Chicago pol touts health bill ...Northwest Herald: 0 views since Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 06:55 AMMcHENRY ? An opportunity for residents to voice their opinion of the health care system turned into a lively debate Saturday over a universal health care bill proposed in Illinois.
Legislature to review mental health director job ...The Post-Standard: 0 views since Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 05:22 AMA special meeting of the Cayuga County Legislature to discuss restructuring the job of the director of community mental health services will be held at 5:15 p.m. Monday at the Cayuga County Office Building, 160 Genesee St., Auburn.
Health department urges for well testing ...The Oshkosh Northwestern: 0 views since Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 05:22 AMThe Winnebago County Health Department is urging county residents affected by recent flooding to have their wells tested for possible contamination.
Letters: Health care issue remains a priority ...Park Rapids Enterprise: 0 views since Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 03:43 AMJune 20, I was the guest of Rep. Brita Sailer at two health care meetings in Park Rapids. We met with administrators and care providers from long-term care facilities, hospitals and other health-related industries.
Health-care fraud a new temptation ...Deseret Morning News: 0 views since Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 02:21 AMWith more and more employers dumping their health-care benefit plans and the slumping economy stretching pocketbooks to the max, it may seem tempting and harmless for people to simply borrow someone else's health-insurance benefits to get medical care.
One year later, health care in San Francisco not quite 'universal' ...San Francisco Chronicle: 0 views since Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 10:43 PMOne year ago, San Francisco became the first city in the nation to attempt to provide universal health care to it residents. Twelve months later, some city residents wonder why the program is billed as universal when they're still getting turned away. When...
Health Highlights: June 30, 2008 ...MedicineNet.com: 0 views since Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 03:34 PMTitle: Health Highlights: June 30, 2008 Category: Health News Created: 7/1/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/1/2008
Coventry Health Care director buys shares ...AP via Yahoo! Finance: 0 views since Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 03:20 PMA director of Coventry Health Care Inc. bought 4,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Monday.
Neogen buys product line from DuPont Animal Health ...AP via Yahoo! Finance: 0 views since Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 03:10 PMNeogen Corp., which makes test kits for food and animal safety, said Tuesday it bought a product line from DuPont Animal Health Solutions for an undisclosed amount.
Health Care REIT prices stock offer at $44.50 each ...AP via Yahoo! Finance: 0 views since Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 01:08 PMHealth Care REIT Inc., a real estate investment trust focused on health care and senior housing properties, said Tuesday it will sell four million of its common shares to the public at $44.50 each, in line with the stock's closing price Monday.
Gull Holdings raises bid for Usana Health Services ...AP via Yahoo! Finance: 0 views since Monday, June 30, 2008 at 08:37 AMInvestment company Gull Holdings Inc. on Monday raised its offer for Usana Health Services Inc., a nutritional supplement and skin care products company, by $2 per share to $28 per share.
No public health risk in HKong after UK woman dies from tuberculosis ...Channel NewsAsia: 0 views since Monday, June 30, 2008 at 07:44 AMHONG KONG: In Hong Kong, two people have been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) after being in contact with a British woman who died from the disease recently. The city's health authority has managed to trace more than 300 people believed to have been in contact with her.
Health Workforce Better Skilled Than Ever Before, Australia ...Medical News Today: 0 views since Monday, June 30, 2008 at 06:13 AMThe College of Nursing says that the Federal Health Minister, Nicola Roxon, is in a better position than any of her predecessors to take on health reform in Australia, Tracey Osmond, Chief Executive, said. "Australia's health workforce has never been as skilled as it is today," said Osmond.
UC Davis Health System smoking ban to take effect Tuesday ...The Sacramento Bee: 1 views since Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 03:11 AMHardly anyone this side of a 1950s public service announcement would maintain that cigarettes are good for you, so it can be disconcerting to see people smoking outside a place devoted to health, a hospital.
Health officials question whether tomatoes behind outbreak ...CNN.com: 0 views since Friday, June 27, 2008 at 06:12 PMFederal health officials are checking into the possibility that an outbreak of salmonella-caused illness originally linked to tomatoes may instead be linked to something else, they said Friday.
New cholera outbreaks in Vietnam: health official ...AFP via Yahoo! News: 0 views since Friday, June 27, 2008 at 12:14 PMVietnam is experiencing new outbreaks of cholera, the health ministry said Friday, despite efforts since last year to eradicate the dangerous bacterial disease.
Health Highlights: June 27, 2008 ...HealthDay via Yahoo! News: 0 views since Friday, June 27, 2008 at 12:01 PMHere are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: