By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. program aimed at helping unemployed people keep their health insurance costs so much it is largely unaffordable, a health consumer group said in a report released on Friday.
On average, health insurance plans available under the so-called COBRA program take up more than three-quarters of a worker’s government unemployment compensation, the non-profit Families USA reported. Read the rest of this entry »
Scotland manager George Burley will assess the fitness of Kevin Thomson and Kris Commons when the squad reports to the national team’s training base tonight.
Thomson has been rated a major doubt after being carried off with an ankle
injury following a 50-50 clash in Rangers’ 1-0 defeat to St Mirren yesterday.
Commons is also a concern after missing the last couple of weeks for Derby
County with a hamstring strain.
Burley’s tenure has been hit Read the rest of this entry »
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— Hypotension was reported in 18/455 (4%) patients treated with
LUSEDRA using the standard or modified dosing regimen.
— Patients with compromised myocardial function, reduced vascular
tone, or who have reduced intravascular volume may be at an
increased risk for hypotension.
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, mystery continues to surround the case of John Travolta’s 16-year-old son.
Officials in the Bahamas say they have called in two forensic pathologists to perform an autopsy today. A possible cause of death may be known by the end of the day, the Bahamas health minister told The Associated Press.
On Sunday, John Travolta and his wife, Kelly Preston, issued their first public statement since Jett died Friday. He apparently
at their vacation home Read the rest of this entry »
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price and analyst comment.)
Cigna Corp.
(CI), citing significant competitive
and economic pressures, posted a sharp drop in third-quarter profit, trimmed its
enrollment and earnings forecast for this year and projected further enrollment
declines for 2009.
shares recently traded down 14.7%, or
$2.91
, to
$16.94
. The trough today
of
$16.90
represented the Read the rest of this entry »
CHARLIE Miller, the “X-factor” in Queensland Roar’s finals campaign, is working overtime to improve his fitness for the business end of the A-League season.
His Roar teammates completed one on-field session on Tuesday morning, but the Scottish playmaker was back at Ballymore after lunch, sweating it out for an additional hour-long training run with the club’s youth squad.
. He deftly laid off a pass to set up Sergio Van Dijk’s third goal.
In Read the rest of this entry »
A Cottonwood Heights family — mom, dad and 19-year-old son — all have been charged with felony counts of distribution of a controlled substance, prescription fraud and insurance fraud for allegedly selling prescription painkillers to teens.
Luanne Marie Olson, 48, Michael Dale Olson, 52, and Jace Derec Olson, all fraudulently obtained Oxycontin, Oxycodone and Hydrocodone during monthly visits to doctors beginning in January, according to charges Read the rest of this entry »
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State and community family health leaders are not surprised that Hawaii received a D grade in a March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card.
They spent two days discussing the issues last month at a perinatal health summit on the Big Island.
The report card was not out then, “but as providers we’re all aware our statistics are not as good as they could be,” said Kari Wheeling, project director for the Healthy Read the rest of this entry »
Britney Spears is set to release a series of workout DVDs.
singer, who proudly showed off her newly toned figure at the MTV Video Music Awards last month, has been inspired by fitness guru Jane Fonda to don a Lycra leotard and help her fans get in shape.
A source said: “Britney wants to put out a series of workout videos. The idea was inspired by Britney's love of dance and how it helped her get back into shape. It seems Britney found her Read the rest of this entry »