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Most U.S. malaria deaths could have been prevented
• Public Health • Oct 05 04
Most of the people who die of malaria in the U.S. probably wouldn’t have died if they had taken preventive medicines properly, or received…
Kerry says Bush snubbing science may cost lives
• Public Health • Oct 04 04
Democratic challenger John Kerry on Monday broadened his attack on President George W. Bush to include stem cell research when he accused his rival…
Leaders launch drive to curb polio in Africa
• Public Health • Oct 04 04
Political leaders and health workers launched a drive Saturday to immunise more than 80 million children against polio in 23 African nations and fight…
Costs cause many older adults to skimp on meds
• Public Health • Oct 01 04
Out-of-pocket costs may be causing millions of older adults in the U.S. to cut back on prescriptions for conditions as serious as diabetes, asthma…
Medicare to cover more implanted heart devices
• Public Health • Sep 29 04
The U.S. government on Tuesday proposed expanding Medicare coverage for costly, potentially life-saving implanted heart devices, a decision expected to benefit makers Guidant Corp.,…
WHO launches campaign to reduce childbirth deaths
• Public Health • Sep 29 04
The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a training campaign on Wednesday to help reduce the number of maternal deaths during childbirth in developing countries.…
Bush policies hurt kids: pediatrician group
• Public Health • Sep 29 04
Three dozen eminent pediatricians and social workers attacked the Bush administration on Wednesday for policies they said leave too many children without health insurance.…
Candles spark a growing number of fires in U.S.
• Public Health • Sep 28 04
As candles have become a staple of home decor, the number of household fires blamed on them has taken off as well, U.S. statistics…
US health insurance costs rise faster than wages
• Public Health • Sep 28 04
Health insurance premiums for workers are rising around three times faster than their wages, and health costs eat up a quarter of earnings for…
U.S. automakers cautious on health reform calls
• Public Health • Sep 16 04
A decade after U.S. automakers supported Hillary Clinton’s failed plan to transform the U.S. health-care system, the car companies are taking a more cautious…
Treating blood pressure pays for itself
• Public Health • Sep 15 04
Treating high blood pressure would save lives and pay for itself, experts said on Tuesday.
The report commissioned by the drug industry lobby…
Docs will be in short supply in US, analysts say
• Public Health • Sep 15 04
Policymakers and the medical profession need to recognize and take immediate steps to avert a looming shortage of physicians, analysts told a forum on…
Medicare out-of-pocket cost predictions questioned
• Public Health • Sep 14 04
The head of the U.S. Medicare program Tuesday said that newly released estimates on beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket spending on services covered by Medicare are being…
Bush apparently mixes up words in speech
• Public Health • Sep 09 04
President George W. Bush apparently mixed up his words Monday while delivering his usual campaign speech about the rising cost of health care.
“We…
Health premiums still outpacing inflation
• Public Health • Sep 09 04
The rate of increase in health insurance premiums slowed slightly in 2004, according to a new survey, but health costs continue to rise five…
Federal judge bans enforcement of U.S. abortion law
• Public Health • Sep 08 04
A federal court on Wednesday ruled that an abortion law signed by President Bush last year was unconstitutional and banned the U.S. Justice Department…
Patients who leave hospice often live quite a while
• Public Health • Sep 06 04
Although hospices are meant to care for patients who are expected to die within six months, some who are admitted are eventually discharged -…
Medicare payments for U.S. elderly to rise 17 pct
• Public Health • Sep 06 04
Older Americans will have to pay about 17 percent more next year - the largest increase in Medicare’s history - for their government-run health…
WHO launches bid to boost elderly healthcare
• Public Health • Sep 06 04
The World Health Organization launched an initiative on Monday to improve medical services for the elderly in a bid to tackle the growing public…
‘Low-cost’ medical plan aims at NHS patients
• Public Health • Aug 30 04
HSA, the mutual health insurer which specialises in cash plans, will launch a new low-cost private medical insurance (PMI) policy this week aimed at…
Older Americans unhappy with Medicare changes
• Public Health • Aug 11 04
Older Americans are confused and unhappy about upcoming changes in the federal Medicare health program, according to a nonpartisan survey released on Tuesday that…
HMOS bringing back cost controls
• Public Health • Aug 11 04
HMOs are bringing back some tried-and-true but highly unpopular methods to stem crushing medical costs, a nationwide survey of executives and officials released on…
US finds 2003 road deaths fewer than first thought
• Public Health • Aug 10 04
Fewer deaths than initially projected for the second half of 2003, helped by more seat belt use, pushed overall U.S. highway fatalities down for…
Fewer deaths than initially projected for the second half of 2003, helped by more seat belt use, pus
• Public Health • Aug 10 04
A vaccine prevents most cases of the chickenpox, and even when the vaccine fails, children tend to have a less severe case of the…
Blacks suffer from disparities in US health care
• Public Health • Aug 05 04
Inferior qualifications and less access to resources among doctors who treat black patients may contribute to racial disparities in the quality of U.S. health…