Health News : [health ]

Yahoo! Health - My Alerts - Edit Alert

Monday, Nov 26, 2012 06:06 PM EST

Doctors should consider hepatitis C testing: panel reuters.com Mon, 26 Nov, 2012 02:01 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A government-backed panel advises doctors to "consider offering screening" for hepatitis C to adults born between 1945 and 1965, in a draft statement released today. The recommendations, from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), are an update to the group's 2004 statement, which recommended against screening people at average risk of hepatitis C. At the ... Saskatchewan wants review of refugee health cuts after man denied chemotherapy cp.org Mon, 26 Nov, 2012 01:50 PM PST REGINA - Saskatchewan Health Minister Dustin Duncan wants the federal government to review its decision to cut health benefits to refugee claimants. Medicaid expansion poses "modest" state costs: study reuters.com Mon, 26 Nov, 2012 01:37 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's $1 trillion plan to expand Medicaid would raise state costs by only 3 percent and extend health coverage to more than 21 million low-income people as part of the new healthcare reform law, a study said on Monday. The report released by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation said states would spend an extra $76 billion over the next decade to ... Traffic pollution tied to autism risk: study reuters.com Mon, 26 Nov, 2012 01:34 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies who are exposed to lots of traffic-related air pollution in the womb and during their first year of life are more likely to become autistic, suggests a new study. The findings support previous research linking how close children live to freeways with their risk of autism, according to the study's lead author. "We're not saying traffic pollution causes autism ... U.S. kids getting recommended amount of sleep: study reuters.com Mon, 26 Nov, 2012 01:08 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children in the U.S. appear to be getting as much shut-eye as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends, according to a new study. "We can't say this is the amount that they should be sleeping," said Jessica Williams, the lead author of the study and a graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles. "All we could really do is ... Obama health law to face religion-based challenge reuters.com Mon, 26 Nov, 2012 12:54 PM PST (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for a Christian college to pursue a religion-based challenge against part of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform, which it claims forces taxpayers and employers to subsidize abortions and contraception. Liberty University, based in Lynchburg, Virginia, may now also argue that Congress exceeded its power by requiring big employers to ... UPDATE 2-Obama health law to face religion-based challenge reuters_news_xe Mon, 26 Nov, 2012 12:52 PM PST * Court orders rehearing before appeals court * University challenges abortion funding Nov 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday clearedthe way for a Christian college to pursue a religion-basedchallenge against part of President Barack Obama's healthcarereform, which it claims forces taxpayers and employers tosubsidize abortions and contraception. Liberty University, based in ...

You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of persona l information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.