 Los Angeles Times | California rates health plans on quality measures San Jose Mercury News By Sandy Kleffman California's largest health plans have improved their care for diabetic patients, but many need to do better at treating children with throat infections, testing for lung disease and helping people overcome drug and alcohol addictions ... Health plans get mixed reviews in annual California report card California Health Plans Improve on Quality Measures for Diabetes Care, Exceed ... |
 USA TODAY | Health officials warn of mercury in skin cream USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO – California health officials sent out a medical alert earlier this month after tracing the mercury poisoning of a 39-year-old Alameda County woman to an illegal skin-lightening cream smuggled in from Mexico. Mercury In Lightening Cream: California Health Officials Search For Risky Products Medical officials find mercury in lightening cream |
 Boston.com | Gunman kills 4 and himself at Korean health spa in murder-suicide in Atlanta ... Washington Post A gunman shot four people to death inside a Korean health spa in Atlanta's suburbs and then killed himself in what police said may have been a case of domestic violence. Surveillance video showed a man walking into the Su Jung Health Sauna on Tuesday ... 5 dead in shooting at health spa outside Atlanta Police: Victims related in Korean spa shooting Five dead in shooting at spa in Atlanta suburb |
 USA TODAY | Feds loan $638M for health co-ops in 8 states CBS News Health care cooperatives that are being launched in eight states announced Tuesday they will receive a total of $638 million in loans from the Obama administration under the federal health insurance law. The administration said the new nonprofit health ... Health care co-ops in 8 states get federal loans Put Up or Shut Up Time -- For or Against the ACA Health Care Costs: The Art Of The Practical |
 Bloomberg | Community Health Systems Shares Increase Most in 10 Months: Atlanta Mover Bloomberg Enlarge image Community Health Systems Rises Most in 10 Months Community Health Systems Rises Most in 10 Months Bradley C. Bower/Bloomberg An ambulance drives up to Community Health's Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia. Community Health Systems ... Community Health Systems Rises Most in 10 Months: Atlanta Mover Community Health profit tops analyst view Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2011 Results with Net ... |
 Washington Post | Why women's health issues are in the political spotlight Washington Post From the controversy surrounding President Obama's decision on contraceptives to Rick Santorum's comments on women in combat and in the home, McDonnell's decision is just another example of how women's health issues are currently in the political ... Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell Backs off the Invasive Ultrasound Law |
 ABC News | Wardrobe Woes: Hidden Health Hazards of Clothing ABC News They're victims of fashion's hidden health hazards. Even some favorite accessories, like waist-cinching belts, can compress delicate nerves in the abdomen or constrain breathing and deprive heart and brain of needed oxygen. |
 Houston Chronicle (blog) | Should religion stand in the way of common sense when it comes to birth control? Houston Chronicle (blog) President Obama wants health insurance companies to cover birth control as preventive care for women, with no copays. So why would that seem to be such a problem for so many? As far as I am concerned anything that makes health insurances provide a ... IAN SCHULDT: Health insurance and religious freedom Loyola chooses rigid Catholic doctrine over women's health Birth control battle is about religious coercion, not access |
 Healthcare Informatics | ICD-10 Delay Worries Health IT Leaders InformationWeek The train's already left the station for organizations that have been prepping for an October 2013 ICD-10 deadline, say health IT organizations and CIOs. By Nicole Lewis InformationWeek Reaction to last week's news that the Department of Health and ... Electronic health records now a top priority for many hospitals HIMSS and the American Health Information Management Association introduce ICD ... |
Pakistan fires health workers tied to bin Laden kill CBS News ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - A Pakistani government official says 17 health workers have been fired for allegedly participating in a CIA scheme to confirm the presence of Osama bin Laden in a northwestern town. Zafeer Ahmed said Wednesday the workers, ... |
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