eHealthInsurance, the leading online
source of
for individuals, families and small businesses, today released a list of
answers to questions frequently asked in its customer care center. The
customer care center includes a call center staffed with licensed insurance
agents.
A one percent rise in the unemployment rate is projected to increase the
number of uninsured Americans by 1.1 million according to data from
(1). The answers provided can Read the rest of this entry »
Actor Patrick Swayze has been released from hospital one week after checking himself in with pneumonia, his publicist has confirmed.
Annett Wolf would not elaborate on the Dirty Dancing star’s condition, but said he was “well enough to have been released”, and was resting at home.
The 56-year-old has been battling pancreatic cancer for the last year.
Last week, he told TV interviewer Barbara Walters that he may only survive two years.
Swayze’s Read the rest of this entry »
Doctors have known that some children and adolescents taking stimulant medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder experience psychiatric symptoms from the drugs, such as hallucinations, hearing voices, paranoia and mania. In 2007, the Food and Drug Administration ordered manufacturers of stimulant medications to add new warnings about psychiatric and cardiovascular side effects to package inserts. And patient medication guides are also Read the rest of this entry »
This week I have decided to discuss what we cold expect from potential replacements for former Senator Daschle. On my blog, www.healthitpolitics.com, I talk about the Governor of Kansas. Here I discuss Phil Bredesen, Governor of Tennessee.
Healthcare is a signature issue for Gov. Bredesen. He focused mostly on Medicaid reform and covering the uninsured. His first attempt at reform of Medicaid, (TennCare) included full enrollment but limits on Read the rest of this entry »
MENTOR, Ohio
,
Jan. 20
) today announced that it has submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) a new liquid chemical sterilization system for 510(k)
clearance. The new submission follows discussions with the FDA regarding
issues raised in a
warning letter relating to the Company’s SYSTEM 1
Sterile Processing System. The new liquid chemical sterilization system
submitted to the FDA addresses the changes referenced by the Read the rest of this entry »
A drug used for stroke patients may help sharpen middle-aged brains, researchers are reporting.
If proven in humans, the drug may one day help blunt the impact of normal aging “or even enhance learning and memory throughout the life span,” the American Psychological Association said in an announcing the findings, published in the February issue of the journal, Behavioral Neuroscience.
“I do think that we are going to move into that area,” says Read the rest of this entry »
Keeping your fitness resolutions is the focus of this month’s Healthline, sponsored by The Daily Journal and South Jersey Healthcare. The deadline to submit questions is 5 p.m. Monday.
P.J. Ragone, an exercise specialist at South Jersey Healthcare Fitness Connection in Vineland, is available to offer advice.
Inquiries will be answered confidentially.
.
Fax your question to (856) 451-8318.
How would your nuptials change?
Just got married? Read the rest of this entry »
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Cutting calories could do more than just slim down your waistline.
Researchers from the University of Munster in Germany found reducing what you eat by a third may improve memory, the BBC reported Tuesday.
They analyzed three groups of volunteers on different diets, who had an average age of 60.
Three months later, they were given memory tests.
The first group ate a balanced diet containing the normal number of Read the rest of this entry »
A Nashville judge has ruled the state was wrong to refuse to pay for special foods for two young TennCare patients with a rare genetic disorder.
State officials fought the decision, fearing it could lead to a flood of requests from people who want TennCare to cover food for medical diets.
Chancellor Carol McCoy ruled Wednesday in favor of two Coffee County children.
The children have phenylketonuria, an incurable disease that can cause permanent Read the rest of this entry »
Dubai: An estimated 10,000 people of all ages received free health checks during the month-long Family Health Festival, which has come to a successful conclusion.
While the kiosks saw a high footfall of visitors who went away well acquainted with common healthcare disorders through games, counseling and distribution of educational material.
“The tremendous response received by Family Health Festival is indeed very encouraging. The enthusiastic Read the rest of this entry »