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White House preparing health care bombshell
The outgoing Bush Administration is planning to announce a broad new "right of conscience" rule permitting health care workers to refuse to participate in any procedure they find morally objectionable.
The Age : World Headlines - 11 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
The Age : World Headlines - 11 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Exposure to secondhand smoke reduced
As the connection between second-hand smoke and coronary heart disease became clearer and legislation was passed to reduce such passive smoking, exposures have been reduced. In an article published in ...
EurekAlert! - Breaking News - 3 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
EurekAlert! - Breaking News - 3 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Large health differences between population groups in Norway
There are large health differences between groups of immigrants in Oslo. Compared with Norwegians, the differences are also great. The differences are seen for risk factors and actual diseases. This ...
EurekAlert! - Breaking News - 3 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
EurekAlert! - Breaking News - 3 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Editorial: Rape Victims
Protect all women A new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has found a disturbing disparity in how rape victims are treated, based on the ...
World News Network - 10 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
World News Network - 10 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Johnson & Johnson buying Mentor
Health care products company Johnson Johnson said it will buy cosmetic-product and breast-implant maker Mentor Corp for $US1.
Sky News Business - 4:32 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Sky News Business - 4:32 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
J&J to buy breast implant firm Mentor for $US1.1bn
Diversified health care giant pushes into cosmetic medical procedures market. 2 Dec 2008 4:47 AM
Business Spectator health & pharmaceuticals - 3:47 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Business Spectator health & pharmaceuticals - 3:47 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
1 day, 17 hours ago
Childhood vaccines cause financial burden to many health care providers
The costs that health care providers are charged and reimbursed for childhood vaccines vary widely, and the high cost of some immunizations is leading to significant financial strain for some ...
EurekAlert! - Breaking News - 3 p.m. Monday 1st December 2008
EurekAlert! - Breaking News - 3 p.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Flu vaccine linked to reduced illness, impairment of academic performance among college students
College students who are vaccinated against influenza appear less likely to develop flu-like illnesses, require related health care visits or experience impairments in academic performance during flu season, according to ...
EurekAlert! - Breaking News - 3 p.m. Monday 1st December 2008
EurekAlert! - Breaking News - 3 p.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Reforming health care in Chile
Chile has maintained a dual health care system in which citizens can opt for coverage with either the public National Health Insurance Fund or a private health insurance company.
EurekAlert! - Breaking News - 3 p.m. Monday 1st December 2008
EurekAlert! - Breaking News - 3 p.m. Monday 1st December 2008
New study identifies link between Alzheimer's disease biomarkers in healthy adults
A study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease provides an insight into normal, physiological levels and association between proteins involved in development of Alzheimer's disease. A group of scientists ...
EurekAlert! - Breaking News - 3 p.m. Monday 1st December 2008
EurekAlert! - Breaking News - 3 p.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Projection of Australian health care expenditure by disease, 2003 to 2033
This report provides details of the five components of the Institute's disease expenditure projection model, presents projections for the 20 disease groups and estimates change in funding by the Australian ...
Australian Policy Online - 10 a.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Australian Policy Online - 10 a.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Medicare-Eligible MRI Unit for Sutherland Shire
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon today announced that an additional Medicare-eligible magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) service will be provided in the Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, by ...
Federal Government - 10 a.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Federal Government - 10 a.m. Monday 1st December 2008
2 days, 20 hours ago
Healthy COAG Money
This weekends COAG meeting has ended with an extra $15 billion in extra money for the states. Some of the detail are: An extra $1.1 billion for healthcare training And ...
Blogocrats - 12:22 p.m. Sunday 30th November 2008
Blogocrats - 12:22 p.m. Sunday 30th November 2008
COAG health deal step in right direction (AAP)
A $64.4 billion deal struck at the COAG meeting will help meet the rising cost of health care, NSW Health Minister John Della Bosca says.
Yahoo!7 Business - 8:03 a.m. Sunday 30th November 2008
Yahoo!7 Business - 8:03 a.m. Sunday 30th November 2008
Obama to Broaden Role of Genetics in Health Care
Scientists hope the rapidly evolving field of genetics could transform medical diagnosis and treatment.
LiveScience.com - 1:15 a.m. Sunday 30th November 2008
LiveScience.com - 1:15 a.m. Sunday 30th November 2008
