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State Drops Second Health Insurance Choice  DES MOINES, Iowa -- State workers in Iowa will have one choice, not two, when it comes to selecting health insurance carriers. The Executive Council, which consists of five state leaders, has approved a proposal to eliminate United HealthCare and keep Wellmark. Monday's vote was 3-2.

Record numbers in Florida now receiving food stamps  Like most professionals with good jobs, Sandra Kramer never thought it would happen to her. But when she lost her major client and used savings to pay down a pile of medical bills, she had no choice.

Napolitano says medical-choice initiative could be costly for state  PHOENIX - Gov. Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that a ballot proposition aimed at preventing universal health care in Arizona could hurt medical coverage provided by employers and the state's program covering indigent residents.

Portsmouth Naval Medical Center and clinics offering flu shots  Portsmouth Naval Medical Center and its health clinics are offering flu shots for beneficiaries eligible for TRICARE. Information about hours and locations is available by phone at 757 953-3045 or go to the medical center?s site at www-nmcp.mar.med.navy.mil. According to a Navy news release, the center and health clinics have sufficient quantities of the flu vaccine.

St. Michael Buys Wadley  Texarkana will have one choice in hospitals in the near future. This after a major announcement this afternoon. CHRISTUS Saint Michael announced plans to purchase Wadley Regional Medical Center. Wadley has experienced some financial problems. The hospital will keep it's name and location.

Intimacy And Sexuality After Cancer: Questions Answered And Concerns Addressed  Today The Women's Sexual Health Foundation TWSHF released an issue of the Women's Sexual Health Foundation Journal devoted entirely to women's sexuality and cancer, a topic the Foundation frequently addresses with healthcare professionals, cancer patients and survivors. This journal, entitled Women's Sexuality and Cancer, is available as a free download on the Foundation's website, http://www.

New Europe, U.S. diabetes guidelines drop Avandia   New international guidelines from two medical societies on treating people with type 2 diabetes no longer recommend the use of GlaxoSmithKline's drug Avandia.

WellPoint Profit Declines 5.4% on Soured Investments (Update1)  Oct. 22 -- WellPoint Inc. , the health insurer for one of every nine Americans, said third-quarter profit fell 5.4 percent, dragged down by bad investments in Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

Merck Lops 7,200 Jobs, Drops Forecast as Earnings Sag (Update3)  Oct. 22 -- Merck & Co. said it will cut 7,200 jobs in the face of generic competition, regulatory delays and falling sales of its cholesterol pills and cancer vaccine.

Engle Homes launches ?campaign to help cure breast cancer  Month and its support of research to cure this disease, Engle Homes Florida will be accepting donations for and making a corporate donation to the Moffitt Cancer Center during its ?Engle Cares? campaign October 20-31, 2008.

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