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Congress Unlikely to Pass Permanent Medicare Physician Payment Fix in 2009, says MedicareSupplementPlans.com

Comprehensive health reform legislation is not likely to include a permanent solution to the Medicare physician payment system this year, says MedicareSupplementPlans.com . Los Angeles, CA (Vocus) August 8, 2009 -– Congress is unlikely to pass legislation this ye...

Sinking Economy Hit Hard by Soaring Healthcare Costs, Says MedicareSupplementPlans.com

Health care reform and controlling insurance costs is essential if we expect to create jobs and rebuild the economy says MedicareSupplementPlans.com . Los Angeles, CA (Vocus) August 7, 2009 -- Medicare and Medicaid costs are overwhelming government budgets as insurance...

Michael Jackson Could Have Been Going Through 'Male Menopause', says SimplyAgeless411

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In the six weeks since Michael Jackson's death, reports of anxiety, depression, insomnia and fatigue have all been tied to the cause as physical conditions that prompted his reliance on prescription drugs. But Beverly Hills anti-aging co...

CAHI Says Health Insurers Are Not the 'Problem'

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Dr. Merrill Matthews, executive director of the Council for Affordable Health Insurance (CAHI), released the following statement: After months of several health care industry groups bending over backward to work with the Obama...

'Health Care Reform Must be Abortion-Free,' says Supreme Knight

PHOENIX, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "A health care system designed to save lives on the one hand must not become a vehicle for taking lives through abortion and euthanasia," Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson said in his annual report at the organization's 127th annual convention her...

Outsourcing of IT Requirements by Healthcare Organisations Promotes All-Round Benefits, Says Frost & Sullivan

LONDON, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- As the modern enterprise seeks to focus ever more narrowly on its core activities, IT outsourcing services are increasingly being considered as a business strategy that provides access to 'best in class' processes and cost predictability. In healthcare...

Number of Californians with No Health Insurance is Rising says MedicareSupplementPlans.com

An increasing number of working adults are currently without or, without a change in state health policies, will soon be without health says MedicareSupplementPlans.com . Los Angeles, CA (Vocus) August 5, 2009 -- Another 100,000 working Californians could be added to t...

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Says Only Trained Dental and Medical Practitioners Should Administer and Monitor Anesthesia

ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the wake of news reports concerning the possible use of such anesthetic drugs as Diprivan (propofol) by the late Michael Jackson, questions have been raised about the availability and administration of such agents. (Logo: http...

Parents Lose Sleep Too When Students Begin School, Says Atlanta Sleep Medicine Clinic

With school starting soon, parents and children should begin transitioning to an earlier sleep schedule to avoid losing sleep with an earlier wake time. Successfully transitioning sleeping patterns will help students be mentally alert and ready to learn by the first day of school. ...

Increasing Regulation and Economic Volatility Key Catalysts for Risk Management in the Food System, Agribusiness and Beverage Industry, Says Report from Aon Analytics

CHICAGO, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC ), the leading global provider of risk management services, today released its 2009 U.S. Food System, Agribusiness and Beverage Industry Report . The first annual report was generated by Aon Analytics to h...

House Measure Proves Healthcare Legislation Will Fund Abortion, Says Family Research Council Action

WASHINGTON, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last night, U.S. Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) introduced an amendment to the Democratic leadership's health care bill, H.R. 3200, that would specifically include abortion in the health care legislation, solidifying the radical pro-abortion nat...

Catholic Charities, Vincent De Paul Society Supporting Abortion-Providing Healthcare Plan, Says ALL

WASHINGTON, July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three of the top lay Catholic organizations have divorced themselves from Catholic teaching by supporting the Obama health-care plan, which would foster a culture of mandatory abortion coverage, contraceptive services, and permissive sex ed...

Ecigarettesnational.com Says Claim by FDA and Other Health Organizations Intentionally Misleading

GAINESVILLE, Fla., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- As the FDA put out a news release concerning its stance on electronic cigarette products last week, the administration only tested two different brands. What many e-cigarette users say is important about these brands is that they are m...

