Health Insurance :: ICICI Prudential launches health insurance policy, India
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance announced its launched a product to tap the health insurance sector.
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Skin Cancer :: Major Gift to Rockefeller U. to Help Combat Most Serious Skin Cancers
The Paul Milstein family has donated $5.5 million to create the Milstein Medical Research Program at Rockefeller University. The initial research efforts will be in the area of skin cancer and will be led by Dr. James G. Krueger, D. Martin Carter Professor and head of the Laboratory for Investigative Dermatology at Rockefeller.
Child Care :: Children’s Ministry, bc housing sign child care MOU, Canada
New licensed child care spaces will be created in existing and planned social housing developments under an agreement between the Ministry of Children and Family Development and BC Housing, Minister of State for Child Care Linda Reid announced today.
Allergy :: New Center Offers One-Stop Care for Allergy and Sinus Sufferers
The prevalence of chronic sinusitis has increased dramatically in the last two decades. Today, 30?40 million Americans have the condition, making it one of the most common chronic diseases in the United States, surpassing even hypertension and diabetes.
Drug :: Adverse reactions of natural health products/drugs under-reported
The adverse effects of using prescription drugs side by side with natural health products (NHP) are being under-reported, so the potential risks may be underestimated by health-care professionals and the public, a study from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada shows.
Health Insurance :: Catholic Charities USA Urges SCHIP Expansion Cover All Eligible Children
Catholic Charities USA, CCUSA issued the following statement on action by the Senate Finance Committee on legislation to expand the State Children?s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), a state-federal partnership that covers children from low-income families that do not qualify for Medicaid.
ADHD :: Improvement following ADHD treatment sustained in most children
Most children treated in a variety of ways for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) showed sustained improvement after three years in a major follow-up study funded by the National Institutes of Health?s (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
Depression :: New study challenges NICE guidelines on adolescent depression
Should adolescents with depression be prescribed antidepressants, and if so, should they be given only with a psychological therapy, as advocated by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)?
Cancer :: Survey determines impact of false-positive cancer tests
According to a new study in Value in Health, women coping with the strain of being mistakenly diagnosed with breast cancer have not been adequately studied in the past.
Health Care :: Home health care devices focus of FDA Conference at UH
Patients are leaving hospitals quicker these days, continuing treatment and recovery ? often with the aid of medical devices ? at home. As a result, the government and home care industry together must work toward providing a safe environment for the use of medical devices in the home.