Charitable tradition at heart of New Braunfels community
YNN Austin Sun, 27 May 2012 18:12 PM PDT
The community of Copper Ridge committed about a year ago to do what it can to help area nonprofits. This month, they raised money for the Clarity Child Guidance Center, a local nonproft which helps children and teens with mental health care. |
Doctor accused of $5.2 million in Medicaid fraud
San Antonio Express-News Sun, 27 May 2012 18:08 PM PDT
HOUSTON (AP) â€" A Houston physician is on trial in federal court for what prosecutors say is more than $5.2 million in phony Medicare home health claims for hundreds of patients who didn't need the care. Echols' signature was on hundreds of forms submitted to home health care companies who then requested Medicare reimbursement. |
Public health advocate Sandra Kowalski dies
The Michigan City News-Dispatch Sun, 27 May 2012 17:55 PM PDT
MICHIGAN CITY â€" Her doctoral dissertation was about the American way of dying. In her research, she discovered that people don’t want to die in nursing homes. They want to die in their own homes. |
Catholic dioceses, colleges sue over Obama mandate
The Michigan City News-Dispatch Sun, 27 May 2012 17:55 PM PDT
NEW YORK â€" Roman Catholic dioceses, schools and other groups sued the Obama administration Monday in eight states and the District of Columbia over a federal mandate that most employers provide workers free birth control as part of their health insurance. |
By Greg Rayburn
Jacksonville Patriot Sun, 27 May 2012 17:53 PM PDT
Seniors become queens for a day By Greg Rayburn/Staff Writer Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And for the 30-plus contestants in the Queens’ Pageant sponsored by Arkansas Home Health Care Association District 1 on Aug. 11, there were hundreds of people who came out to behold them in their pretty dresses, hairdos and jewelry. |
Soy supplement shows no blood pressure benefit: study
Reuters via Yahoo! News Sun, 27 May 2012 17:47 PM PDT
(Reuters) - Soy-rich diets have been linked to lower rates of heart disease, but soy supplements alone may not do anything for older women's blood pressure, according to a U.S. study. The findings, reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, add to the mixed evidence on the health benefits of soy isoflavones - compounds that are thought to have weak estrogen-like effects in some body ... |
GMO Petition Training
NewsWatch 12 Medford - Klamath Falls Sun, 27 May 2012 17:42 PM PDT
By Yessenia Anderson ASHLAND,Ore.--A group is moving forward with their effort to ban what they call a risk to the Health of Jackson County residents. GMO Free Jackson County is group working towards getting an ordinance in place that would ban genetically engineered crops from being grown in Jackson County. This weekend they spent time training on proper signature gathering. They say this is ... |
Edina marketing firm focuses on health & wealth
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Sun, 27 May 2012 17:30 PM PDT
BlueSpire Marketing has thrived by adapting through ownership changes and keeping in touch with its clients in the finance and health care sectors. |
Food safety Blue Cross offers advice
The Gilmer Mirror Sun, 27 May 2012 17:27 PM PDT
As Texans prepare for barbeques and picnics by the pool this Memorial Day, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) offers caution against food poisoning. The state’s largest health insurer has noted an increase in the number of food borne cases as well as the cost to treat their conditions. |
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