Technology Lags In Helping Health (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News)
Genome mapping and digital records have helped the medical industry, but health technology has a long way to go.
Health Highlights: May 16, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
Closing glance: health care equipment and supplies (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Health care equipment and supply stocks close mixed Friday. The broader market dipped slightly as oil prices hit a new record of more than $127 a barrel.
Finding health coverage for young adults (Los Angeles Times)
Americans aged 19 to 29 who are about to be dropped from their parents' insurance policies needn't go without. Elaine Farrell deals with insurance forms and rules every day at the dental office where she works. But she recently found out that she's as much a novice as anyone else when it comes to general health insurance. ¶ Her oldest daughter, Kristen, turned 23 last week and was booted off ...
Alberta's new super health board will sign contract banning deficits (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
CALGARY - Alberta's firebrand health minister is setting up the province's multibillion-dollar health care delivery system to run like a corporation to cut waiting times and control spiralling costs.
Scientist: Smiling can hurt your health (UPI)
FRANKFURT, Germany, May 16 (UPI) -- A German scientist has proved that people forced to smile and take on-the-job insults suffer more and longer-lasting stress that may harm their health.
'New type of health worker' needed for health crisis (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
A medical conference in Canberra has been told Australia needs to train a new type of health worker to ease the shortage of medical professionals.
Health Net's Rory Sutherland wins Mt. Hood's time trial stage, takes the overall lead (Velo News)
Health Net-Maxxis rider Rory Sutherland stomped on the competition Friday in the third stage of the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic in Oregon. Sutherland won by about 25 seconds over Bissell's Ben Jacques-Maynes and more than 30 seconds over yesterday's stage winner Darren Lill of BMC. By unofficial tallies Sutherland will easily move into the race lead ahead of Jacques-Maynes and Lill. Sutherland's ...
REGION: Hospital district opens health care clinics (North County Times)
NORTH COUNTY ---- Rancho Penasquitos and Escondido residents' list of options for minor medical treatment expanded this week, when Palomar Pomerado Health opened retail health clinics inside an Albertsons store in each of the two communities. The bus
Health Highlights: May 15, 2008 (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Health Highlights: May 15, 2008 Category: Health News Created: 5/16/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/16/2008
