on par with those who have physical ailments. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:58:23 GMT)
Final Glance: Health Care Equipment companies
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading: Baxter fell $.18 or .3 percent, to $67.12. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:49:12 GMT)
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
Switch that controls food intake found... Employee sick leave may predict mortality... Obese choose speed, convenience at buffet... Hurricane leaves dirty water behind... Health/Science news from UPI. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:07:42 GMT)
Harvard U. Hosts Debate Between Candidates' Health Advisers
Two economists who are advising the presidential candidates on health care policy discussed the merits of each candidate?s plans at a debate held at the Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School yesterday. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:18:36 GMT)
Obama attacks McCain on health care
Barack Obama launched a multifaceted attack on presidential rival John McCain's health care proposal Saturday, elevating an issue that has been on the back burner in the White House race but remains a top concern for voters. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:05:27 GMT)
Obama charges McCain has 'radical' health plan
With families increasingly worried about their economic security, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is opening a major assault on what he charges is a “radical plan” by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to decentralize health insurance. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:42:00 GMT)
Health Highlights: Oct. 4, 2008
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:01:04 GMT)
Michigan gets $57M to help children's health study
Michigan is getting $57 million from the National Institutes of Health to expand its role in a research project to study children's health. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:59:36 GMT)
Obama savages McCain on health care with one month to go
Exactly one month before the US presidential vote, Democrat Barack Obama Saturday accused Republican rival John McCain of scheming to deprive millions more Americans of life-saving health insurance. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:21:50 GMT)
Obama attacks McCain on health care
Barack Obama launches a multifaceted attack on John McCain's health care proposal Saturday, elevating an issue on the White House race back burner but a top concern for voters. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:23:52 GMT)
Obama: McCain health care plan a bait-and-switch
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says that the financial crisis is not a reason to forgo fixing the nation's health care system. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:59:20 GMT)
Issues: Health Care: An Urgent Need
With one in six Americans younger than 65 lacking any form of health insurance and millions of others who have coverage struggling to pay medical bills, it's little wonder that a comprehensive overhaul of the health care system has emerged as a major issue in the presidential campaign. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:58:41 GMT)
Obama blasts McCain's health care plan as 'out of touch'
Sen. Barack Obama, campaigning Saturday in the battleground state of Virginia, lashed out at his presidential rival's plan to tackle health care reform. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:12:18 GMT)
Obama Attacks McCain's `Radical' Health Plan; Campaign Sharpens
Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama, after three weeks of focusing on the economy, attacked presidential rival John McCain for offering a ``radical'' and ``out of touch'' health care plan that would raise taxes. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:32:16 GMT)
Obama savages McCain on health care with one month to go
Exactly one month before the presidential vote, Democrat Barack Obama Saturday accused Republican rival John McCain of scheming to deprive millions more Americans of life-saving health insurance. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:29:52 GMT)
Elizabeth Edwards: Health care reform 'a great refuge'
Elizabeth Edwards said Saturday that her passion for reforming the nation's health care system has been "a great refuge" for her during the recent turmoil over her husband's extramarital affair. (Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:18:20 GMT)
Obama assails McCain over health care proposal
Democrat Barack Obama sharply criticized Republican John McCain's health care proposals Saturday, saying they could force millions of Americans to struggle to buy medical insurance. (Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:28:18 GMT)
Workers paid to go abroad for health care
Insured Americans are starting to see some unusual options in their health-provider networks: doctors and hospitals in Singapore, Costa Rica and other foreign destinations. In an effort to control costs, a small but growing number of insurers and employers are giving people the choice to seek treatment in other countries, a practice known as medical tourism. Until recently, most Americans who ... (Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:07:43 GMT)
Boost to mental health services
A mental health trust announces a £2m recruitment drive for a new psychiatric intensive care unit. (Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:20:24 GMT)
Obama hits rival's health care plan
After knocking John McCain as a deregulator of the banking system during the recent financial crisis, Barack Obama's campaign hit the Arizona senator Sunday for wanting to do the same to the health insurance industry. (Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:37:00 GMT)
Health Highlights: Oct. 5, 2008
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:02:48 GMT)
Obama assails McCain's health care plan
As the presidential campaign entered its final month, Democrat Barack Obama issued a sharp assault on Republican John McCain's health care proposal Saturday, saying it would lead to higher taxes for working families and knock as many as 20 million people off... (Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:04:54 GMT)
Health Effects Of Sweeteners
We look at the health effects of sweeteners Sugar is sweet, but the extra calories it contains are often unwelcome. The calorie-conscious thus turn to artificial sweeteners: Non-nutritive products that contain low or no calories. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:04:39 GMT)
Jacksonville health insurer for low-paid workers closes down
JACKSONVILLE — JaxCare Inc., a nonprofit organization established to provide health care for the working poor, has officially closed its doors and stopped coverage for members of the health plan. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:07:47 GMT)
Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council needs quick action from lawmakers
Pennsylvania state legislators find themselves at a crossroads, and the life of the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council hangs in the balance. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:07:57 GMT)
Business leaders ask: How will U.S. pay for health care?
