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Man With Breast Cancer Denied Medicaid Coverage

Man With Breast Cancer Denied Medicaid Coverage

Insurance

10 Aug 2011
For most women, one of the most significant health concerns is developing breast cancer. While most breast cancer victims are women, almost 1% of all ...

Medicare may cover exspensive prostate cancer vaccine: Provenge

Medicare may cover exspensive prostate cancer vaccine: Provenge

Disease And Conditons, Insurance

18 Nov 2010
In April Provenge, a therapeutic vaccine, was approved for treatment for prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. It is the ...

Breast Cancers early warning signs

Breast Cancers early warning signs

Insurance

04 Oct 2010
October is the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month since 1985. Statistics show that 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer at some point in ...

 
“Bettlejuice” scandal bugs bottlefeeders

“Bettlejuice” scandal bugs bottlefeeders

Insurance

25 Sep 2010
Advocates for breastfeeding could possibly see a surge benefiting their cause due to the recall of certain Similac powdered formulas, in addition to comments circulating ...

Andy Whitfield unable to continue with Spartacus: Cancer returns

Andy Whitfield unable to continue with Spartacus: Cancer returns

Insurance

18 Sep 2010
Andy Whitfield, the star who plays the gladiator slave Spartacus, issued a statement: “It’s with a deep sense of disappointment that I must step aside ...

Long-term weight loss may be bad for your health

Long-term weight loss may be bad for your health

Insurance

08 Sep 2010
A new study shows that Long-term weight loss may be in reality bad for your health, leading to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis. Lead ...

 
UPDATE: Kaiser Family Foundation says employers are shifting health care costs to workers

UPDATE: Kaiser Family Foundation says employers are shifting health care costs to workers

Insurance

06 Sep 2010
A national survey released last week by the Kaiser Family Foundation showed that the average annual premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance grew just 3% this ...

Kaiser Family Foundation says employers are shifting health care costs to workers

Kaiser Family Foundation says employers are shifting health care costs to workers

Insurance

02 Sep 2010
Employers have been shifting health care costs to workers, according to Employer Health Benefits Survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & ...

Experimental New Drug May Prolong Life for Melanoma Patients

Experimental New Drug May Prolong Life for Melanoma Patients

Insurance

26 Aug 2010
A newly discovered and experimental gene therapy drug may bring a ray of hope to those patients who are suffering from Melanoma. Although it is ...

 
New Help for Adults With ADHD: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

New Help for Adults With ADHD: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Insurance

24 Aug 2010
Doctors have prescribed pills to adults who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for decades, but a new study has found something that will ...

Tai chi proven effective as a therapy for fibromyalgia

Tai chi proven effective as a therapy for fibromyalgia

Insurance

19 Aug 2010
According to new research, tai chi may be effective as a therapy for fibromyalgia. The research was published on Thursday in The New England Journal ...

Alarming number of teens are losing some of their hearing

Alarming number of teens are losing some of their hearing

Insurance

17 Aug 2010
An alarming number of teenagers have lost at least some of their hearing, approximately one in five and the problem has increased considerably in recent ...

 
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