This is a selection of articles from the December 2007 archive. Click here for this month's American Health headlines.
Health experts seek more awareness about Chagas
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Source: American Medical News - HEALTH - December 31, 2007 Source Type: news
Congress OKs temporary reprieve on Medicare pay cut, renews SCHIP
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Source: American Medical News - GOVERNMENT - December 31, 2007 Source Type: news
Profits shrink for insurers
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 31, 2007 Source Type: news
How folks have (or haven't) responded to the new law
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 31, 2007 Source Type: news
Despite concerns, reform gets generally high marks
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 31, 2007 Source Type: news
State Health Officials Fault Lack of Federal Action on Waterproofing Sprays
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Source: NYT - December 29, 2007 Source Type: news
Dentists launching educational, legislative campaign
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Cascadia fined for overpayments
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines - December 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Costs Rising to Make Intraocular Pressure Fall
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Source: MedPage Today Public Health - December 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Lone Star Circle of Care names new chief medical officer
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Amerinet inks deal with Luminetx
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Stryker buys Curis protein tech for $1M
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines - December 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Highlands Ranch Healthcare Plaza is acquired
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 27, 2007 Source Type: news
Restaurants seek injunction against drink tax
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 27, 2007 Source Type: news
NIEHS Awards Discover Grants
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Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - December 27, 2007 Source Type: news
Genetic Repair Holds Promise for Duchenne Dystrophy
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Source: MedPage Today Public Health - December 26, 2007 Source Type: news
FTI promotes four local consultants to senior managing director
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 26, 2007 Source Type: news
DataChambers adds new client
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines - December 26, 2007 Source Type: news
Brief Intervention Helps Emergency Patients Reduce Drinking
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Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - December 26, 2007 Source Type: news
Preventing Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism
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Source: QualityTools - December 26, 2007 Source Type: news
Dec 12, 2007
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Opinion: Americans Should be Able to Buy Health Insurance from Any State
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage - December 25, 2007 Source Type: news
Business health group's Lee shifts role
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Financial planning for people with special needs
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 24, 2007 Source Type: news
TIDD opponents plan to seek changes at state level
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Software tool lets Kaiser get proactive with patients
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Software tool lets Kaiser get proactive with patients
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines - December 24, 2007 Source Type: news
On health care ... and Van Morrison
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines - December 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Bill would give small businesses more say on regs
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines - December 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Preventing discrimination in employee wellness programs
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Area doctors help launch new Medicare Advantage plan
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 24, 2007 Source Type: news
SynergyHealth carefully assessing suitors
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines - December 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Anthem surpasses UnitedHealthCare in Colorado
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Electronic health info exchange must prove its worth to survive
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines - December 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Huckabee 'pro-business,' with compassion for all
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Avoiding surgical errors by means of uniformity
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Behaviors: Another push in consumerism
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines - December 24, 2007 Source Type: news
ACT to test stem cell drugs on people
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines - December 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Study's cure for health care: Share the pain, share the gain
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 24, 2007 Source Type: news
2008: Economy Should Improve By Year's End
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Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - December 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Tougher Times Ahead? (Editorial)
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Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - December 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Dec 20, 2007
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Missouri Foundation Awards Nearly $4 Million for Tobacco Prevention, Cessation
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - December 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Some Lawyers Seek Changes in Vioxx Settlement
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Source: NYT - December 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Whistle-Blower Is Awarded $1.6 Million
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Source: NYT - December 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Drug Maker and Eye Doctors Settle Dispute Over Avastin
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Source: NYT - December 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Tenet inks deal with provider
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 21, 2007 Source Type: news
IOM Annual Meeting
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Source: Institute of Medicine - All new Projects, Reports, Events and News items - December 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Carbon Monoxide--Related Deaths --- United States, 1999--2004
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Source: CDC - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Notice to Readers: Potential Exposure to Attenuated Vaccine
Strain Brucella abortus RB51 During a Laboratory Proficiency Test ---
United States, 2007
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Source: CDC - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Oregon Health Forum names new editor
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Former Rolling Throne owner indicted
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Some Lawyers Seek Changes in Vioxx Settlement
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Source: NYT - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
TP53 Mutations Predict Shorter Survival in Head and Neck Cancer
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Source: MedPage Today Public Health - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Dec 17, 2007
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California State Assembly Passes First Phase of Health Care Reform Plan
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Employer health costs rise in California
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines - December 19, 2007 Source Type: news
Employer health costs rise in California
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 19, 2007 Source Type: news
Kelly & Associates files appeal after state-ordered fine
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 19, 2007 Source Type: news
Single Gene May Hold Key to Fragile X Therapy
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Source: MedPage Today Public Health - December 19, 2007 Source Type: news
Report: Health costs to hit Floridians in '08
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 19, 2007 Source Type: news
Roger Hannay named "small business champion"
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 19, 2007 Source Type: news
A.M. Best gives First Hawaii Group an 'A'
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 18, 2007 Source Type: news
Study says state needs more money
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 18, 2007 Source Type: news
Health Dialog sold in $775M deal
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 18, 2007 Source Type: news
Boys & Girls Town gets MFH grant
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 18, 2007 Source Type: news
Employer sanctions law will apply to past and future hires, Thomas says
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 18, 2007 Source Type: news
SynergyHealth narrows field of potential partners
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 18, 2007 Source Type: news
Long-term care insurer opens local office
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 18, 2007 Source Type: news
N.C. recovers $20M in Medicaid fraud
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines - December 18, 2007 Source Type: news
Screening for carotid artery stenosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.
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Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) - December 18, 2007 Source Type: news
For Recipients of Medicare, the Hard Sell
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Source: NYT - December 17, 2007 Source Type: news
Teamsters strike Oahu Times stores
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 17, 2007 Source Type: news
Kaiser gets U.S. grant for Hawaii health study
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines - December 17, 2007 Source Type: news
EnergyUnited awarding members capital credits
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - December 17, 2007 Source Type: news
Amerinet inks deal with Acusis
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines - December 17, 2007 Source Type: news
Meeting One of the Committee on Implementation of Antiviral Medication Strategies for an Influenza Pandemic