Health Insurance :: Insurance companies should have access to genetic information
There is no good reason to deny insurers access to genetic information, argues a Professor of Ethics in a debate published in this week?s BMJ.
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Health Insurance :: LIC India waiting for IRDA nod for health insurance foray
India’s largest life insurance services provider Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is set enter the health insurance space in about two months as it is awaiting a nod from the IRDA.
Colon Cancer :: Colonoscopy up in NYC
More New Yorkers are getting life-saving colonoscopies than ever before, the Health Department announced today, and people of all races and incomes are benefiting. The test ? which can detect, prevent, or cure colorectal cancer ? is generally recommended once every decade for people 50 and older, and earlier for those with a family history of the disease.
Healthy :: How birth weight affects adult health and success
Birth weight has significant and lasting effects, a new study finds. Weighing less than 5.5 pounds at birth increases the probability of dropping out of high school by one-third, reduces yearly earnings by about 15 percent and burdens people in their 30s and 40s with the health of someone who is 12 years older.
Drug :: Drug company funding of drug trials greatly influences outcome
In head-to-head trials of two drugs, the one deemed better appears to depend largely on who is funding the study, according to an analysis of nearly 200 statin-drug comparisons carried out between 1999 and 2005.
Health :: Medicalizing the human condition
Over the past half-century, the social terrain of health and illness has been transformed. What were once considered normal human events and common human problems — birth, aging, menopause, alcoholism and obesity — are now considered medical conditions. For better or worse, medicine increasingly permeates daily life.
Anemia :: Anemia drugs raise health risks, blood clots
Certain anemia drugs can actually raise the risk of blood clots and even death in cancer patients, revealed by researchers.
Health Plan :: US Presidential Candidate Sen. Obama proposes health plan to cover uninsured
US Presidential candidate and Sen. Barack Obama, in Iowa City, announced a proposal that would expand health insurance to almost all U.S. residents and reduce premium costs.
Ultrasound :: AIUM hosts Third Annual Ultrasound Practice Forum
On April 23, the AIUM?s third annual Ultrasound Practice Forum, entitled “Patient Safety and Quality: The Role of Ultrasound” took place in Baltimore, Maryland. Fifty-six individuals representing 30 organizations joined in discussions on training and exam guidelines, scope of practice, and the potential impact of reimbursement on accreditation in ultrasound.
Asthma :: Survey shows asthma not controlled in majority of patients
A survey of 1,812 patients with moderate-to-severe asthma revealed that the disease was not controlled in 55 percent, despite the fact that most had health insurance and visited their health care providers regularly.