News For: health care For Women And ChildrenNew ICMA/CIGNA Guide for Local Government Managers Focuses on Improving Community Health and Reducing Costs Every year, five percent of healthy employees become sick as a result of aging, unhealthy lifestyle choices, or other risk factors, according to CIGNA, one of the nation's leading health service companies. When added to the ranks of employees who already suffer from disease, this five percent drives the annual cost of health care coverage even higher. New ICMA/CIGNA Guide for Local Government Managers Focuses on Improving Community Health and Reducing Costs RICHMOND, Va.----Every year, five percent of healthy employees become sick as a result of aging, unhealthy lifestyle choices, or other risk factors, according to CIGNA, one of the nation���s leading health service companies. Paging primary care Region relies on recruits for growing needs Family medicine is the most popular choice among recent graduates of the University of North Dakota medical school, but it's still not enough to fill primary care needs in the region, health care leaders say. Advertisement: ROAD WOLF MOTORCYCLE SPECS $65 Oil Change @ Road Wolf Motorcycles Text this to your phone and bring it in to Road ... New health care policy allows parents' plans for children until age 30 Jobs may be hard to come by for young adults these days, but finding health insurance may have just gotten easier. Health Highlights: Sept. 22, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Health Buzz: Cheap, Rapid HPV Test and Other Health News An artistic stunt with medical risks, conquering your fears, and robotic rehabilitation after stroke. Studies look at Hispanics' access to U.S. health care system Three studies published online on Wednesday in the American Journal of Public Health look at how poverty, language and health insurance coverage affect access to care among foreign-born U.S. residents, particularly Hispanics, HealthDay/U.S. News & World Report reports. New Atlantic City day care for special-needs children Kyree Willis, 3, blows a whistle as he and other children get a lesson in public safety Thursday from Atlantic City Fire Department Capt. Ledford Mack. The lesson came as city and county officials gathered in the Lower Chelsea section of the resort for the grand opening of a new day-care center that cares for special-needs children. Providence Pediatric Medical Daycare Inc., a medical provider ... MDdatacor Chosen to Support Health Care Quality Program for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska MDdatacor, Inc., a leader in health care quality management solutions for health plans and providers, today announced a new contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska to support the health plan's quality program, which initially focuses on members with diabetes and hypertension. PA offers advice for Women's Health Month As September is women's health awareness and gynecological cancer awareness month, Cari Stenz, PA-C, at the Women's Health Center of Alpena addressed issues and preventative care women can use to stay healthy. Stenz emphasized that one of the biggest things women can do for preventive care is to take care of their bodies. |


