Monthly Archives: August 2008

Ontario Now Encourage employers to offer health coverBusiness Insurance, IL - 2 hours agoIS THE GLASS half-empty or half-full when considering the latest Census Bureau figures on the percentage of the US population without health insurance? …For-profit health insurance has outlived its … Continue reading →

The Associated Press 8 sickened by chemical exposure at plant in Ill.The Associated Press - 7 hours agoEmergency departments at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis County and SSM DePaul Health Center, both in St. Louis County, Mo., were quarantined … Continue reading →

Canada.com Improving social conditions will safeguard healthBusiness Daily Africa, Kenya - 9 hours agoSeptember 1, 2008: The social conditions in which people are born, live, and work are the single most important determinant of their state of health and …Health follows social … Continue reading →

SoCal nurses, others fired over fake CPR cardsSan Jose Mercury News,  USA - 14 hours agoLisa Foust of Citrus Valley Health Partners says the workers, including nearly two dozen registered nurses, were fired or resigned in the past week. …

Voice of America Deadly inattention to HIVBaltimore Sun, United States - 17 hours agoSeventh, while HIV testing is critical, we must not mistake the CDC's heavy emphasis on "opt-out" HIV testing in health care settings for a truly …NYC Health Department Estimates … Continue reading →

Health officials say Iowa has 'crypto' outbreakChicago Tribune, United States - 2 hours agoAP SIOUX CITY, Iowa – State health officials are warning Iowans about a potential outbreak of cryptosporidiosis, known as "crypto." State officials say they …'Crypto' warning issued Gazette OnlineHealth … Continue reading →

ChattahBox Massachusetts Increases Health Insurance CoverageeMaxHealth.com, NC - 4 hours agoThe Massachusetts State government commenced with a plan to increase the number of state citizens with health care coverage in 2006. …Commentary: Presidential Candidates Place Focus on Health Care RedOrbitMassachusetts Knows Good … Continue reading →

dBTechno NYC Health Department Estimates Yearly HIV InfectionseMaxHealth.com, NC - 6 hours agoNew York City Health Department released the most precise estimate yet of annual citywide HIV infections. The findings, derived from a new formula developed …HIV Spreading in New York at … Continue reading →

dBTechno Health officials wary about late-season spike in West Nile casesWindsor Beacon, CO - 10 hours agoThe Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment is seeing a late season surge in the mosquito populations and human cases of West Nile virus … Continue reading →

Federal judge approves Ford health care trustBusinessWeek - 16 hours agoFord Motor Co. says a federal judge has approved a trust fund set up by the automaker and the United Auto Workers that will pay retiree health care bills …Ford Receives … Continue reading →