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Poll: Broad Support for Requiring Health Coverage (NPR)
A poll from NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health reveals Americans’ attitudes toward requiring that everyone have health coverage.
Health Highlights: Feb. 29, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
Google Previews Google Health (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Google shed more light on the health care service it is developing with several screenshots of what it will look like.
Magellan Health Profit May Miss Views (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Magellan Health Services Inc., a health care management company, said Friday its 2008 earnings per share may miss Wall Street analysts’ estimates.
New EU Health Commissioner Nominated (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The European Commission said Friday that former Cypriot first lady Androula Vassiliou had been nominated to become the new EU commissioner in charge of health issues.
Baltimore Health Official to Lead District’s Health Department (Washington Post)
D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty today appointed Pierre Vigilance, who has led the Baltimore County Department of Health since 2005, as director of the District’s troubled Health Department.
Google’s Rx for Health Data (BusinessWeek)
Its new site is a different approach to health-care data than Microsoft’s HealthVault service. Cooperation may be key to the success of both
Prognosis is bright for Google’s health records plan (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)
Google’s attempt to build a home for personal health records online could potentially make the ads more lucrative than Web search, a top equity analyst says.
Poll: Broad Support for Requiring Health Coverage (NPR)
Morning Edition , February 29, 2008 A new poll on health care from NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health finds that a majority of Americans are backing key elements in the health reform proposals of Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
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Law not enough to police device maker-doctor ties (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. law is not sufficient to police medical device companies that pay surgeons consulting fees, and give them gifts, travel and other perks that may influence medical decisions, a watchdog for the Health and Human Services Department told Congress on Wednesday.
No checks done on banned doctor (Sydney Morning Herald)
A DEREGISTERED doctor was able to illegally attend 36 obstetric patients at two South Coast public hospitals - despite being banned from the specialty five years earlier - because the NSW Health Department failed to conduct background checks on him.
UTMB presents Doctor s Dilemma’ (Galveston County Daily News)
GALVESTON Dr. C. Joan Richardson, chief of medical staff at the University of Texas Medical Branch, will join seven other UTMB faculty members and six medical and graduate students in a dramatic reading of George Bernard Shaw s The Doctor s Dilemma on Nov. 20.
Doctor thrown off Ryanair flight ‘for talking’ (Daily Telegraph)
A doctor is threatening to take Ryanair to court after he claims he was thrown off a flight for chatting during the pre-flight safety briefing.
Doctor recruitment a manageable issue for health centre (myKawartha.com)
"Efforts have been made for many years to recruit physicians… A considerable effort has been made with limited success," Doctor recruitment will be the biggest challenge for the Brock Community Health Centre, but it’s not an insurmountable one.
‘Mutilation’ doctor probe (Sydney Morning Herald)
Strike force to investigate complaints of some of the 800 women allegedly mutilated by struck-off doctor.
Doctor’s dodgy past unveiled (The Courier Mail)
THE state’s bumbling health authorities allowed a previously jailed doctor with a drinking problem to operate on 17 women without checking his past.
Botswana: Bantom, the Music Traditional Doctor (AllAfrica.com)
Ace producer and keyboard master Gavin Bantom has become known as the traditional doctor "gaxeba" of local music because of his contribution to the industry.
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Diet has helped some epileptic children (The Post and Courier)
LAFAYETTE, Calif. Without hesitation, Cathy Holt can tell you how long it has been since Noah’s latest seizure.
Tonight at Ten - The High Carb Diet (KAKE)
The hottest fad in weight loss has dieters doing a 180 from a few years ago - instead of no-carbs, some Kansans are packing on the carbs to drop the pounds and getting great results. Tonight at ten: KAKE’s Susan Peters dishes up the skinny on the new road to thin - The Hi Carb Diet.
Still Time to Make a ‘Healthy Diet’ New Year’s Resolution (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Did you make grand plans to eat healthier and exercise more in 2008 but still find yourself having a soda and cold pizza for breakfast?
Pfizer pulls Lipitor ads featuring artificial heart inventor (The Pantagraph)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — When “diet and exercise isn’t enough,” Pfizer still wants consumers to ask their doctor about Lipitor just not Dr. Robert Jarvik.
Ramos lifts diet regime for Spurs celebrations (Tribalfootball.com)
Tottenham boss Juande Ramos allowed his players to stray from their strict diet regime to celebrate yesterday’s Carling Cup final success over Chelsea.
Pfizer Pulls Jarvik Lipitor Ads (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
When "diet and exercise isn’t enough," Pfizer still wants consumers to ask their doctor about Lipitor — just not Dr. Robert Jarvik.
Diet change gives hyperactive kids new taste for life in Norway (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Tears streak Rita’s cheek as she recalls what it was like trying to figure out what was wrong with her son more than a decade ago, but she breaks into a smile when she explains how changing his diet made all the difference.
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Kate Moss’s new diet guru - Sadie Frost’s mother (New Kerala)
London, Feb 25 : Sadie Frost’s mother, Mary Davidson has taken up the responsibility to ensure that Kate Moss follows a healthy eating regime.
Diet has helped some epileptic children (The Post and Courier)
LAFAYETTE, Calif. Without hesitation, Cathy Holt can tell you how long it has been since Noah’s latest seizure.
Diet tied to cancer risks (TVNZ)
A new study suggests that women who eat diets rich in meat and dairy may have a decreased risk of breast cancer, while those who bulk up on fiber, fruits and vegetables show a lower risk of ovarian cancer.
Diet director deters doughy disciples (Galveston County Daily News)
SAN LEON There s an old joke about a preacher who was sermonizing such a stem-winder that his flock was sending in amens from the upfront pews. The shouts of approval kept coming as he denounced gambling, prostitution and miniskirts. But after a spell, he started in on the sin of gossip.
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