Health News |
| Animal Health at Good Value (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance) |
| Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:27:03 GMT - Animal Health's existing infrastructure and longstanding supplier relationships on the production side represent significant comparative advantages. Read Story > |
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| Study: HPV vaccine by age 21 a sound public health investment (USA Today) |
| Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:57:11 GMT - New economic analysis shows that the health benefits of the HPV vaccine outweigh its cost. Read Story > |
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| Judge: RI governor can raise health care costs (AP via Yahoo! Finance) |
| Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:52:40 GMT - In a split ruling Wednesday, a judge refused to stop Gov. Don Carcieri from unilaterally raising health insurance costs for unionized workers in the executive branch as part of the governor's response to a massive budget deficit. Read Story > |
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| Health care no longer near top of election agenda (Chicago Tribune) |
| Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:10:59 GMT - Economy, price of gas, war in Iraq have surpassed insurance as top election issue for candidates WASHINGTON — What happened to health care? Read Story > |
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| Toledo's Health Care REIT to buy Dana headquarters on Dorr Street (The Toledo Blade) |
| Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:01:10 GMT - Health Care REIT Inc., a company which buys property nationally to be used for health care operations, said today it is moving its offices out of downtown Toledo and buying the headquarters of Dana Holding Corp. at 4500 Dorr St. The unexpected sale, which hinged on state and local assistance, would house the 70 Health Care REIT employees at its current headquarters in Fifth Third Center at One ... Read Story > |
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| THE STOCKPICKERS: Palo Alto Fund Uses Patents To Gain Health-Care Investing Edge (Nasdaq) |
| Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:32:39 GMT - SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) - Palo Alto Investors is a $1.7 billion fund manager that looks for undervalued shares of growing companies in industries including technology, health care and financial services. Read Story > |
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| HR exects want govt to regulate health care costs (BizJournals) |
| Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:14:15 GMT - A majority of corporate human resources managers think that the federal government should play a role in regulating health care costs and coverage, according to a new survey. Read Story > |
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| Obesity in elderly a ticking time bomb for health services (EurekAlert!) |
| Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:36:52 GMT - Research carried out at the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England has discovered that obesity in later life does not make a substantial difference to risks of death among older people but that it is a major contributor to increased disability in later life -- creating a ticking time bomb for health services in developed countries. Read Story > |
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| Health inspection fees likely to rise (Rocky Mountain News) |
| Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:28:05 GMT - Tattoo and piercing businesses in El Paso County will probably pay two and three times more in fees for health inspections than before - and many of their owners are happy. Read Story > |
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| Health notes (Baltimore Sun) |
| Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:27:27 GMT - The Anne Arundel County Department of Health, along with Wildlife Services of the U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin its annual oral rabies vaccination project Sept. 2. Read Story > |