News For: Supplement Insurance Infertility TreatmentCouncil 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. Tuscaloosa hospitals faced with more uninsured Although the number of Americans without health insurance dropped in 2007, local hospitals are seeing a growing number of patients who can't pay for their medical treatment. Rabies treatment begins for people who had contact with infected dog Seven people who came into contact with a rabid dog in Spartanburg county are undergoing medical treatment to prevent contracting the disease, state health officials said today. Ways To Shorten Breast Cancer Treatment Researchers find that women with early-stage breast cancer may be able to shorten their time in treatment. Town seeks union vote on GIC insurance plan after negotiation ���impasse��� The Oct. 1 deadline looms and for the second straight year, negotiations between the Swampscott Board of Selectmen and the town���s employees about health insurance plans have reached an impasse .... Shorter radiation course works for breast cancer Shorter, more intense courses of radiation treatment work just as well as more drawn-out therapy for early-stage breast cancer patients, researchers reported on Monday. Breast Cancer Survivors Report High Quality of Life After Treatment Copyright �� 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. SUNDAY, Sept. 21 HealthDay News -- Women who had a lumpectomy and radiation to combat breast cancer have an overall quality of life several years after treatment that's on par with most adult American women, a new report says. 63% - Government Guaranteed Health Care Nearly two-thirds of Americans 63% favor a government guarantee of universal health insurance, even if it means raising taxes; 34% are opposed. Shorter Radiation Course Works in Breast Cancer Shorter courses of treatment are as effective as longer courses for early-stage breast cancer, a new study shows. Short, high dosage breast cancer treatment better, doctors say A shorter, more intense course of radiation therapy for early stage breast cancer -- running three weeks instead of the conventional five -- is highly effective, researchers have found in an analysis that challenges current medical wisdom. |


