12/25/2008 News For: Cinergy Health Health ComHealth Highlights: Dec. 24, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: 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. 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. 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. 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. Kaiser donates $50,000 to Health Express for transportation to doctor appointments Kaiser Permanente recently donated $50,000 to Auburn-based Health Express to expand its free and low-cost transportation services for patients who don't have access to reliable and affordable transportation to and from their medical appointments. A project of the nonprofit Placer Collaborative Network and Seniors First, the Health Express program was launched late last year to serve western ... Health Digest: Free testing offered at health fair Feb. 5 More than $400 in medical testing services will be available free to the Longview community at the "Get it Together" health fair from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Solheim Arena on the LeTourneau University campus, 2100 Mobberly Ave. Pa. gov's top health care aide to leave HARRISBURG ? The director of Gov. Ed Rendell's efforts to expand health insurance to low-income children and adults and modernize Pennsylvania's health care system is stepping down. |




