 'Medical home' program to provide physical-, behavioral-health care The Arizona Republic Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:47 PM PDT Arizonans with serious mental illness die more than 30 years earlier than the average state resident, and the vast majority of those deaths are preventable, stemming from obesity, smoking, asthma and lack of regular medical care. |
| U.S. health plans required to provide free birth control GlobalPost Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:47 PM PDT read more |
| County health officials urge teens to get whooping cough vaccine The Record Gazette Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:46 PM PDT Young people should be vaccinated against whooping cough as soon as possible, despite an emergency law signed Monday that gives students more time to receive the required Tdap shot, Riverside County healthand education officials stressed Tuesday. |
| New regs for birth control New York Post Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:45 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Health-insurance plans must cover birth control as preventive care for women, without co-payments, the Obama administration said yesterday in a decision with far-reaching implications for health care as well as social mores. Services ranging from breast pumps for new mothers to counseling on domestic violence were also included... |
| Michigan to feel impact of debt deal Detroit News Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:43 PM PDT Money Michigan spends on roads, education, welfare and health care for the poor is among the more than $2 trillion at risk under the federal deal to raise the debt ceiling. |
| Cost/benefit analysis shows net savings for obesity and eating disorders News-Medical-Net Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:41 PM PDT Teaching middle-school children about nutrition and exercise and encouraging them to watch less TV can save the health care system a substantial amount of money, suggests an economic analysis from Children's Hospital Boston and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
| Montco health department issues measles warning after infection in county Montgomery Life Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:40 PM PDT NORRISTOWN â The Montgomery County Health Department issued an advisory that a county resident who traveled to Nigeria in Africa has contracted a case of measles and visited three locations in the area while in an infectious state. Nigeria is currently experiencing a measles outbreak, according to the Health Department. |
| Train track 'therapy' kicks off in Jakarta Al Jazeera Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:40 PM PDT Indonesians resorting to dangerous alternative medicine to improve theirhealth. |
| Body size no guarantee of health Sin Chew Jit Poh Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:39 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- Scene One: Like any other weekend, a man goes for his routine jogging on Sunday. Despite being only slightly obese, the man continues doing regular exercise thinking that if he does not get thinner, it would be unhealthy. |
| PSA Time: Everything in Moderation: Balancing Gaming in Your Life Game Informer Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:37 PM PDT It's all fun and games until they start giving high scores for bicycle/pedestrian collisions... While I like to keep things light and fun here at the Oni blog, I wanted to talk about something a bit more serious (although don't worry, I have a funny story to end it with) today. Today's story is all about health and gaming and the fact that the two aren't mutually exclusive. There's apparently a ... |
