HEALTH News, Jul 08, 2011

Court won't block AHCCCS cuts Douglas Dispatch Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:41 PM PDT PHOENIX -- The Arizona Supreme Court late Friday refused to block the state from scaling back its health care program for the poor next week. Turning away the uninsured; hospital woes validate health reform Lexington Herald-Leader Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:39 PM PDT As the state begins controlling Medicaid costs through managed care, hospitals are dealing with an i Laws coming to protect cancer patientsâFuad The Trinidad Guardian Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:36 PM PDT Government is moving to draft legislation to prevent cancer patients from being at risk of overexposure to irradiation. This was revealed by HealthMinister Dr Fuad Khan, during yesterdayâs post-Cabinet news conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in St Clair. Workers help navigate the medical maze San Antonio Express-News Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:36 PM PDT share: digg facebook twitter Community health workers act as high-powered patient advocates, leading the way through the confusing world of medical care. Hall of Fame TE dies at age 69 Times Leader Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:34 PM PDT BALTIMORE â John Mackey, the rugged Hall of Fame tight end and union president who later fought for stronger health benefits of retired players and struggled with dementia, has died. He was 69. Kenya: Astrazeneca's Breast Health Initiative Launched in Country AllAfrica.com Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:34 PM PDT Breast cancer patients have a reason to smile as a new breast healthinitiative has been launched in Kenya. Making a difference to patients' lives through the provision of great medicines is the core business of AstraZeneca, a pharmaceutical company that has been existent in Kenya since 1970. Obesity rates still on the rise in U.S. The Bryan-College Station Eagle Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- We're getting fatter. In 1995, no state had an obesity rate above 20 percent. Now, all but one does. An annual obesity report by two public health groups looked for the first time at state-by-state statistics over the last two de ... Mosquito fogging planned in Maricopa Casa Grande Dispatch Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:30 PM PDT MARICOPA â Pinal County Environmental Health Services announced Wednesday that adult mosquito fogging will be conducted in Maricopa today and Friday. Mosquitoes trapped during routine surveillance for West Nile virus tested positive, resulting in the need to fog the area to prevent transmission of the disease to humans. Groups pushing to save poor from cuts Douglas Dispatch Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:30 PM PDT PHOENIX -- Three public interest law firms are making a last-ditch effort to keep the state from scaling back its health care program for the poor. WellSpan names Wisconsin health official to executive post The York Dispatch Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:24 PM PDT A Wisconsin health care official will soon relocate to southcentralPennsylvania after her appointment as senior vice president for WellSpan Health and president of Gettysburg Hospital.

 

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