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Council insurance will cost millions  Providing Metro Council members and their families with taxpayer-subsidized health insurance for life will cost the city close to $10 million over time, and that figure is expected to increase as more members take advantage of the benefit amid rising health-care costs.

Benefit rocks the Turtle  Eight bands performed at The Greene Turtle on York Road Friday night for XTSR's "Rock the Benefit" concert to raise awareness for autism. The six-hour event, which featured Towson's own Play By Play, was set up to raise awareness about the disorder and raise money for medical research.

Company C goes pink in October  CONCORD �� On Sept. 15, Company C unveiled its newest product design �� the Sachi Pink accent rug. Available for a limited time only, this 2-foot by 3-foot accent rug was specially designed to benefit breast cancer awareness and community outreach.

Virtual Colonoscopy As Good As Other Colon Cancer Screening Methods, Study Finds  CT colonography, known as virtual colonoscopy, is as accurate at screening for colorectal cancers and pre-cancerous polyps as conventional colonoscopy, the current screening standard, according to the National CT Colonography Trial, a nationwide multi-center study that included the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

In brief: Health updates (9/23/08)  Evening of Hope, 7-9 p.m. Friday, Providence Cancer Center, 3851 Piper St. The event highlights breast cancer awareness and features refreshments, a guest speaker, music, door prizes and a silent auction to benefit the local American Cancer Society. $10. 440-6376, 694-3254, 227-2112, 440-0685

Aetna Widens Appeals Process  Consumers from coast to coast have complained when health insurers rescinded their policies after serious illness set in. Now Aetna, which says it voids far fewer individual policies than other companies, is offering members nationwide a way to appeal a rescission to independent panels of doctors.

What to Watch: Finn's Girl  Death, breast cancer, abortion, single parenting, fertility and possibly dangerous fertility drugs. Sound like fun? That's what you're getting into if you watch Finn's Girl . It manages to yank a story out of all those heavy-duty issues, but at times it feels like an episode of The L Word without the benefit of Alice��s charm.

Albany Med ranked No. 9 in nation for quality, safety  Albany Medical Center ranked ninth out of 88 academic medical centers nationwide for quality and safety, according to an annual study by the University HealthSystem Consortium.

Benefit Held For Boy With E-Coli  Friends and family of Isaiah Peters held a benefit to cover his medical costs after recovering from a complication from E-Coli.

Aetna Pharmacy Management Certified for Fourth Consecutive Year by HR Policy Association for Meeting Stringent ...  Aetna NYSE:AET announced that the HR Policy Association, which represents 250 of the largest U.S. employers, re-certified Aetna's pharmacy benefit management organization for again meeting the HR Policy Association Pharmaceutical Coalition's transparency standards, which provide employers with the most rigorous level of drug purchasing transparency available in the marketplace.

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