11/29/2008 News For: Low Cost Health Insurance After CancerFrisco Cares Clinic may move into building of its own With the faltering economy leaving more people jobless and without health insurance for their family, the low-cost Frisco Cares Clinic may soon be able to expand their hours and help more children. State's children lack health coverage Nearly 19 percent or 797,000 children in Florida do not have health insurance -- the second highest percentage in the country -- and experts expect the number to rise as more parents are laid off, according to a report released this week. Free cancer treatment for children below 16 years in Kerala Kerala government has decided to extend cancer treatment at free of cost for children below the age of 16-years, State Health Minister P K Sreemathi told the assembly today. Many continue to rely on ERs The vast majority of Bay State residents have health insurance and a primary-care physician, but many are still relying on hospital emergency rooms for care that could have been handled less expensively by their family doctors, according to a new survey. Workshop set for employee health insurance Business owners not previously able to afford health insurance for their employees have a new tool available to them ��� government subsidies for employee health insurance. UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News Doctors debate new cancer treatmentWASHINGTON, Nov. 28 UPI -- The development of a new computerized robotic device to combat early prostate cancer is triggering intense debate among experts over its use.The CyberKnife, as the $4 million high-tech machine is called, originally was used to treat hard to reach brain and spinal tumors with radiation. The device also is seen by some doctors as an ... Cancer program adding research labs London Health Sciences Foundation announced today that it has met its $4 million fundraising goal for new cancer research labs at the London Region Cancer Program. Transfusing Anemic Cancer Patients Boosts Clot Risk FRIDAY, Nov. 28 HealthDay News -- Giving blood transfusions to treat anemia in cancer patients increases the risk of potentially lethal blood clots, say University of Rochester, N.Y., researchers. Mujeres con sobrepeso corren m��s riesgo c��ncer de mama avanzado NUEVA YORK Reuters Health - Las mujeres con sobrepeso y obesidad tienen alto riesgo de desarrollar c��ncer de mama y de que se le diagnostique en etapa avanzada, indic�� un estudio publicado en Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Florida children without health insurance Nearly 19 percent of Florida children do not have health insurance, the second highest percentage in the country. |

