Fines announced against UnitedHealth/PacifiCare in response to CMA complaints on behalf of doctors and patients send an important message to health insurers that their misdeeds have consequences, but the CMA called upon regulators to be continually vigilant in protecting patients.
More: continued here
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) is “calculating” that her experience on the issue of health care will provide her with an advantage over rival Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) among Hispanic voters, the Wall Street Journal reports.
More: continued here
HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,compiled by editors of HealthDay:
More: continued here
HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,compiled by editors of HealthDay:
More: continued here
Mesotherapy treatment is a non surgical cosmetic solution aimed at diminishing problem areas in your body such as cellulite, excess weight, body contouring, and face/neck rejuvenation, just to name a few. It is administered via numerous injections containing various types of FDA approved medicines, vitamins, and minerals.
More: continued here
The administration of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) has granted an exemption to its government hiring freeze for vacant positions related to direct patient care at the state’s Charity Hospital system, the governor’s finance office said on Saturday, the
More: continued here
A new study by US army medical researchers has revealed that combat troops who served in Iraq who still have health problems months after a mild traumatic brain injury or concussion, could actually be suffering from post traumatic stress, raising the possibility that some of them could be misdiagnosed and incorrectly treated.
More: continued here […]
Preliminary surveillance into antiviral drug susceptibility against seasonal flu viruses currently circulating in Europe has revealed that some of the A (H1N1) viruses (13%) have shown resistance to the antiviral drug, oseltamivir. These viruses however, remain sensitive to the antivirals, zanamivir and amantadine.
More: continued here
The number of HIV-positive people living in the Czech Republic increased by 122 last year, the highest increase in the country’s HIV testing history, Miroslav Hlavaty, director of the House of Light HIV/AIDS Prevention Centre in Prague, said Thursday, CTK/Czech Happenings reports.
More: continued here
Reuters - Smoking a joint is equivalent to 20 cigarettes in terms of lung cancer risk, scientists in New Zealand have found, as they warned of an "epidemic" of lung cancers linked to cannabis.
More: continued here