Predictions that consumer-directed health plans such as health savings accounts would continue their steep growth appear to be overstated according to a national survey of health plan sponsors covering between 1,000 and 15,000 lives.
Patients Meet To Promote Mother And Child Health In The Americas
Health care and patient advocates from North and South America are gathering outside Chicago for an intensive three-day workshop focused on efforts to improve patient safety in mother and child health care.
Planned Parenthood Should Be Required To Pay Back All Taxpayer Funding
Parenthood affiliates in California routinely receive more taxpayer money than they need and put the excess in the bank.
Hearings Provide Vaccine-Injured Children Opportunity For Justice
Autism Omnibus Proceeding in the U.S. Federal Claims Court has already evoked concerns over the handling and whitewashing of the Centers for Disease Control's Vaccine Safety Datalink.
Clinical Study Of Codeine Phosphate For Cold And Flu Treatment
China Aoxing Pharmaceutical received formal approval from the China State Food and Drug Administration for the clinical study of Codeine Phosphate Compound Medicine for cold and flu treatment.
Studies link health insurance coverage to more advanced cancers
Studies find the uninsured and people with certain types of public health insurance are more likely to be diagnosed with more advanced cancer compared to those with private insurance.
Canada Accepts Recommendation Of Baby Walker Board
Canada Minister of Health accepts of the Board's recommendation to uphold the ban, thereby continuing the prohibition concerning the advertising, sale and importation of baby walkers.
PG-13 Films Not Safe For Kids
PG-13 films have lots of "happy violence" and are not safe for kids.
Experts Release Recommendations To Fight Childhood And Adolescent Obesity
Expert Committee on the Assessment, Prevention and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity released recommendations for the management of overweight and obese children.
Report On Future Of Family Medicine Now Available
Identifying and targeting medical students from rural areas, creating financial incentives and increasing faculty mentoring in medical school are three of the key strategies to address health care shortages in Louisiana.
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1. CANADA ACCEPTS RECOMMENDATION OF BABY WALKER BOARD 2. CLINICAL STUDY OF CODEINE PHOSPHATE FOR COLD AND FLU TREATMENT
3. CONSUMER DIRECTED HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN GROWTH LEVELS OFF AMONG EMPLOYERS
4. EXPERTS RELEASE RECOMMENDATIONS TO FIGHT CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT OBESITY
5. HEARINGS PROVIDE VACCINE INJURED CHILDREN OPPORTUNITY FOR JUSTICE
6. PATIENTS MEET TO PROMOTE MOTHER AND CHILD HEALTH IN THE AMERICAS
7. PG 13 FILMS NOT SAFE FOR KIDS
8. PLANNED PARENTHOOD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY BACK ALL TAXPAYER FUNDING
9. REPORT ON FUTURE OF FAMILY MEDICINE NOW AVAILABLE
10. STUDIES LINK HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO MORE ADVANCED CANCERS