Economic Stimulus Package to Provide COBRA Subsidies to Laid-Off Workers, Says MedicareSupplementPlans.com

Some laid-off workers can expect help from the federal government as President Obama’s new economic stimulus package provides health care assistance via COBRA subsidies, says MedicareSupplementPlans.com . Los Angeles, CA (Vocus) July 23, 2009 -- Many laid-off wor...

Time to Get the Job Done Says Alliance President and CEO

WASHINGTON, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "It was forty-four years ago this month that the first recipients enrolled in Medicare. Now is the time to get the rest of the job done to ensure quality health care for all," said Dr. Jane L. Delgado, President and CEO of the Nat...

Obama Puts Politics Before Principle in Abortion Coverage, Says Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice President

WASHINGTON , July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of Reverend Dr. Carlton W. Veazey, President and CEO, Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice: Overhauling our health care system is a moral imperative; we are failing as a nation to ca...

Medicare Agency Announces Decreased Payments to Medicare Advantage Insurers in 2010, Says MedicareSupplementPlans.com

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced cuts in payments to Medicare Advantage insurers of as much as 4.5 percent by the year 2010. The additional costs could be passed along to seniors, says MedicareSupplementPlans.com . Los Angeles, CA (Vocus) July 2...

Jackson Tragedy May Serve to Educate Public on Addiction, Says American Society of Addiction Medicine

According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), the tragedy of Michael Jackson's untimely passing, whether or not his death is ultimately attributed to drugs or addiction, may help stimulate a public dialogue about the nature of addiction, its treatment, and how those affected by ...

Washington, DC Plastic Surgeon Mark E. Richards, M.D. Says Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy has Staggering Health Benefits that Could Change the Way We Age

Dr. Mark E. Richards with Ageless Impressions Plastic Surgery Institute is a nationally recognized plastic surgeon, and has been certified in both general surgery and plastic surgery. Every day at his plastic surgery in Washington, DC , he sees people who want to improve their appearance in some...

California Health Insurance Assistance Program Awarded 2009 Grant Funding, Says MedicareSupplementPlans.com

California State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs) are expected to receive $3 million in new grants to assist Medicare beneficiaries in need of information on a wide variety of Medicare and health insurance topics, says MedicareSupplementPlans.com . Los Ange...

Employers Express Doubts About Employer Mandate and Government-Sponsored Public Plan, Says Aon Consulting Survey

CHICAGO, July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Competition between employer-based health insurance plans and a government-sponsored public plan will not fix the U.S. health care system, according to the majority of employers responding to a Health Care Reform Survey, conducted b...

Good News for Seniors: California Lowest in Overall Medicare Cost Increases, Says MedicareSupplementPlans.com

While Medicare spending varies widely across the U.S. because of how physicians spend in different areas of the country, California has experienced one of the lowest overall Medicare cost increases over the past 15 years, says MedicareSupplementPlans.com . Los Angeles,...

Child Care Centers Throughout Mexico Being Crucified Unjustly, Says Interchildren, Inc.

TIJUANA, Mexico, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The following press release is being issued by Interchildren, Inc. Throughout Mexico, childcare center owners are being crucified unjustly. Following a horrific incident where over 40 children sadly perished in a fire in Hermosillo, Sonora, t...

House Health Reform Bill Would Deliver on President Obama's Vision, Says Campaign for America's Future

Archer: "We're Determined to Make the House Bill t he Standard for Reform " WASHINGTON, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Campaign for America's Future health care project director Diane Archer today praised the House for introducing a health reform bill t...

Urban Caucus Chair Says Healthcare Reform Means You Can Have Your Care and Keep It Too

WASHINGTON ., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Chairman of the Congressional Urban Caucus, release d this statement today as the three House Committees with jurisdiction over health policy introduce the American Affordable Health Choices Act:...

FRC Says Planned Parenthood, Desperate to Hide Agenda, Attacks Hatch and Hides Intent

WASHINGTON, July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council President Tony Perkins responded today to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America's patently false attack on Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). Hatch last week drew attention to Sen. Barbara Mikulski's (D-MD) attempt to...

