Health Net Federal Services is the government operations division of
Health Net, Inc.
,
,
. Health Net, Inc. is among the nation’s
largest publicly traded managed health care companies. Its mission is to
help people be healthy, secure and comfortable. The company’s health
plans and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits to
approximately 6.7 million individuals across the country through Read the rest of this entry »

Part 1 appeared in the November 12 TWN and covered the recent action by the California Supreme Court and the specific protections provided to valid state medical marijuana cardholders. The court is currently reviewing the three medical marijuana cases of the People vs. Kelly; Phomphakdy; and Wood and is expected to eventually rule on whether the current medical marijuana Health and Safety Code violates the state constitution and/or whether there was Read the rest of this entry »

less dreadful if you know you’ll be knocked unconscious during the big event? The majority of patients in a small survey said yes, but some experts argue that it’s the pre-procedure
that generally makes people put off getting the test, not the screening itself.
Whichever it is, removing barriers to screening is important. Even though
and every 10 years thereafter, only about half of people who should be screened get the test. As I’ve written Read the rest of this entry »

WITH China turning its attention to men’s health today, one condition afflicting many of the nation’s males is prostatitis. It sounds worrying – and that’s half the problem according to doctors, writes Zhang Qian.
Every man wants to be strong and energetic but to do so they first need to be healthy. One common problem standing in the way of good health is prostatitis, a condition which is believed to affect 50 percent of all men in China in some Read the rest of this entry »

Throughout the past three weeks we have provided a series of sample in-season golf fitness programs. The goal of these programs is to provide you a template on how to develop an individualized golf fitness program. Each successive program from the Level One program up to the Level Three implemented more challenging exercises in a progressive manner.
What is the goal of all these sample golf fitness programs?
The goal is to develop the physical Read the rest of this entry »

The difference between runner-up and champion, Trish Rizzo figures, will be shoulders that look a little rounder and a derriere that sits a little higher.
In the world of competitive figure and fitness, Trish is a novice with well-defined potential.
In her first year of competition, the Macomb County mother of two flexed her way into the top ranks. She competed in four local competitions, placing in the top five in three of them, earning trophies Read the rest of this entry »

Looking to cash in on the popularity of Wii Fit’s innovative
features, Electronic Arts announced that its is currently developing a new game
called EA Sports Active, which will help and entertain its users in a similar
way to the Wii Fit game.
“EA Sports Active and our entrance into the fitness
space is an exciting and groundbreaking milestone for EA Sports,” EA
Sports president Peter Moore said. “As we continue to expand our brand, we
have Read the rest of this entry »

President-elect Barack Obama’s universal health insurance plans would look a lot like the program being tried in Massachusetts. It would cost $75 billion a year and $1 trillion over the next decade, according to a new analysis.
’ Health Research Institute placed those price tags on Obama’s plans in a report released Wednesday.
Obama wants to expand some government health programs and mandate and subsidize coverage in other areas Read the rest of this entry »

By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN, M.D.
Fifteen days before the election, serious gaps remain in the public’s knowledge about the health of the presidential and vice-presidential nominees. The limited information provided by the candidates is a striking departure from recent campaigns, in which many candidates and their doctors were more forthcoming.
In past elections, the decisions of some candidates for the nation’s top elected offices to withhold Read the rest of this entry »

SAN FRANCISCO—Attorneys for the state and inmates’ rights groups clashed Tuesday at the opening of a high-stakes trial over whether California’s jam-packed prisons have led to unconstitutionally poor medical and mental health care.
If the special panel of three federal judges rules against the state, another trial will be held next year to determine remedies. Possible solutions include an order to release inmates before they have completed Read the rest of this entry »