The presidential election could have a profound effect on health care, who gets it, and who pays for it. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:08:25 GMT)
Health care reform remains a factor in national debate
When Hillary Clinton was making her bid for Democratic presidential nominee earlier this year, the concept of universal health care was on lips of political pundits and the minds of just about everyone. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:08:35 GMT)
Mental Health Intervention Urged For Heart Patients
Heart patients are particularly vulnerable to depression and should be screened, and if necessary treated, to improve their recovery and overall health, according to a scientific advisory. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:31:30 GMT)
HEALTH PLANS
A comparison of the health care proposals of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, compiled by the American Medical Association Health insurance changes Obama: Create a national insurance exchange to cover individuals through participating private health plans. Require insurers to justify above-average premium increases. McCain: End the tax exclusion for employer-sponsored ... (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:33:42 GMT)
Health care key issue for many in S.C.
Emily Wright says she has lost good job candidates for her new West Columbia advertising company because she cannot afford to offer health benefits. “You get good people by taking good care of people,” the owner of Option Media said. “But it’s very hard when you’re new and small and you can’t afford that stuff.” Good, affordable health insurance consistently has been ranked a top concern among ... (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:34:22 GMT)
Third runway will 'damage health'
A third runway at Heathrow Airport would be "very detrimental" to Londoners' health, the new head of the Environment Agency says. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:43:45 GMT)
Third runway will 'damage health'
A third runway at Heathrow would be "very detrimental" to Londoners' health, the new head of the Environment Agency says. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:58:52 GMT)
Glouco to hold women’s health summit
Gloucester County women seeking health advice will have the opportunity to learn about everything from self-defense to buying cheap and healthy groceries later this month. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:48:57 GMT)
NH recognizes national child health day
New Hampshire public health officials are drawing attention to a serious health issue: obese and overweight children. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:55:13 GMT)
Implementation of breast health guidelines for developing countries published
( Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ) A special supplement of the Oct. 15 journal Cancer for the first time details guidelines for low- and middle-income countries to implement breast cancer programs to detect and treat the most common disease among women worldwide."Guidelines for International Breast Health and Cancer Control - Implementation" developed by the Breast Health Global ... (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:01:03 GMT)
Summa pushes for health-care reform
Summa President and Chief Executive Thomas J. Strauss unveiled a plan for health-care reform called ''Nine for '09'' during the Summit Health Policy Summit this morning at the Akron-Summit County Public Library in downtown Akron. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:29:00 GMT)
Privatizing Canada's health care is not the answer: Lessons from the United States
Investing in Canada's public health system is the best way to improve it, rather than privatization, writes Dr. Marcia Angell, a senior lecturer at Harvard Medical School and former editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:37:36 GMT)
Health Highlights: Oct. 6, 2008
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:02:21 GMT)
Obama Backs Health Care For America Now
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has signed on to the progressive Health Care for America Now campaign’s principles – a move that bolsters the clout of the nascent organization and could provide him with artillery support as he starts to pound the health-care issue on the presidential campaign trail. With the $700-billion economic recovery bill now law, Obama has turned his sights on health care. ... (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:16:36 GMT)
Taxpayers may pay health executive pensions twice: auditor
Alberta's auditor general says he is concerned taxpayers will end up paying twice for the pensions of departing health executives. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:27:05 GMT)
Obama criticizes McCain over health care
Democrat Barack Obama sharply criticized Republican John McCain's health care proposals Saturday, saying they could force millions of Americans to struggle to buy medical insurance. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:46:28 GMT)
Mental Health Parity Approved With Bailout Bill
The financial bailout President Bush signed last week actually began its legislative life as a bill addressing mental health benefits. The law intended to save Wall Street also requires many businesses to offer mental health coverage equal to that for other illnesses. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:41:14 GMT)
Obama camp: McCain would gut health coverage for old and poor
Barack Obama's White House campaign Monday accused John McCain of plotting to impose savage cuts on government-run health care programs that insure the elderly and the poor. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:31:34 GMT)
Voters see Obama as the better health care choice
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has an edge over Republican John McCain on health care, according to a new nationwide poll by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:35:01 GMT)
