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10:20 a.m. �� Study group needs volunteers to help find genetic causes of diabetes and kidney disease  10:20 a.m. �� A medical study group needs volunteers to help them find the genetic causes of diabetes and kidney disease. The National Institute of Health and the Micronesian Institute of Prevention and Research hope to test 70,000 Pacific Islanders and Filipinos in the next two years.

Group consolidating hospitals must open meetings, judge rules  The group overseeing the consolidation of Kaleida Health and Erie County Medical Center must open its meetings and make documents available to the public, according to a court decision.

Health insurance companies rife with wasteful spending, hospital group leader says   Wasteful spending by health insurance companies is helping to drive up the cost of health care in the state, the head of the Massachusetts Hospital Association said Friday. ��The administrative costs of health care companies are huge,�� Lynn Nicholas, president and chief executive of the hospital group, told a dozen people assembled at the Metro South Chamber of Commerce.

Health Highlights: Sept. 17, 2008   Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Health savings accounts expand as care costs rise   When workers throughout the country get the chance to make changes to their health insurance coverage this fall, some may find that their employer is offering a new option: health savings accounts.

Ainu group to request law enhancing benefits  The largest group representing Japan's indigenous Ainu people will ask the government to establish a law that guarantees greater educational support, pension payments and health insurance benefits. Tadashi Kato, an executive director of the Ainu Association of Hokkaido, will file the request during an informal meeting Wednesday of an expert panel tasked with discussing policy on the Ainu. ...

Patient-Reported Health Scores May Predict Head, Neck Cancer Outcomes   WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17 HealthDay News -- Self-reported physical health changes in the year after head and neck cancer patients are diagnosed may help predict their five-year survival, says a U.S. study.

America's Health Care at Risk: Guaranteeing Patient Access to Specialty Care  The nation's most influential voices in health care are in Florida to tackle one of the most critical issues facing Americans -- finding a cure for the nation's ailing health care system. James R. Bean, MD, president of the AANS, is among the distinguished speakers presenting today. He will speak about medical liability and Medicare -- two crucial issues affecting patient access to care.

South-side gathering explores health plan  Finding opportunities to stay active, buy affordable medication and arrange transportation to medical care are some of Wyline Gardner's health-related concerns for Polk County.

CIGNA Praises Senators Domenici, Kennedy and Enzi For Authoring New Mental Health Parity Legislation  CIGNA Corporation NYSE:CI praised U.S. Senators Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass., Mike Enzi R-Wyo. and Pete Domenici R-N.M. today for authoring a long-awaited mental health parity agreement, which the Senate Finance Committee has agreed to include in a tax package that could move through Congress this fall.

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