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Health Highlights: Feb. 28, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
Google releases health service details (MSNBC)
ORLANDO, Fla. - Google Inc. will not use advertising to support its new Internet health service, CEO Eric Schmidt announced in the search company’s first detailed public comments about a venture raising concerns among privacy advocates.
Mental health unit sites decided (BBC News)
A health trust in Lancashire reveals the planned sites for four mental health inpatient units.
Quest and Health Grades Team With Google (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Quest Diagnostics Inc. and Health Grades Inc. said Thursday they will collaborate with Google Inc. to give patients online access to their diagnostic laboratory records, as well as detailed ratings of physicians and hospitals.
Elderly mental health beds moving (BBC News)
Services for older patients with mental health problems will improve as 26 beds move to new premises.
Schmidt: Google Health targets ‘the most important search’ (CNET)
Search giant’s endeavor to serve as Intuit of health information, introduced in CEO’s HIMSS speech, is backed by dozens of industry partners and experts.
Google Releases Health Service Details (CBS News)
Google CEO Eric Schmidt says the Internet search engine will not use advertising to support its new health service, a venture that has been raising concerns among privacy advocates.
Google releases health service details (AP via Yahoo! News)
Google Inc. will not use advertising to support its new Internet health service, CEO Eric Schmidt said Thursday in the search company’s first detailed public comments about a venture raising concerns among privacy advocates.
Smaller plans try to rectify failure of health care reform (Contra Costa Times)
SACRAMENTO — With health care reform dead in California — at least on the grand scale that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had envisioned — lawmakers are stepping in with a series of measures that they say would help consumers and ban some egregious practices by insurance companies.
Google to Offer Health Records On the Web (WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance)
Google plans to announce an online repository where consumers can store their health information — a move that could boost the nation’s fledgling efforts to adopt electronic medical records.
Health Highlights: Feb. 27, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
Obama and Clinton clash on health care in debate (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton clashed sharply over health care in a presidential debate on Tuesday, accusing each other of misrepresenting their plans to offer coverage for 47 million uninsured Americans.
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Moody’s Affirms Nationwide Health Rating (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday affirmed the investment-grade ratings of Nationwide Health Properties Inc., a health care real estate investment trust, and revised its outlook to positive from stable.
Health Highlights: Feb. 26, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
Health Care REIT Offers 2008 Outlook (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Health Care REIT Inc., a real estate investment trust focusing on senior housing and health care real estate, on Tuesday offered 2008 guidance that could either fall below or exceed analyst expectations.
U.S. Health Care Spending to Double by 2017, Report Predicts (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
TUESDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) — Spending on health care in the United States could double by 2017, reaching $4.3 trillion and accounting for 19.5 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product, a new government report shows.
THE TRUTH ABOUT NATIONALIZED HEALTH CARE (Maggie Gallagher via Yahoo! News)
Hillary Clinton opened fire on Barack Obama across an array of issues, but saved the really big guns for health care: "Of all our differences," said Hillary in Rhode Island (the forgotten primary state), "the one that is just inexplicable to me is his refusal to put forth a plan on universal health care and his continuing attacks on my plan to do so."
Senate OKs Bill to Improve Health Care on Reservations (Fox News)
Senate approves legislation to boost programs at the federally funded Indian Health Service, prompt new construction and modernization of health clinics on reservations and attempt to recruit more American Indians into health professions.
Health Spending to Rise Sharply (Time Magazine)
By 2017, total health care spending will double to more than $4 trillion a year, accounting for one of every $5 the nation spends, the federal government projects
Senate passes bill on Indian health care (AP via Yahoo! News)
American Indians would have better access to health care services, including screening and mental health programs, under legislation the Senate passed Tuesday.
DHS: U.S. health care records are the target of foreign hackers (CNET)
U.S. health care records come under attack just as HIPAA compliance rules are announced.
Health Care REIT 4Q Results Improve (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Health Care REIT Inc., a real estate investment trust focusing on senior housing and health care real estate, said Tuesday fourth-quarter results improved, matching Wall Street estimates.
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Ramsay Health Care H1 profit up, FY on track (Reuters Finance News, Australia via Yahoo!7 Finance)
SYDNEY, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Ramsay Health Care RHC.AX, Australia’s biggest private hospital operator, reported a 13.2 percent rise in first-half core net profit, excluding its new UK business, and affirmed its full-year profit target.
Fire Retardants Linked With Health Problems (CBS 5 Bay Area)
Assembly Moves to Ban Chemical Flame Retardants Linked to Health Problems in People and Pets
Ramsay Health posts 13.2% rise in profit (AAP via Yahoo!7 Finance)
Ramsay Health Care says it is on track to produce low double-digit growth for 2008.
Ramsay Health Care H1 net profit falls 7 pct (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
SYDNEY, Feb 25 - Ramsay Health Care , Australia’s biggest private hospital operator, reported a 7 percent fall in first-half net profit on Monday and reaffirmed its full-year forecast.
Ramsay Health Profit Falls 7% on U.K. Expansion Costs (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — Ramsay Health Care Ltd., Australia’s biggest private hospital operator, said first-half profit fell 7 percent on costs from last year’s acquisition of hospitals and clinics in the U.K.
Simple Question Defines Complex Health Debate (Washington Post)
The defining difference between the Democratic presidential candidates on the top domestic issue in their recent debate and throughout the campaign has been their contrasting views on a seemingly simple question: Should the government require all Americans to have health insurance?
Clinton harshly criticizes Obama over his mailings targeting her stances on NAFTA, health care (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
CINCINNATI - Hillary Rodham Clinton angrily accused her Democratic rival Saturday of deliberately misrepresenting her positions on NAFTA and health care in mass mailings to voters, adding, "Shame on you, Barack Obama."
In perfect health, the baby doctors said would be born deaf and blind …and live only a few hours (Daily Mail)
A couple who were advised to abort their baby when doctors said he was suffering from a rare brain disorder have spoken of their joy after their ‘miracle son’ was born in perfect health. Little Brandon Kramer was diagnosed with rhomboencephalosynapsis a condition so rare it affects fewer than one in a million people worldwide while he was still in the womb
Mandatory health insurance scheme for unorganised sector from Apr 1 (Deepika)
New Delhi, Feb 24 (UNI) Keeping its commitment to provide social security to all segment of working communities, the Government has announced to make health insurance scheme mandatory for the unorganised sector from April 1.
Health group urges women to report dodgy doctor (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
An independent health monitoring group is calling on any women who were mistreated by a doctor on the New South Wales south coast to report their problems to the police.
Health care for farm workers focus of conference (The Evening Sun)
Issues with migrant workers in Adams County and statewide are changing. Health concerns, the immigration debate and an increasingly less migrant population are changing the landscape in the area’s fruit producing and agricultural society.
Health investments could be beneficial (Miami Herald)
Take a good look at the people you see walking down the street, sitting in the airport or working in the cubicle across from you. Did you notice that many of them are either overweight or obese? This isn’t a U.S. issue; it’s worldwide. In fact, according to the World Health Organization, more than 1 billion adults are overweight, and 300 million of them are obese, with an increased risk for …
States becoming "Petri dishes" for health care reform (Asbury Park Press)
New Jersey is not the only state seeking to develop an affordable and accessible health care system.
Health Highlights: Feb. 23, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
Health minister seeks more taxes on tobacco this budget (New Kerala)
New Delhi, Feb 24: Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has urged Finance Minister P. Chidambaram to increase taxes on tobacco products in the national budget to be presented to parliament Feb 29.
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