11/29/2008 News For: Aetna Health IncAetna Stresses the Importance of Sharing Family Health Information to Help Physicians Personalize Medical Care HARTFORD, Conn.----Throughout this holiday season and into the new year, Aetna is encouraging its employees and health plan members to learn about their family���s medical history and share this information with their physicians. UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News Doctors debate new cancer treatment... Northwestern U. opens obesity clinic... Gene flap delays babies' epilepsy care... EU says drug firms blocked generics... Health/Science news from UPI. Innovis drops health plan FARGO - Innovis Health in Fargo is notifying 1,500 patients that it will no longer honor Medicare Advantage health insurance plans as of April 1. Up, up and away: Health care premiums rising It's that time of year again. Time to find out how much your health insurance premiums will rise. Not if they're rising, but rather how much more you and your employer will pay next year, because at this point, some increase is almost a given. "If we were back in the Roman days I would have been killed years ago because they always sacrificed the messenger," joked Jim Elrod, president of the ... Florida children without health insurance Nearly 19 percent of Florida children do not have health insurance, the second highest percentage in the country. Braintree seems increasingly unlikely to join state health insurance plan Braintree���s chance to join a state health insurance plan may finally be dead. The police union���s president, leading a group of several unions, said the town���s offer fell far short. But the mayor said Wednesday that he remains optimistic an agreement can be reached. Johnson opens first GP health centre Health Secretary Alan Johnson today opened the first GP health centre in England which will help people access medical care when they need it. Health Net says Scheff returns as medical head Health insurer Health Net Inc. said Monday that Jonathan H. Scheff has returned as chief medical officer, effective immediately. Singapore, Sweden sign MOU on regulation of health products SINGAPORE: Singapore's Health Sciences Authority HSA and its Swedish regulatory counterpart, the Medical Products Agency MPA, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the regulation of health products. Pentagon, VA improve sharing of health info Dr. Ross Fletcher, chief of staff of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C., asked a recent patient, a war veteran, how many times he had been exposed to the blast of an improvised explosive device. Answer: about 11. |




