, suggests a new study published in the
.> The study found that more than 3 percent of kids and adolescents don’t have insurance or are uninsured at some time during any given year, even if they have a parent who is insured. That means nearly 3 million children in the United States have no medical care or access to prescriptions at some point during a given year, HealthDay reports. A little more than half of those kids qualify for public health Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States is the only rich industrial nation with no universal health care — and whoever wins the race for the White House, it’s likely to stay that way, health policy experts say.
Hillary Clinton’s bold but failed attempt during her husband’s presidency to guarantee health care for every American is history, leaving Barack Obama and John McCain to propose little more than tweaking the current system.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday collected samples of S&P milk cookies for melamine testing after Swiss authorities found high concentrations of the chemical in imported products from Thailand.
FDA secretary-general Pipat Yingseree said officials picked random samples of the cookies from S&P factories for testing by the Medical Sciences Department.
The company announced its products had been recalled from the local market after Read the rest of this entry »
AUSTIN
— At least 36,000 children living in the areas affected by Hurricane Ike may not have health coverage next year because their families have not re-enrolled them in government health insurance programs for 2009, state officials said.
Stephanie Goodman, a spokeswoman for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, said more than half of the 72,000 children statewide who did not re-enroll in Medicaid are from the Houston and Beaumont Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) — People who eat a strict Mediterranean diet are at less risk of developing heart disease, cancer, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, Italian researchers report.
A so-called Mediterranean diet is rich in olive oil, grains, fruits, nuts, vegetables and fish, and includes a moderate amount of red wine but is low in meat, dairy products and other alcohol.
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Stress Tests To Confirm Need For Cardiac Stent Not Occurring In Most Patients, New Study Finds
UCSF researchers investigating the appropriate use of procedures to open narrowed coronary arteries — such as angioplasty and stenting — found that less than half of Medicare patients had documented noninvasive stress testing prior to elective percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI, the clinical name for such procedures.
The team analyzed a 20 Read the rest of this entry »
Ministers of Justice and Interior from ECOWAS Member States have adopted in Praia, Cape Verde, two main documents strategic to West Africa’s renewed fight against illicit drugs and organized crime.
The two documents, to be presented for approval to the next summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in December 2008 in Abuja, are the Political Declaration on the Prevention of Drug Abuse, Illicit Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime in West Africa Read the rest of this entry »
12:00 AM CST on Wednesday, November 26, 2008
jroberson@dallasnews.com
Sharon Alt remembers receiving a panicked phone call from her daughter three years ago.
Her then-22-year-old daughter, uninsured and in excruciating pain from an infection, was about to receive treatment in the emergency room. Ms. Alt asked to speak to the doctor.
“My first question was, ‘Does this have to be done in the emergency room or can she go into the doctor’s office Read the rest of this entry »
,
Feb. 3
withdrew his name for consideration as a nominee to head up the Health and Human Services Department (HHS). From the beginning Senator Daschle has made clear his plans of running point for President Obama for a government takeover of our nation’s health care system. Because of his anti-family record while in the Senate, Family Research Council has closely questioned his nomination.
, President of Family Research Council,
“While Read the rest of this entry »
State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner said he hoped the settlement would “make whole” 678 consumers dropped by Blue Shield and “put an end to rescission practices that were hurting consumers.”
“People pay their insurance premiums and expect to be taken care of,” Poizner said. “Canceling someone’s insurance can have devastating medical, emotional and financial impacts. I will continue to take action against those insurers who do not live up Read the rest of this entry »