12/25/2008 News For: Cinergy Health Health Insurance Medical MembersHealth Highlights: Dec. 24, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Students may be required to have health plans Students at state colleges and universities could be required to have medical-insurance coverage under a proposal endorsed by a special task force on health-care reform. Nigeria: Oshotimehin Promises Community Health Insurance Abuja ? The new Minister of Health, Prof Babatunde Oshotimehin, has pledged to make community health Insurance as one of the core areas of his administration. Health fair draws crowd at Riverwalk Loma Linda University Health Care and Turner Development Corp. attracted more than 700 people to a recent health fair at the Medical Park at Riverwalk in Riverside. Mich. chooses prison health company, angers foes LANSING, Mich. ? Michigan is hiring a new company to treat state prisoners with medical problems after investigators criticized the existing health provider for low productivity and not having enough doctors. Decker 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. Child's ADHD Diagnosis Is Tied to Mother's Health Status The probability of having one's child receive an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD diagnosis involves a mother's own medical conditions and her use of health services prior to having the child, a new study finds. Taking the First Steps toward Better Health - Taking the first step toward a healthier lifestyle can seem overwhelming. The American Medical Association AMA suggests that one way to start might be with small changes that can lead to big health benefits. Michigan's choice for prison health care panned by foes Michigan is hiring a new company to treat prisoners with medical problems after investigators criticized the existing health provider for low productivity and not having enough doctors. Kennedy Cancer Doesn?t Dim Drive Toward Dream Health-Care Plan Dec. 22 -- Battling a deadly brain tumor, Senator Edward M. Kennedy is focusing on one last political goal: medical insurance for all Americans. |




