Betancourt given clean bill of health ...The West Australian: 0 views since Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 05:51 PMFormer Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt says she has been given a clean bill of health after a series of medical tests at a Paris military hospital.
Dollar General has grand opening Sat. ...The Daily Dispatch: 0 views since Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 05:12 PMShoppers in Douglas will have a new place to shop for basic consumable merchandise at everyday low prices when Dollar General opens its new store at 1100 North San Antonio Drive.
NHS At 60 Still The Fairest And Most Cost-Effective Health System In The World ...Medical News Today: 0 views since Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 05:15 AMCommenting on the NHS' 60th anniversary on 5 July, The King's Fund's Chief Executive Niall Dickson said: 'Sixty years on from its inauguration our NHS, funded through general taxation, is still the fairest and most cost-effective health system in the world. It removes fear and creates what is in effect a huge compulsory insurance scheme that is valued by patients, staff and the public.
HEALTH CARE BENEFITS: Self-insured plans gaining popularity ...Detroit Free Press: 0 views since Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 03:31 AMMany companies and governments are turning to self-insured health plans. The reason, some say, is they don't require employers to pay a tax on monthly insurance premiums and they allow companies to customize their benefits rather than pay for more general coverage packages.
School health centers bring services to students ...Seattle Times: 0 views since Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 03:27 AMThe exam room at Cleveland High School's Teen Health Center has the basics: a blood pressure monitor and various scopes hang on the wall. Paper covers the exam table. But its equipment also reflects the realities of adolescent health problems. One cupboard holds pap smear kits, another has a birth control teaching kit. In the lab room there's acne medication, a centrifuge and a tank of liquid ...
State audit: Mental health provider wasted $850,000 ...The Salt Lake Tribune: 0 views since Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 02:37 AMDavis County's sole provider of mental health services to low-income residents wasted $850,000 to create new corporations that didn't help patients, according to a state audit released Thursday.
Pennsylvania health care cost containment council employees let go after...News-Medical-Net: 0 views since Friday, July 4, 2008 at 09:58 PMNearly the entire staff of the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council has been let go due to a political disagreement between Gov. Ed Rendell (D) and state Senate Republicans over whether a bill to reauthorize the council should also include an extension of a malpractice insurance subsidy for physicians, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports (Goldstein, Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/2).
Mom's Vitamin D Levels Affect Baby's Dental Health ...HealthDay via Yahoo! News: 0 views since Friday, July 4, 2008 at 02:01 PMFRIDAY, July 4 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born to women with low levels of vitamin D during pregnancy may be at increased risk for tooth enamel defects and early childhood tooth decay, a Canadian study finds.
University Hospital Foundation and Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation launch...Leduc Representative: 0 views since Friday, July 4, 2008 at 11:19 AMMen suffering from prostate disease will have improved access to specialized care when the first rapid access Prostate Health Clinic opens in the Edmonton area, thanks to a collaboration between the University Hospital & the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundations.
Nigeria: Lagos Threatens to Sack Health Workers ...AllAfrica.com: 0 views since Friday, July 4, 2008 at 09:36 AMLagos state government has threatened to sack any health worker whose attitude and commitment to duties negated the attainment of policy thrust of the state government's healthcare services to the people.
State health department chief resigns ...Tucson Citizen: 0 views since Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 05:47 PMArizona Department of Health Services Director Sue Gerard is resigning her position, effective Aug. 1.
North Carolina Mental Health Parity Law Takes Effect ...Medical News Today: 0 views since Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 02:05 PMNorth Carolina health care insurers must provide the same amount of coverage for certain mental conditions as they do for physical ailments under a state law that took effect on Tuesday, the Winston-Salem Journal reports.
Attorney general investigating Mercer group home ...Lexington Herald-Leader: 0 views since Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 02:51 AMThe state attorney general's office confirmed Wednesday that it is looking into allegations regarding New Hope Agency LLC, a Mercer County care provider for the mentally disabled. .We are working with the Inspector General's Office of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in a coordinated effort to look into allegations that were brought up regarding this facility,. said Allison ...
Attorney general's office investigating group home ...Lexington Herald-Leader: 0 views since Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 11:44 PMAllegations against the administrator of a group home for the mentally disabled in central Kentucky have drawn the attention of the state attorney general's office. Spokeswoman Allison Gardner Martin of Attorney General Jack Conway's office told the Lexington Herald-Leader on Wednesday that the agency is working with the Health and Family Services Cabinet to investigate. She declined to ...
Work group for Bucharesters? health ...Nine O'Clock: 0 views since Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 06:19 PMIts setup was decided yesterday by the Minister of Health and the Bucharest General Mayor. Until this autumn the members of the new body will come up with the strategy on transferring the hospitals to the local administrations.
VNA president hired at Buffalo General ...Business First of Buffalo: 0 views since Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 01:44 PMLarry Zielinski figures to be a very busy executive with his appointment as president of Buffalo General Hospital and vice president of the hospital's parent, Kaleida Health.
Former Exeter Health Club Members Can Get Refund ...WMUR New Hampshire: 0 views since Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 11:43 AMEXETER, N.H. -- Former members of an Exeter health club that closed without warning can get refunds. The attorney general's Consumer Protection Bureau said Exeter Health and Fitness had posted a $50,000 surety bond that will be tapped for refunds.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban to call on G8 to increase aid for health programs,...News-Medical-Net: 0 views since Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 06:01 AMUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said he will call on the Group of Eight industrialized nations at its summit next month in Hokkaido, Japan, to increase aid for specific health programs -- including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria initiatives -- AFP/Google.com reports (AFP/Google.com, 6/26).