Mubarak pardons health-row editor
An editor sentenced to jail for publishing an article questioning the Egyptian president's health is pardoned. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:04:30 GMT)
Vital Signs: Candidates lay out health reform but little resonates with voters
As the unemployment rate climbs in the wake of the U.S. economic crisis, health coverage is becoming a bigger issue for voters. But neither presidential candidate has staked out a health-care position that is resonating strongly with Americans -- unless they are uninsured or fear they soon could be. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:43:27 GMT)
Candidates Lay Out Health Reform But Little Resonates With Voters
Candidates Lay Out Health Reform But Little Resonates With Voters (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:04:21 GMT)
Business Cool Toward McCain?s Health Coverage Plan
Business leaders fear that John McCain?s proposal to revamp taxation of health benefits would help to erode employer-sponsored health insurance. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:25:26 GMT)
Could health care make a comeback in race?
At the start of this presidential campaign, there were many who believed — and hoped — health care reform had recovered from its 1993 thrashing and would rise anew to become a deciding issue in 2008. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:31:00 GMT)
Health care advisers show plan diversity
To glean insight into the health care plans of Barack Obama and John McCain, it’s useful to look at how much — and what type of — intellectual investment they’ve made in the issue. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:46:00 GMT)
Judge: Calif. must pay for prison health care
A federal judge has scolded California officials for failing to provide the billions of dollars a court-appointed receiver says is needed to upgrade the state's prison health care system. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:21:35 GMT)
Business Cool Toward McCain?s Health Coverage Plan
Business leaders fear that John McCain?s proposal to revamp taxation of health benefits would help to erode employer-sponsored health insurance. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:52:34 GMT)
Businesses cool on McCain's plan for health insurance
Business leaders fear that John McCain's proposal to revamp taxation of health benefits would help to erode employer-sponsored health coverage. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:46:38 GMT)
Are bad economic times good for health?
Most people are worried about the health of the economy. But does the economy also affect your health? (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:24:31 GMT)
S.F. health chief looks to private ambulances
San Francisco's public health director has decided to invite additional private ambulance firms to help the Fire Department cover 911 emergency medical calls on the city's streets. The decision by Dr. Mitch Katz to establish a "nonexclusive zone" for... (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:34:19 GMT)
New Exercise Guidelines For Better Health
Get moving: The nation's new exercise guidelines set a minimum sweat allotment for good health. For most adults, that's 2? hours a week. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:00:06 GMT)
Health Highlights: Oct. 7, 2008
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:02:43 GMT)
Health takes a hit as economy creates more stress
Economic stress is taking its toll on the USA's emotional and physical health, new survey data show: More than half of Americans report irritability or anger, fatigue and sleeplessness, and almost half say they self-medicate by overeating or indulging in unhealthy foods. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:21:21 GMT)
Elizabeth Edwards attacks McCain health plan
Elizabeth Edwards calls Republican presidential candidate John McCain's health care plan a "perfect storm" for working families. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:32:39 GMT)
Doctors Know Little About Consumer-Directed Health Plans
TUESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Few doctors are adequately prepared to help patients navigate newer, so-called "consumer-directed" health plans, a new survey finds. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:06:20 GMT)
Senators Propose Health Insurance Disclosure Bill
A group of bipartisan senators proposed legislation Tuesday that would compel employers to tell employees what their health insurance costs -- a step, the senators said, toward getting a handle on the spiraling cost of medical care. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:07:19 GMT)
'Elderspeak' puts elderly health at risk
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests the terms "dear" and "sweetie" are insulting forms of so-called elderspeak that can damage the health of elderly patients. (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:07:39 GMT)
UAW: health care trust needs automakers' cash
United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Tuesday that the union isn't willing to accept more overtures by cash-strapped Detroit automakers to delay payments to a trust fund that will take over retiree health care costs in 2010. (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:52:06 GMT)
Traffic noise not just an annoyance - it's a health hazard
Noise from traffic is putting nearly one in six San Francisco residents at risk for heart disease, blood pressure and other stress-related illnesses, city public health officials have found. The San Francisco Department of Public Health ranked "highly annoyed"... (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:04:50 GMT)
McCain, Obama Compete to Revamp U.S. Health Insurance System
Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain and Barack Obama clashed in their second debate over who would do more to provide affordable health care, with each accusing the other of hiding the real costs of his plan. (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:24:42 GMT)
How Candidates' Health Plans Will Affect You
Dr. Tim Johnson compares the candidates' proposed health-care plans. (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:32:28 GMT)
Athenahealth says COO will retire due to health
Medical billing software maker Athenahealth Inc. said Wednesday its chief operating officer, James MacDonald, will retire for health reasons. (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:22:03 GMT)
House Initially Approves Historic Increases for Family Planning and Reproductive Health Programs
Recently, Appropriations Committees in Congress passed historic funding increases and policy gains for international family planning and reproductive health programs. (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:33:06 GMT)
Chaplain's Blog: Gays Need Health Warning Tattoos
The Church of England chaplain to the Stock Exchange is facing disciplinary action after he called on his Web site for homosexuals to be tattooed with health warnings. (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:43:50 GMT)
Health officials try to calm fears about ill Liberty High student
Health officials tried Wednesday to calm fears about the hospitalization of a student at Liberty High School, after a classmate died last week from a bacterial infection. (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:00:27 GMT)
Health Highlights: Oct. 8, 2008
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:03:09 GMT)
Vital Signs: Look for wellness, deductible changes in 2009 health-plan choices
Workers facing health-insurance decisions during open enrollment for 2009 benefits may find their employers striking a new bargain: We’ll keep providing health coverage if you make an effort to control your personal health risks and behaviors. (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:42:57 GMT)
Jennifer Openshaw: Facing steeper health-insurance costs? Here are tips for saving
If you’re an employee or small business owner, you’re feeling the health-care pain, big time. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:13:07 GMT)
Look For Wellness, Deductible Changes In 2009 Health-plan Choices
Look For Wellness, Deductible Changes In 2009 Health-plan Choices (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:04:11 GMT)
Facing Steeper Health-insurance Costs? Here Are Tips For Saving
Facing Steeper Health-insurance Costs? Here Are Tips For Saving (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:04:31 GMT)
McCain, Obama Compete to Revamp U.S. Health Insurance System
Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain and Barack Obama clashed in their second debate over who would do more to provide affordable health care, with each accusing the other of hiding the real costs of his plan. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:31:43 GMT)
Egypt: Mubarak Pardons Editor Over Health Report
President Hosni Mubarak has pardoned a popular Egyptian newspaper editor who was sentenced to two months in prison for publishing information about the president?s health. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:38:50 GMT)
Report: Both candidates increase health coverage
John McCain's health plan would reduce the ranks of the uninsured by about 21.1 million people if fully put in place by 2010, while Barack Obama's would reduce the number by 26.6 million, an analysis predicts. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:08:03 GMT)
20 percent of Coloradans lack health insurance, U.S. figures show
Nationwide, nearly 16 percent of Americans lack health insurance, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures. In Colorado, more than $30 billion is spent on health care. See how your county is doing in database. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:14:43 GMT)
Health officials: Strengthen laws amid milk scare
Southeast Asian countries should strengthen their regulations to shield people from potentially harmful food and agricultural products that move easily across borders in the era of free trade, health officials said Thursday. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:49:05 GMT)
JJB Gains on Report Middle East Buyer May Purchase Health Clubs
Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- JJB Sports Plc, the second-largest U.K. sporting-goods retailer, rebounded from a record low in London trading after the Daily Telegraph said a Middle Eastern buyer may seek to purchase the company's health-club division. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:26:41 GMT)
Mental Health Parity: Tragedy Fuels Victory
Senators' family tragedies seal coalition to pass mental health bill. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:49:54 GMT)
No Big Corporate Welcome to Health Reform Plans
Corporate benefits executives fear that both John McCain's and Barack Obama's health care reform proposals would wreck employer-based health insurance. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:01:28 GMT)
No compromise on Pa. health coverage expansion
The prospect of expanding subsidized health coverage to thousands of uninsured Pennsylvanians before the end of the year died Wednesday, as Gov. Ed Rendell and Senate Republicans failed to reach a compromise on the plan's price tag. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:18:10 GMT)
WHO warns of mental health gap in poor countries
The U.N. health agency says at least three in four mental health patients in developing countries receive no treatment. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:52:06 GMT)
Health Highlights: Oct. 9, 2008
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:02:11 GMT)
Sector Snap: Health Insurers' shares fall
