| Search 1) News For: Virginia Health Keepers Patient-Reported Health Scores May Predict Head, Neck Cancer Outcomes Title: Patient-Reported Health Scores May Predict Head, Neck Cancer Outcomes Category: Health News Created: 9/18/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/18/2008 Health: Female Energy Drink In health, Medical Reporter Stephanie Stahl has details on the new "pink drink" --- a new energy drink especially designed for women with an extra boost of energy to help you get through those busy days. Health Highlights: Sept. 18, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: 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. Health insurance outpacing income WASHINGTON Wisconsin workers who have trimmed family budgets to pay health insurance premiums already know the costs have risen, but they may be shocked to learn by how much. Experts debate shape of health reform Use tax credits to pay for health insurance policies? Cover everyone one way or another, including through insurance that federal employees get? Can there be any common agreement about how to reform healthcare in America? Search 2) News For: Virginia Health Keepers Health insurer reenters R.I. market Tufts Health Plan, a Massachusetts-based health insurer, announced yesterday that it is returning to Rhode Island to challenge the two insurers dominating the market. Health insurer reenters R.I. market Tufts Health Plan, which left the state in 1999 following a price war, has gained approval to begin offering medical insurance to Rhode Island residents. Sexual Health Experts Call For Earlier Diagnosis Of HIV - UK With nearly a third of HIV cases in the UK going undiagnosed, the Medical Foundation for AIDS & Sexual Health MedFASH, has produced a booklet to help healthcare professionals to view HIV testing as part of routine screening when diagnosing their patients. Self-Reported Health Scores In Year After Head And Neck Cancer May Predict Long-Term Survival Self-Reported Health Scores In Year After Head And Neck Cancer May Predict Long-Term Survival After being diagnosed with head and neck cancer, changes in the physical health status of patients appear to predict survival at five years, according to a report released on September 15, 2008 in Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. |




