Saturday, March 3, 2012

Health News: [health]


Business : mHealth: Healthcare when you need it, where you need it!
Khaleej Times Sat, 03 Mar 2012 11:01 AM PST
A diabetes sufferer uploads a daily glucose reading wirelessly to his smartphone, which then sends it over the GSM network to his physician. An expectant mother is texted various pre-natal health tips, based on the timeline of her pregnancy.

Health costs enough to make you ill
Stuff Sat, 03 Mar 2012 11:01 AM PST
Health insurer Southern Cross has released health inflation figures to Sunday Star-Times following a week of complaints in the media over the soaring cost of health insurance.

Des Moines parents urged to lobby for more school funding
The Des Moines Register Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:50 AM PST
Des Moines residents highlighted the need to lobby the Legislature for greater school funding a week after recommending employees take furloughs and pay more for health care.

NM Health officials:Rabies outbreak in Carlsbad area is worst in decades
KFOX 14 El Paso Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:48 AM PST
State health officials said 12 residents in Eddy County, New Mexico have received a series of rabies shots in the most concentrated outbreak of the viral illness in New Mexico in decades. 32 pet dogs have been euthanized this year in the Carlsbad area, most after tangling with rabid skunks. Health officials said they have confirmed rabies in 22 skunks and a fox in Eddy County. Officials said ...

Health insurance scheme may include unorganised sector
Business Standard India Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:43 AM PST
The 2012-13 Budget is likely to expand the ambit of government-sponsored Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) to include all unorganised workers. At present, the scheme covers unorganised sector workers and their families below the poverty line.

IU Health announces available scholarships
The Michigan City News-Dispatch Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:37 AM PST
LA PORTE รข€" Since 1983, Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital, the La Porte Hospital Foundation and the La Porte Hospital Auxiliary have sponsored scholarships and awards/loans to provide financial assistance to students pursuing health care careers. Through the combined efforts, more than $128,750 was distributed to 42 students in 2011.

British Soccer Scores
Greenwich Time Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:37 AM PST
Some Greenwich doctors are taking issue with a clause that bars physicians providing occupational health services to the town from seeing... The Greenwich Blues Mite B team recently won the Connecticut Hockey Conference State Tournament, defeating the Stamford Sharks 4-1 in the...

British Soccer Standings
Greenwich Time Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:37 AM PST
Some Greenwich doctors are taking issue with a clause that bars physicians providing occupational health services to the town from seeing... The Greenwich Blues Mite B team recently won the Connecticut Hockey Conference State Tournament, defeating the Stamford Sharks 4-1 in the...

Study: Quarter of reproductive-age women lack access to insurance
Minnesota Public Radio Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:28 AM PST
The study, published Friday online in the journal Women's Health Issues, looked at national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey data from 2000 to 2009.

Sugar makes up 16% of kids' daily diet
KTVQ Billings Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:16 AM PST
It's not a shocker: Kids eat lots of sugar. About 16% of their daily calories come from sugar, according to a new report released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.




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