News For: New Jersey Prenatal CareMost Americans Want to Change Health Care Angus Reid Global Monitor - Adults in the United States believe their medical services are due for a transformation, according to a poll by CBS News and the New York Times. 50 per cent of respondents think the health care system requires fundamental changes, and 35 per cent want to completely rebuild it. House Committee Approves Breast Cancer, Prenatal Care Bills On Wednesday the House Energy and Commerce Committee��approved a bill��HR 758 by voice vote that would mandate minimal hospital-stay coverage for women undergoing breast cancer surgery, as well as a measure S 1760 that would reauthorize the Healthy Start program, CQ Today reports. The committee also approved several other health-related measures Armstrong/Teitelbaum, CQ Today, 9/17. Corzine asks Congress for universal health care New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine urged the federal government Thursday to create a system in which all Americans have health insurance, equating universal health care to a moral responsibility for lawmakers. All day emergency response training under way in Sea Girt SEA GIRT -- About 800 volunteers from throughout the state are participating in live exercise scenarios today at the New Jersey State Police Academy. "This exercise is to show the response capabilities of our volunteer community, specifically the Citizen Corps, Medical Reserve Corps, and CERT Programs,'' said Lt. Joseph Geleta, New Jersey Community Emergency Response Team coordinator. "What ... New cancer center planned The comprehensive cancer care center has been proposed for land in the 1400 block of East Main Street on the Marian Medical Center campus, officials said Tuesday. Medical equipment donated to Nikaweratiya Base Hospital The Seva Vanitha Unit of the Foreign Ministry presented medical equipment to the new Intensive Care Unit ICU of the Nikaweratiya Base Hospital following a request from the Ministry of Health. New study sheds light on diabetes A new study shows some Pacific groups have higher rates of a potentially deadly lifestyle disease than others. The New Zealand Medical Journal research says its comparisons suggest Tongan women and Samoan men suffer higher rates of type 2 diabetes and heart disease than other Pacific groups. Neonatal care unit celebrates 40 years To celebrate four decades of neonatal intensive care services to the region, Monmouth Medical Center has planned a celebration for the 40th anniversary of the Regional Newborn Center on Sunday at the hospital and on the oceanfront. Business Notes [AITKIN - Amy Renner joined Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin as the registered nurse care coordinator for its new Nurse Navigator program to help support breast cancer patients and community awareness of breast health issues. Santa Cruz Medical Foundation opens new cancer care office SANTA CRUZ ��� On Thursday the Santa Cruz Medical Foundation, part of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, opened a new cancer care office for SCMF patients and the community in a remodeled facility at 2850 Commercial Crossing. |

