PhysOrg.comCigna stands by liver-transplant-coverage decisionMarketWatch -1 hour agoBy Robert Daniel, MarketWatch TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) - Cigna decided not to pay for a liver transplant, then reversed itself, but the 17-year-old patient died before she could undergo the procedure, the attorney for the patient's family said.Cigna stands by decision on transplantLos Angeles TimesCigna faces lawsuit in death after policy fightChicago TribuneCNNMoney.com - ABC News - Los Angeles Daily News - KNX1070all 69 news articles

  The Money TimesHealth Care Expansions Hit RoadblocksNew York Times -4 hours agoBy KEVIN SACK SACRAMENTO - A year that began with great ambition for major expansions of health insurance here and in other state capitals is ending with considerable uncertainty, as a second wave of change runs headlong into a darkening economy and ...Faces of 2007: Daniel Zingale, senior adviser to governorSan Francisco ChronicleState health plan a long shot at the pollsSan Jose Mercury NewsAsianjournal.com - Spot-On - Business Insurance - Philadelphia Inquirerall 17 news articles

  KVALA bad year to be fatBBC News -15 hours agoBy Clare Murphy The year kicked off with the news that an overweight boy from North Tyneside could be taken from his mother by child protection officials.What's new Parents in denial on fat kidsIndianapolis StarParents Don't Realize Kids Are FatThe Associated PressWLNS - MLive.com - New York Post - San Francisco Chronicleall 207 news articles

  New York Daily NewsManager Saves His Customer's Life By Donating KidneyAHN -14 hours agoHuntington, NY (AHN) - The sales manager of a Long Island banquet hall in New York offered to donate a kidney to one of his former customers, who was about to die of a polycystic kidney disease, a genetic disorder at play in his mother's, ...Sales Manager Donates Kidney To CustomerWNBCSales manager of LI banquet hall donates kidney to customerNewsdayChicago Tribune - United Press International - The Associated Press - WCBS-TV New Yorkall 69 news articles

  L'express.muSeven Medical Myths Even Doctors BelieveFOX News -Dec 24, 2007Reading in dim light won't damage your eyes, you don't need eight glasses of water a day to stay healthy and shaving your legs won't make the hair grow back faster.Medical Myths Even Doctors BelieveABC30.comYour doctor told you to drink 8 cups of water a day? Not so fastLawrence Journal WorldIndependent Online - United Press International - ABC Online - Jackson Clarion Ledgerall 51 news articles

  Boston GlobeAARP is drug plan advocate, marketerSan Luis Obispo Tribune -23 hours agoBy KARL STARK When Kim Andrews advises seniors in suburban Delaware County, Pa., on choosing a Medicare drug plan, she finds that the AARP-branded options are not typically the cheapest.Medicare Part D deadline is Dec. 31Ocala.comMedicare drug plan deadline nearsDallas Morning NewsBoston Globe - Jamestown Post Journal - Akron Beacon Journal - San Francisco Chronicleall 16 news articles

  eFluxMediaSinovac vaccine passes midstage studyBusinessWeek -Dec 24, 2007Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech Ltd. said Monday its pandemic flu vaccine induced immune responses in a midstage study. The 402 volunteers were vaccinated with two doses each of 5, 10 or 15 micrograms.Sinovac says bird-flu vaccine study is positiveReutersSinovac Reports Top-Line Preliminary Phase II Results of Pandemic ...FOX NewsFood Consumer - eFluxMedia - China Daily - AHNall 71 news articles

  KVALLawmakers prepare bills sparked by Virginia Tech massacreThe Virginian-Pilot -Dec 22, 2007By Matt Bowers Reforming Virginia's mental health services wasn't high on the governor's list when he looked ahead early this year to the 2008 General Assembly session.Va. Tech Families to Lobby LegislatureThe Associated PressMore money coming for the community services boardsThe Free Lance-StarYahoo! News - Roanoke Times - WTOPall 170 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesConcerns resurface over chemical in hard-plastic water bottlesWCAX -Dec 24, 2007AP - December 24, 2007 3:15 AM ET ROCHESTER, NY (AP) - Hard plastic Nalgene bottles have been a staple among backpackers and fitness enthusiasts for years.Retailers concerned over water bottles' possible link to cancer9NEWS.comPeril in plastic?Baltimore SunPhiladelphia Daily News - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - Long Beach Press-Telegramall 156 news articles

  eFluxMediaTreatments: Talking Out the Choices for Breast Cancer SurgeryNew York Times -15 hours agoBy NICHOLAS BAKALAR Two-thirds of general surgeons fail to mention the possibility of breast reconstruction before their patients choose between mastectomy and breast-conserving surgery, researchers have found.The Importance of Choice after Breast Cancer DiagnosiseFluxMedia"Most breast cancer surgeons don't talk about reconstruction options"HinduThaindian.com - Westfall Weekly Newsall 19 news articles

  Issues in the Twin Tiers: A house filled with loveElmira Star-Gazette -7 hours agoElmira couple open their hearts for many foster children -- and have adopted three of them. By Jeff Murray Antoinette Cantrell holds two foster children, who are looking away from the camera to protect their identities.Open your heartArizona Daily StarCommit to every childThe News JournalCentre Daily Timesall 4 news articles

  KTTCIt's a job trying to get unemployment payMSNBC -Dec 23, 2007By RANDY FURST / StarTribune Minnesotans are having trouble filing for unemployment compensation under a new automated system that was supposed to make applications easier.New computer delaying unemployment checks for some in Minn.WKBTUnemployed workers face delays for state benefitsPioneer PressIn-Forum (subscription)all 28 news articles

  Local Pharmacist Leery Of Discount CardsTampa Tribune -Dec 22, 2007By TONY HOLT, Hernando Today SPRING HILL - There may be more than 3 million Floridians happier today about the newly introduced discount drug cards, but one local pharmacist said he is skeptical any time he hears of a savings program for prescription ...Florida Discount Drug Card LaunchedWakulla.comWelcome holiday cardPalm Beach PostOcala.com - Wakulla.comall 6 news articles

  State health officials confirm Danbury home free of anthraxNewsday -Dec 23, 2007DANBURY, Conn. - State health officials confirm that a Danbury house is free of anthrax following months-long clean-up work. The Connecticut Department of Public Health certified test results for the house where anthrax spores were discovered this ...Danbury house free of anthraxDanbury News TimesTest Results Say Danbury House Free Of AnthraxNBC30.comWTNHall 8 news articles