12/25/2008 News For: Bajaj Alliance Health PlanDecker threatens to cut Health Alliance funding Should Cambridge withhold city money from the embattled Cambridge Health Alliance? City Councilor Marjorie Decker said it should since the health organization?s drastic budget cuts has resulted in closed clinics, angered senior citizens and consolidated medical services across the community. Sharia-compliant health insurance plan launched in UAE Dubai: Dubai Islamic Insurance and Reinsurance Company AMAN has launched a health insurance scheme in the UAE. The new plan will offer comprehensive products that are consistent with the Sharia rules and are based on Islamic Takaful principles. Health insurance waiting list a record State says 145,800 have no coverage, an all-time high. The number of Pennsylvania adults on a waiting list for state-subsidized health insurance has reached an all-time high, a state Insurance Department spokeswoman said this week. Memorial Health System provides insight into expansion, renovation project Seasons Greetings! expressed at the Abilene Civic Center, 201 N.W. Second. Photo by Dave Bergmeier Abilene-based Memorial Health System is continuing the planning phases of a $15 million to $20 million multi-phase project that should provide the community with state-of-art medical offices and renovation of the existing hospital. Breast health center a success Published: Thursday, December 25, 2008 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 6:15 p.m. Spartanburg Regional Medical Center's Bearden-Josey Center for Breast Health opened a little more than three months ago, and it has already exceeded expectations. Health Highlights: Dec. 24, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: County reviews Sutter's medical plan Sutter Medical Center in Santa Rosa has taken the entire Sonoma County health-care industry for a ride these past two years with its ever-changing plans to build a new hospital. UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News Orbital, SpaceX to resupply space station ... Boosting blood flow may fight Alzheimer's ... Cancer enzymes found in zebrafish study ...Older people at risk from mixing drugs ... Health/Science news from UPI. Angola: Eleven Health Units Built in Kwanza Norte Province Ndalatando ? Eleven new health units, including a maternity hospital, were built and rehabilitated during the year 2008, in the northern Kwanza Norte province, in the light of local action of increasing the supply of basic health and medical assistance services to the population. Aetna, BayCare Health System sign agreement to continue services in Tampa Bay Aetna, a US-based provider of health insurance products and related services, and BayCare Health System have reached an agreement on a new multi-year contract that ensures continuation of their long-term relationship in the Tampa Bay area. The new contract takes effect on January 1, 2009. |




