Archive for August, 2008
Sunday 31 August 2008 @ 11:08 pm
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A census report-And it's not good
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - The latest census numbers on income and health insurance feel like a family photo album. There we are on a sunny day, fit and happy. The sky was so blue, … Support move to universal health care Income limits rise for Child Health Plus Encourage employers to offer health cover |
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Sunday 31 August 2008 @ 11:08 pm
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Improving social conditions will safeguard health
Business Daily Africa, Kenya - September 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 … ‘Inequities in healthcare claiming millions of lives’ Health follows social gradient 'Unjust' health gap 'killing people' |
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Sunday 31 August 2008 @ 11:08 pm
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Landmark Menu Labeling Legislation Lands on Governor's Desk
MarketWatch - "This is a huge victory for the health of Californians and the consumer's right to know," said Dr. Harold Goldstein of the California Center for Public … Menu Calorie Bill Passed By Calif. Senate California Senate passes restaurant-calorie bill State Senate passes restaurant-calorie bill |
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Sunday 31 August 2008 @ 11:08 pm
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Health Highlights: Aug. 31, 2008
Washington Post, United States - An estimated 12 percent of the deaths among American Indians and Alaska Natives are due to alcohol, a figure that's more than three times higher than for … |
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Wednesday 27 August 2008 @ 2:08 am
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BioIQ Transforms Corporate Wellness With Home Health Testing …
MarketWatch - With BioIQ's 'total health management' offering, participants can screen for chronic diseases, track vital health care metrics and instantly follow up with … |
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Wednesday 27 August 2008 @ 1:08 am
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Number of Americans without health insurance falls
Los Angeles Times, CA - By Lisa Girion, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Thanks mostly to expanded government health coverage for children, the number of people without health… More need government health plans, census suggests We Need a National Market for Health Insurance Health insurance venture propels Commonwealth to top of the list |
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Wednesday 27 August 2008 @ 1:08 am
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Georgians’ economic health steady, not great
Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - By MARY LOU PICKEL The percentage of people without health insurance in Georgia stayed the same in the last year, according to new census numbers. … Fewer Americans without health insurance; real income gains Poverty Rate Held Steady Last Year, Census Says A Decline in Uninsured Is Reported for 2007 |
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Wednesday 27 August 2008 @ 12:08 am
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960 babies in TB scare at Kaiser in SF
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - (08-26) 18:06 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — Kaiser Permanente is contacting 960 mothers whose babies may have been exposed to a health care worker in San Francisco … SF Kaiser Patients To Be Tested For Possible TB Exposure Kaiser: SF worker may have exposed babies to TB |
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Wednesday 27 August 2008 @ 12:08 am
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Tobacco Control Program Saved Billions in Health Costs
Washington Post, United States - 25 issue ofPLoS Medicine, researchers evaluated the health care savings that occurred as a result of the tobacco control program between 1989, … Health Care Costs Reduced By California Tobacco Control Program Study: Tobacco Control Program Reaping Big Health Benefits New Study Finds California's Tobacco Control Program Has Saved … |
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Tuesday 26 August 2008 @ 11:08 pm
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The fight over health care
Chicago Tribune, United States - Hillary Clinton said Tuesday night she "can't wait to watch Barack Obama sign a health-care plan into law that covers every single American. … High Number of Uninsured Hits Home For Many Americans Newspapers Examine Health Issues in the Presidential Campaign |
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