Apple CEO Jobs replies to health rumors - off the record (San Jose Mercury News)
The lingering questions about the health of Steve Jobs appear to have been answered by an unusual source: Jobs himself, whose passion for secrecy is legend. More Apple news
Cutting health care will hurt, activists argue (The Sacramento Bee)
Labor and health care activists are weighing in on the state budget fight with a new television ad seeking to avoid further cuts to health care. Following is the text of the ad and an analysis: Fresno physician Virgil Airola is one of three Valley health care workers starring in an ad denouncing cuts in health care programs. The spot, by a coalition of labor and health care advocates, …
Foreclosures raise health concerns (Boston Globe)
Half-full with water turned green by algae and surrounded by knee-high grass, the kiddie pool behind the foreclosed house on Bank Street provides the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes. Such properties are a growing concern for health agent Michelle Roberts. "It’s starting to become a real problem," Roberts said last week of the town’s 10 or so foreclosed and …
Health Highlights: July 27, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
CBCP heads expect health bills, agrarian reform in Sona (Sun Star)
MANILA — Two committee heads of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) expected President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to announce the controversial reproductive health bills and agrarian reform in her State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday.
Extending Health Insurance (Washington Post)
Children are generally dropped from their parents’ health insurance when they turn 18 or 19 or graduate from college. But 16 states now require insurers to cover dependent children on their parents’ policies until the children are in their mid-twenties — and sometimes up to age 30.
Utah County health program is touted (Deseret Morning News)
In an effort to reduce health-care costs, increase health happiness and save tax dollars, Utah County has implemented a new health program for employees.
One-Stop Spot for Health-Care Needs (Washington Post)
Prince George’s County is considering a novel way to deal with limited access to health care: converting empty stores in old shopping centers, even entire malls, into medical facilities.
McHenry County health department reducing water test fees in August (Northwest Herald)
The McHenry County Department of Health is offering reduced-fee water well testing in August.