Shares of health insurers, including Aetna Inc. and Cigna Corp., dove Thursday as the broader market continued seesawing amid lingering fears that the financial crisis will throw the economy deeper into a recession. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:12:24 GMT)
On the air: McCain hits Obama on character, Obama dings McCain on economy and health care
John McCain is focusing his paid media campaign on a tough ad that suggests Barack Obama has little regard for American troops, while Obama is spending much of his money on the airwaves criticizing McCain and Republicans on the economy and health care. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:16:00 GMT)
Health Winners & Losers: King Pharma
King Pharmaceuticals bucks an otherwise dismal day in health stocks. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:47:52 GMT)
Final Glance: Health Care Equipment companies
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were down at the close of trading: Becton Dickinson fell $5.23 or 6.7 percent, to $72.29. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:06:09 GMT)
New AIG loan renews concerns over insurer's health
Concerns about the health of American International Group Inc. were renewed Thursday, a day after the insurance giant said it would receive an additional $37.8 billion loan from the Federal Reserve. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:10:09 GMT)
Magellan Health plans free job fair
Magellan Health Services of Arizona, the Regional Behavioral Health Authority for Maricopa County, is hosting a free Employment Fair Oct. 28 for people with disabilities in recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:39:09 GMT)
Obama And McCain On Health Care
In this installment of Where They Stand, Seth Doane reports on how the proposed health care policies of Barack Obama and John McCain would affect you and your community. (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:00:05 GMT)
Health insurance funds well placed, Roxon told
Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says she is not aware of any Australian health insurance funds with extensive exposure to the problems in international financial markets. (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:02:00 GMT)
Sen. Pete Domenici on Mental Health
The Senator from New Mexico talks about his career-long campaign for mental health parity, and the landmark legislation he's passed as part of the $700 billion Congressional bailout package (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:32:47 GMT)
Union may strike over health jobs
A union threatens industrial action if health service jobs, including 722 nursing posts, are cut over the next three years. (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:49:25 GMT)
Women 'put celebrity over health'
Women are more interested in the cult of celebrity than their own health, a charity claims. (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:27:42 GMT)
Mental health services reviewed
A review of mental health services across the East of England by the NHS in the region is started. (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:07:48 GMT)
Health insurance coverage dwindling
The Carolinas are losing employer-based health insurance at a faster rate than nearly any other state in the country, according to a study released Thursday. Nationally, the health insurance that covers most Americans has declined for seven years in a row, according to the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit that studies issues affecting working families. About ... (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:10:54 GMT)
Issue Of Presidential Candidates Health Has Evolved
The importance of the age and health of presidential candidates has changed in recent years ? from Franklin D. Roosevelt to John F. Kennedy and now to John McCain. ?The collective health of the president and vice president is important because, arguably, the president is the most powerful person on the planet,? said Mack Shelley, professor of political science and statistics. Shelley pointed out ... (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:18:06 GMT)
New AIG loan renews concerns over insurer's health
NEW YORK -- Concerns about the health of American International Group Inc. were renewed Thursday, a day after the insurance giant said it would receive an additional $37.8 billion loan from the Federal Reserve. (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:38:13 GMT)
Could gene tests change health choices? Study aims to quiet critics
A Silicon Valley gene-testing start-up is responding to criticism that the tests could spur bad health-care choices by teaming up for a broad study of how the results affect behavior. (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:13:19 GMT)
Health Highlights: Oct. 10, 2008
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:02:17 GMT)
Bridging Gap Between Mental, Physical Health Care
Provisions slipped into the economic bailout bill mandate that employers and insurance companies give mental health issues parity with physical health issues. Among the changes? Companies will not be able to charge different rates for mental — versus physical — health services. (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:31:21 GMT)
WHO: Mental health stigma unfair
GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- People with mental health problems should no longer be denied treatment because of cultural stigmas, World Health Organization officials said in Switzerland. (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:03:55 GMT)
Iran to open 2 health clinics in Bolivia
Iran's top diplomat in Bolivia says his country will open two low-cost public health clinics in South America's poorest nation. (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:12:51 GMT)
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