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Obama building grassroots support for health reform (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
When Shirley Hunter reviewed her finances to make sure she could afford to retire in 1999, she never banked on health care costs more than doubling in less than a decade.
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Diet pills from Brazil pose health risks: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A new report highlights the potentially serious health risks of using imported Brazilian-made prescription diet pills that combine amphetamines and other prescription medicines, such as anti-anxiety agents and antidepressants.
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Health Buzz: Bird Flu Kills in China and Other Health News (US News & World Report)
Saving on medicines by choosing generics; lingering uncertainty over Steve Jobs's health status.
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Sector Snap: Health insurers (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Profit margins for health insurers may be stabilizing after several years of declines, a Citi Investment Research analyst said Wednesday, seeing a potential positive from the U.S. economic slump.
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Work will begin on health units (BBC News)
Preparatory work on four new mental health units serving North East Lincolnshire is set to start within a few days
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Study: A Big Booty May Be Good for Your Health (Fox News)
Women can stop worrying about pear-shaped figures — fat bottoms have been scientifically proven to be a sign of good health.
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How Obama Can Heed Clinton Health Reform Failure (NPR)
As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take office and confront problems with the nation's health care system, some people in Washington are feeling a sense of deja vu. But experts say Obama can learn from the health reform effort that failed during the Clinton years.
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Albemarle Mental Health chief fired after critical audit (The Virginian-Pilot)
The board of directors for Albemarle Mental Health Center has fired its program director, Charles R. Franklin, after an internal audit revealed severe financial and public service shortfalls. The document, discussed by the board in closed session Tuesday night, also said Franklin apparently kept the board in the dark about the problems.
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Winnipeg health officials probe 'critical incident' deaths (CBC Manitoba)
The Winnipeg Regional Health authority says it is analyzing why 72 people died after so-called critical incidents in city hospitals and nursing homes last year.
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Health plan to make Thai children healthier and more intelligent (The Nation - Thailand's English news)
The Public Health Ministry yesterday approved a Bt1.2 billion plan to raise the average intelligence level of Thai children and to help them grow healthier and taller. The plan aims to lift the Intelligence Quotient (IQ) of Thai children to average scores of 110 [IQ denotes the ratio of a person's intelligence to the statistical norm] and- reflecting their good health- have them standing 175 ...
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