11/29/2008 News For: Low Cost Health Care For IndividualsObama to boost genetic role in health care WASHINGTON -- For years, scientists have held out hope that the rapidly evolving field of genetics could transform medical diagnosis and treatment, moving beyond a trial-and-error approach as old as the Hippocratic Oath. 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. State rates health care plans, medical providers California's annual Health Care Quality Report Card, which rates health care plans, medical groups and providers, is now available online. The report is intended to help families and individuals make more informed decisions about health care. It can be viewed at In addition to providing overall ratings for HMOs, PPOs and other health plans, the report offers a breakdown of how well each insurer ... 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 ... World Medical Association supports mercury phase-out in health care Manila - Health Care Without Harm HCWH-Southeast Asia commends the World Medical Association WMA for unanimously passing a resolution calling for the phase-out of mercury in health care and urges health professional organizations in the Southeast Asian region to follow suit. Northwest Medical Center receives honor for radiology The Houston Northwest Medical Center received another honor for its exemplary work in the field of preventative health. Health centers need, offer help Community Health Centers, Inc. is wishing for cash, children's books -- and a new parking lot. The health centers help provide medical care to the uninsured and others. Health care task force's plan offers little immediate help to middle class Ross William Hamilton/The OregonianLike a growing number of middle-class Oregonians, Kathy Brown, 60, and her husband, Steve, 63, have seen health care costs erode their standard of living and retirement plans. Both had jobs and health insurance when Steve suffered... Medicare?s Too Costly Private Plans Congress must remove unjustified subsidies to inefficient private health insurance plans that have added to the cost and complexity of the Medicare program. Trinity opens new care units STEUBENVILLE - Officials at Trinity Health System announced the opening of two new patient care units at Trinity Medical Center West. Located on the second and third floors of the new tower building, the unit boasts a new patient care delivery system. |

