West Virginia could come tantalizingly close to universal health coverage for all its children, claim supporters of a bill currently before the U.S. Senate.
The reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program would give states the option of offering coverage to children in families that make up to three times the federal poverty limit, or $63,600 for a family of four.
The program currently provides coverage for more than 25,000 Read the rest of this entry »
RADNOR, Pa., Sept. 10, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Health Benefits Direct Corporation (OTCBB:HBDT), a leading technology developer, innovator and service provider for the direct marketing, sales and administration of a wide range of individual health insurance, family health insurance, life insurance and other related products for the individual and family insurance market, today announced that Robert J. Oakes, President of the Company’s Atiam Technologies Read the rest of this entry »
It seems like there are regularly studies touting the so-called Mediterranean Diet as an easy way to prevent a host of health problems. Most recently people who adhered to the diet most closely had a lower risk of
or progressing from mild dementia to full-on Alzheimer’s.
But when we think of the Mediterranean Diet — and things like the fatty cheese and meaty sauces of Italy, the luscious lamb dishes of Greece — it doesn’t exactly Read the rest of this entry »
Generics and Novel Drugs to Fuel Growth in the Pharmaceuticals Market, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Growth in the worldwide pharmaceuticals industry is anticipated from the development of new and improved drugs. The industry's landscape would be further metamorphosized by the increasing share of generic pharmaceuticals and evolution of biopharmaceuticals, along with factors such as increasing outsourcing activities Read the rest of this entry »
The Mayo Clinic has studied U.S. health-care issues for several years and plans to share its suggestions for better care and lower costs with Arizona health-care leaders.
With U.S. health-care costs expected to climb by 10 percent in 2009, the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center, based at Mayo headquarters in Rochester, Minn., issued a set of recommendations for reform that will set the agenda for the Southwest Conference on Healthcare Reform on Sept. Read the rest of this entry »
The election of Barack Obama as president presents small businesses with an opportunity for health care reform but an imminent threat on labor issues.
That was the morning-after assessment of small business groups in D.C., which congratulated the Democratic candidate on his election victory and pledged to work with him to restore the economy’s health.
, for example, mostly supported Republicans in congressional races but still hopes to advance Read the rest of this entry »
Tuesday, February 17
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Michael Phelps’ recent run in with marijuana left a lot of parents wondering – If Phelps isn’t immune from drug culture, who is?
A recent survey found that nearly one in every three Minnesota high school seniors had used marijuana at least once within the last month.
What are other drugs are your kids are exposed to? What are the trends? What can you do to reduce the risk that your child will experiment Read the rest of this entry »
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ — A new study shows that swimming cuts men’s risk of dying by about 50% compared to runners, walkers and sedentary peers. The University of South Carolina study led by Dr. Steven Blair evaluated comprehensive physical exams and behavioral surveys from thousands of people who were enrolled in the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study (ACLS) over the last 32 years. The results were presented at the 2008 World Read the rest of this entry »
Last week, insurance giant
announced a new program that lets individuals pay for the right to buy insurance in the future. Price of that option: 20% of the monthly premiums charged at the time you exercise it. UnitedHealth doesn’t make any promises as to the cost of the policy–just that you’ll have access to one later on.
With health care costs already through the roof, having to buy insurance
insurance might seem absurd. But this scheme isn’t Read the rest of this entry »
Okay, folks, let’s get serious here. Last night’s
was a crucial night for our cheftestants: After a rosy, happy, elimination-free holiday episode, this week’s show boasted a double elimination, a chance for redemption, and a new judge so strict you’d be hard-pressed to find him cracking a smile (but then again, we all know what happens when Brits bear their teeth, so that might be for the best).
Yep, with a new judge filling in for Gail and a Read the rest of this entry »