Calcium Isn't the Secret to Healthy Bones, Says Natural Solutions Magazine

BOULDER, Colo., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's leading health experts insist that we drink plenty of milk and eat dairy foods to protect our bones. Unfortunately, this advice may actually increase a person's risk for the pervasive bone disease osteoporosis. "The Calcium Myth" in the Aug...

Contemptible: Governor, State Officials Defy Court Order to Stop Home Care Cuts, Says SEIU

OAKLAND, Calif., July 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which represents more than 200,000 California home care workers, filed a motion with U.S. District Court to hold the State in contempt for illegally cutting the wages of In-Home Supportive S...

NIA Says Health Care Will Cause U.S. Dollar Collapse

FORT LEE, N.J., July 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Inflation Association today released the following statement to its http://inflation.us members: "It is becoming increasingly likely that health care will be the straw that causes the U.S. Dollar to collapse. There is no doubt ...

NIH Stem Cell Guidelines Ethically Irresponsible, Scientifically Unworthy, Useless to Patients, Says Family Research Council

WASHINGTON, July 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins responded to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) guidelines implementing President Obama's executive order for federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research (ESCR). President Obama's ...

APAC Sensors Market Likely to be Driven by Medical and Process Industries in 2009, Says Frost & Sullivan

SINGAPORE, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The global financial crisis, as expected, has taken its toll on the Asia-Pacific economies and the spillovers from the crisis have impacted the region with unexpected speed and force. Major economies in Asia such as Japan, China, South Korea, India, and Southeast ...

Who Says Negatives Can't Be Positive?

Rh-Negative Blood Types - Patients Need YOU NEW YORK, July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New York Blood Center (NYBC) and its divisions in Manhattan, Long Island, Hudson Valley, Brooklyn / Staten Island, and New Jersey call upon the community to please give blood this month. Rh-negative b...

Rare sheep could be key to better diagnostic tests in developing world, says Stanford study

STANFORD, Calif. The newest revolution in microbiology testing walks on four legs and says "baa." It's the hair sheep, a less-hirsute version of the familiar woolly barnyard resident. A new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine, which is to be published July 3 in PLoS ONE , fin...

Is Financial Infidelity a Threat to Your Marriage? Psychiatrist Says It Can Be More Devastating Than an Affair

CLEARWATER, Fla., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Cheating with money occurs in 1 out of 3 marriages. Some couples say it is even more devastating than sexual infidelity. In addition to the loss of trust, one spouse has spent what the couple had worked together to save for the future. Financial infidelity ...

Cellular Technology Extends the Boundaries of E-healthcare, Says Frost & Sullivan

LONDON, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Wireless technologies has been of immense value to medical practitioners, enabling them to increase productivity and improve the availability of quality healthcare globally. However, while mobile technology undoubtedly adds value to healthcare, the question is wheth...

The Healthcare Scoop Community Says 'Eye Care'

In honor of National Eye Safety Awareness Week, individuals asked to share their perspectives on eye care and safety. Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) June 29, 2009 -- Stop squinting…proper eye care and safety can help enhance all the sights of summer, including this Four...

Marine Turned Comedian Says TBI is No Laughing Matter

NEW YORK, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Funny man Dave Rosner is used to playing center stage, but there's one issue close to his heart that is not a joke. Now, Rosner is committed to taking his message to the Internet to help find a cure for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). While 1.5 million...

Proactive Pet Care Essential in Low Cash Times, Says NOAH

A regular health care routine helps to keep your pet healthy and happy and is more likely to avoid serious and costly health problems in the future, the National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) advises. (PRWeb UK) June 29, 2009 -- Simple steps towards pet health ca...

The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center Says There is No Independence Day for Homeowners in Florida, Texas or Other States With Toxic Chinese Drywall

The Chinese Drywall Center is saying, "there is no independence day for homeowners in Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, Alabama, Georgia and numerous other states whose homes contain toxic Chinese drywall. It's just another day of agony, where the homeowner and their family i...

Americans' Right to Access Natural Health Alternatives in Peril, Says Natural Health Freedom Movement

The Natural Health Freedom Movement, a new coalition under the leadership of Matthias Rath, MD, is spearheading an online grass roots movement to protect the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) and defend the rights of Americans to access safe, science-based, natural healt...