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Health Insurers’ Tie Proposed Rate Hikes to Health Care Reform – CBS News
CBS News Health Insurers' Tie Proposed Rate Hikes to Health Care ReformCBS NewsHealth insurers across the country are planning to raise premiums for some of their customers in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal reports, and they are in part blaming President Obama's health care reform package for the rate hikes. …Some Dems... »
Health Highlights: Sept. 2, 2010 – BusinessWeek
USA Today Health Highlights: Sept. 2, 2010BusinessWeekActor Michael Douglas says he's treating his recently-diagnosed throat tumor as "a curable disease." A walnut-sized tumor was found at the base of the 65-year-old actor's tongue in early August and he's now undergoing an eight-week course of radiation …People: Zeta-Jones furious over Douglas' late cancer detectionDenver PostMichael... »
Alzheimer’s drug trial halted – CBC.ca
Health Jackal Alzheimer's drug trial haltedCBC.caEli Lilly and Company has halted development of a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease after preliminary results from two studies showed it worsened the conditions of some study subjects. The pharmaceutical company, maker of semagacestat, …Summary Box: Lilly halts Alzheimer's drugThe Associated PressLilly Halts Development of Alzheimer's Disease DrugBloombergEli... »
H1N1 pandemic officially over: WHO – CBC.ca
msnbc.com H1N1 pandemic officially over: WHOCBC.caMargaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, has declared the H1N1 pandemic over. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone/Associated Press) The World Health Organization has declared that the H1N1 pandemic, which killed more than 18000 people …The WHO's Pandemic Alert PhasesFOXNewsWHO says swine flu pandemic is overThe Associated PressSwine flu pandemic... »
WHO declares H1N1 pandemic over – Globe and Mail
Times LIVE WHO declares H1N1 pandemic overGlobe and MailThe World Health Organization declared Tuesday that the H1N1 pandemic is over, saying it has “largely run its course.” Director-General Margaret Chan said the global health body has assessed what is happening around the world, and has decided to move …WHO: H1N1 Vaccines Can Protect High-Risk... »
Precocious puberty strikes more 7-year-old girls – msnbc.com
MSN Health & Fitness Precocious puberty strikes more 7-year-old girlsmsnbc.comThe changes in Kiera's body scared her parents. Though the 8-year-old seemed her usual chipper self, she'd started to develop headaches and acne. More alarming to her mom, Sharon, were the budding breasts on Kiera's thin little chest. …Girls' Early Puberty Raises More Health ProblemsFOXNewsMore... »
Joan Aragone: Happy birthday, Medicare – San Jose Mercury News
TopNews United Kingdom (blog) Joan Aragone: Happy birthday, MedicareSan Jose Mercury NewsIn 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Medicare bill into law, providing government-sponsored health insurance for Americans 65 and older and younger people with disabilities. Although every senior in the United States grew up …Review & Outlook: Richard Foster for President: Medicare's... »
Obama touts benefits to Medicare from health law – The Associated Press
Obama touts benefits to Medicare from health lawThe Associated PressWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says Medicare will exist for many more years, thanks to new legislation that helped put the health care program for America's seniors on stronger financial footing. Seniors already are benefiting from that new health …Obama takes credit for healthier MedicareWashington... »
West Nile Virus Hits New York City Hard, Infections Confirmed – SmartAboutHealth
Ha’aretz West Nile Virus Hits New York City Hard, Infections ConfirmedSmartAboutHealthNew York (SmartAboutHealth) – New York City has officially been hit with the potentially fatal West Nile virus, with infections being confirmed by the health department. The New York City health department has come out and confirmed that there are now …3 Cases of... »
IBM, Aetna Join for New Cloud-Based Health Care Support System
Collaborative Care gathers and presents patients’ health data from multiple sources to create a detailed, up-to-date record that can updated in real time to support clinical and emergency health care decisions. – IBM said Aug. 5 that it has joined up with the Aetna insurance company’s health IT division, ActiveHealth Management, to launch a... »