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Health Net shares plunge as company lowers view
MarketWatch - USA
By Russ Britt, MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Health Net Inc. plunged more than 14% at point Tuesday after the insurer reported a 17% ...
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Physical activity low among immigrant children
Reuters - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who immigrate to the US seem to exercise less and participate in fewer sports than their US-born peers, according to a ...
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Report: More UCLA staff saw celebs' health records
The Associated Press -
The report, released Monday by the California Department of Public Health, also said three staffers at the UCLA Medical Center continued to look at the ...
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Savings continue for health care group; Humana expands network
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
While members of the Business Health Care Group, a member organization dedicated to reducing the costs of health care, saw actual medical costs rise in 2007 ...
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For Psychiatrists, Talk Therapy Falling by Wayside
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
"They tend to rely more heavily on self-paying patients," confirmed study author Dr. Ramin Mojtabai, an associate professor of mental health at Johns ...
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Former President Clinton Calls for Improving Overall Health ...
Voice of America - USA
By Joe De Capua Former President Clinton has called for strengthening the health care systems of developing countries to better fight HIV/AIDS. ...
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UPDATE 2-Health Net cuts outlook again, shares fall
Reuters - USA
Health Net expects a steeper decline in its commercial plans for employers than it previously projected. It also expects higher costs for both its ...
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Health firm receives $163M NASA contract
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
NASA has chosen Innovative Health Applications LLC of Cape Canaveral to provide medical and environmental services to the Kennedy Space Center, ...
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Longitude Health Launches Collaborative Approach to Lowering ...
MarketWatch - USA
The innovative approach enables employers to support their employees with incentives, resources, physician oversight, social health networking and a secure ...
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Health systems 'impede' HIV fight
BBC News - UK
Former US President Bill Clinton has said that improving health services is the main challenge to fighting HIV/Aids in Africa, not a lack of money. ...
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New prostate recommendations - new lessons for crusading journalists
In men younger than age 75 years, the USPSTF found inadequate evidence to determine whether treatment for prostate cancer detected by screening improves health outcomes compared with treatment after clinical detection. ...
Schwitzer health news blog - http://blog.lib.umn.edu/schwitz/healthnews/

New Guidelines Rule Out Prostate Screening for Men Over 75
By Theresa Tamkins
In related news, the largest-ever study of its kind is shedding doubt on the prognostic value of the Gleason score, a collection of factors doctors use to gauge whether or not a patient’s biopsy points to aggressive prostate cancer. ...
Healthy Living » Health News - http://living.health.com

Health News: ‘Happy Meals’ Are Pretty Sad; One In Three Uninsured ...
By thenry
Although the study didn’t specifically look at the health consequences of lack of insurance and lack of access to medical care, it’s reasonable to assume that these factors would lead to various medical complications, said the authors ...
News You Should Know | BET.com - http://blogs.bet.com/news/newsyoushouldknow

Health Highlights: Aug. 4, 2008 (HealthDay)
By karacoatta
HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,compiled by editors of HealthDay: 14 Rank(s)
Health Ranker / Health News /... - http://healthranker.com

New Look and Features at Our Bodies Ourselves Blog
By Rachel
We’re taking advantage of these transitions to make some small design changes as well, such as highlighting the Our Bodies, Ourselves books in a new third column and adding a calendar of OBOS and women’s health events (which we will ...
Women's Health News - http://womenshealthnews.wordpress.com