11/30/2008 News For: Cost Of Aflac In MichiganLeslie A. Margolin: Promoting healthier ways of reaching consensus The president of Anthem Blue Cross of California believes 'answers lie in trying to bring people with diverse backgrounds and diverse interests together and focus on what they have in common.' The gig: President of Woodland Hills-based Anthem Blue Cross of California, the state's largest for-profit health insurer, which serves more than 8 million members. Workforce aiding UTMB in downsizing Workforce Solutions is working in partnership with the University of Texas Medical Branch to provide employment assistance to UTMB workers who have been dislocated due to facility layoffs. Trees of life Dear friend, I am thankful for the hospital. I have spent a lot of time there since I got brain cancer. The hospital has helped me to get better. Resources on teen depression In Ashland, reference materials from a Nov. 18 forum for parents, "Addressing Adolescent Depression and Suicide," are now available on the school district's website, www.ashland.k12.ma.us. The materials include excerpts of the presentation delivered by keynote speaker Dr. Nadja N. Reilly, an instructor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and director of the Swensrud Depression Prevention ... Former Rocky football player Travis Hearn in critical condition UPDATED 10:12 p.m. Paralyzed former Rock Island High School football player Travis Hearn is listed in critical condition at Trinity Medical Center-West Campus, Rock Island, a hospital nursing supervisor said today. Council OKs contract for PediPlace Back on The Colony City Council agenda this week was discussion and consideration of a $5,000 contract for services with PediPlace of Lewisville, a nonprofit agency that provides medical assistance to disadvantaged children in Denton County. Boy attacked by pit bulls in good condition NORTHEAST COUNTY ��� An 8-year-old Willis-area boy who was attacked by pit bull dogs on Wednesday is in good condition, according to Lisa Lagrone, operations administrator with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston. Report: Nine percent of state���s children uninsured LITTLE ROCK ��� An estimated 66,000, or 9.2 percent, of Arkansas��� children are not covered by any form of health insurance, according to a report released Monday. Never say die, even to cancer The diagnosis: lung cancer, spread to the brain and kidneys. The treatment: radiation, chemo, brain surgery and a healthy dose of Dave Wheeler's hippie-activist brand of militant defiance. Dave Wheeler, a lawyer who lives in Moreno Valley, sent me his obituary recently. |

