US Health Insurance Firms Suspend Sales, Promise to End Fraudulent Practices
...ompanies agreed to adopt new marketing guidelines, including making information about the health plans readily available to medical providers and contacting beneficiaries to ensure they understand the program's rules. They have until October 1 to meet the requirements, the Medicare statement said. Under the...Chief Medical Officer Urges Presumption of Organ Donation to End Transplant Shortfall
...een introduced in several other European countries including Spain, Austria and Sweden to varied degrees of suc...l Association, but opposed by other medical bodies including The Patients Association. "It is dangerous to presume patients' wishes at a time when difficult de...Seven Children Ordered Removed from Squalid Home in Texas
...it was infested with rats and filled with garbage, including stacks of dirty diapers nearly 4 feet high in clos...cement inspector cited the home for 37 violations, including unsafe wiring, no working hot water heater, holes in exterior walls and no proper connection to publ...Gene Variants for Crohn's Disease Identified
... cells ability to degrade cellular waste products, including bacteria. When unprocessed waste products pile up within the cell, they may stimulate the inflammatory response that characterizes Crohns disease. Although much research remains to be done, he added, better understanding of the disease process m...People Living Near Nuke Facilities at Higher Risk of Leukemia
...thor Dr. Peter J Baker. Eight separate analyses including unadjusted, random and fixed effect models also showed considerable consistency. However, dose-response studies, which describe how different levels of exposure affects an organism, did not show excess rates near nuclear facilities. Several difficu...Groundwater Levels Depleting Alarmingly in India
...and Diu is badly affected. Many areas of Haryana including Narnaul, Samlakha, Karnal and Moga, Sangur, Maha Kalam, Ahmedgarh in Punjab, Surajgarh, Behror and Bhinmal in Rajasthan, Gandhinagar in Gujarat are among others notified for prevention of depletion of water level. According to the board, in coasta...Chilly Sauce Linked to Botulism, Forcing Recall in US
...e products were shipped to retailers in 23 states, including Georgia. Consumers have been advised to throw away the cans and any food that might have been prepared with the chili sauce. About 20,000 cases _ or more than 300,000 cans _ were recalled from 22 states, mostly in the Southeast, Midwest and Southw...Converting Left-hander to Right-hander also Changes the Brain
...ers, and in the left hemisphere for right-handers, including converted left-handers. But the activity in this region was greater in the converts. However, a second set of brain regions involved in planning movement continued to act like those of left-handers in people who had switched to right-handedness. T...Rorting Health Practioners Busted
...06. Sanctions were imposed on 111 practitioners, including 84 who were ordered to pay back an average $49,270, the report made known. Dozens of other practitioners were disqualified from making any Medicare claims for a set period, and seven were suspended from prescribing PBS drugs. "This resulted in savi...MS Drug Fails The Test For Treating Crohns Disease
...as required to take additional safety precautions, including a mandatory registry of patients receiving the drug. In recent public statements, officials from Biogen Idec and Elan touted Tysabri's ability to induce remission in Crohn's patients.In their partnership, Biogen Idec has led trials and regulatory ...Nutritious Diet Help Improve Childrens Academic Performance
...s the parents are in control of what children eat, including their portion size, says Mary Pat Alfaro, MS, RD, CNSD, education coordinator in Nutrition Therapy at Cincinnati Childrens. Nutrition is very important for school children, for many reasons. Multiple studies have shown that poor nutrition has an ad...Scottish Engineer Devises Versatile Hand
...pproval of patients on both sizes of the Atlantic, including Iraq war veterans. Father-of-two Juan Arrendondo, was a sergeant in the US army when he lost his hand to a roadside bomb in 2004. He tried several other artificial hands before settlingon the i-LIMB. The 27-year-old-from Texas said: 'Now I can pic...Gaps In Food Safety Systems Must Be Plugged :UN
...l as "the illegal or fraudulent use of ingredients including unauthorized food additives or veterinary drugs for the recent spate of food safety incidents. During the last 12 months, an average of up to 200 food safety incidents per month were investigated by WHO and FAO to determine their public health impa...Dog Fighting in the US: Bloody, Illegal and Booming
... US Justice Department indictment. Some 66 dogs, including 55 pitbulls, were founds on Vick's property in southern Virginia, with many of the animals chained to cars close enough to agitate each other but too far away to bite -- a common tactic to prepare the dogs for combat, experts say. If convicted, the...Mother Has the Right to the Placenta, US Court Rules
...and education to future parents on various topics, including home birthing and herbal medicine. Selander said if she receives a placenta from a client who delivered at a hospital, it is contained in a tightly sealed clear bag that is tagged with the hospital's name and marked as a biohazard. Encapsulating pl...Lily Allen's Third Nipple Clip is a Hit on YouTube
...len, as telling him on the show. As the audience including Mylene Klass watched, she got the camera to zoom in as she flashed the third nipple....Artificial Trans Fat Banned in Chain Restaurant in King County
...nd beverage item that is on the menu for 60 days - including beer, wine and liquor. Fast food outlets must post...re than 10,000 food establishments in King County, including meal programs, fair booths and farmers markets....Clinical Trials Registry Launched in India
...stry, India will be among the few select countries including Australia, United Kingdom and the United States that are making researchers accountable through public disclosure. "The CTRI will ensure that a complete view of ongoing research is available at the click of a mouse," Ganguly said.The objective is t...Green Box Converts Car Fumes into Biofuel
... also be used at and buildings and heavy industry, including power plants. The box can be built small enough to... find, Palmer, who has consulted for organizations including the World Health Organization and GlaxoSmithKline, said. The three friends have set up a company c...... contains treasures from the Hamilton collection - including Mary's death mask - will still be open to the publ... rot, added central heating and created 11 suites, including the Lady's Bower, where guests can sleep in the 500-year-old bed said to have been used by Mary, Que...