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Obese kids have greater risk of heart attack, stroke
The arteries of obese children may be aging 30 years faster than normal, new research suggests.
A study of 70 boys and girls found obese children and teens with abnormal cholesterol had thicker carotid arteries, the arteries in the neck that supply blood to the brain.
Family history of ovarian cancer increases its risk
My mother, who was 57 years old, recently passed away from ovarian cancer. Does that put me at risk of getting it? If so, when should I start getting tested for it? I just turned 33. The thought of ovarian cancer scares me. — J.G.
WPS Health Insurance Improves The Claims Experience With Cincom Eloquence
Worldwide software provider Cincom Systems announces that WPS Health Insurance, one of Wisconsin’s largest health insurers (www.wpsic.com), has successfully implemented Cincom Eloquence (www.cincom.com/cds) document automation software and is now realizing significant improvements in the speed, quality and relevancy of correspondence to its over nine million customers.
State Helps Unemployed Find Health Insurance
The increasingly rocky economy and the higher state unemployment rate have pushed Tennessee to expand one of its health insurance programs.
Workers who have lost their jobs now have a reasonable option for health insurance.
Obama victory stokes hopes on health care reform, fears on unions
The election of Barack Obama as president presents small businesses with an opportunity for health care reform but an imminent threat on labor issues.
That was the assessment of small-business leaders in Washington, D.C., who congratulated the Democratic candidate on his victory and pledged to work with him to restore the economy’s health.
Cigna targets small biz with new health plans
For the first time, Cigna HealthCare is setting its sights on two markets it had all but ignored in the past: health insurance for individuals and families — and businesses with 50 or fewer employees.
The Bloomfield, Conn.-based company rolled out a suite of new health plans specifically to target these two fast-growing health insurance markets […]
New health insurance program not filling up as expected
The state’s new health insurance subsidy program for small businesses has not yet filled to capacity, despite early predictions from policymakers that the program would quickly run out of money.
Flu vaccination rates lag for at-risk adolescents
FINDINGS:
Influenza vaccination rates are still far too low for adolescents who suffer from asthma and other illnesses that predispose them to complications from the flu.
RELEVANCE:
Each year, between 20 and 40 percent of children and adolescents come down with the flu. For children with certain high-risk conditions, this can lead to severe illness, hospitalizations, and in […]
Diet and Weight Program : Dietary pills laced with drugs
After-market scrutiny: FDA warns about Blue Steel, other supplements that do not have to prove their safety.
The little blue pills sold by a Georgia company under the name Blue Steel claimed they were an all-natural dietary supplement.
But the pills, marketed as an “extreme sexual stimulant,” were spiked with a drug similar to Viagra —- putting […]