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Europe bans baby bottles with Bisphenol-A
Europe banned baby bottles containing the chemical Bisphenol-A as of early next year over fears it may harm the health of children throughout the...
New York : Fewer get health care through job
The proportion of New Yorkers with health insurance provided by their employers has plummeted, according to a new study.
At the same time, government-subsidized...
Haiti : 200,000 Haiti cholera cases expected
A top health expert warned on Tuesday that Haiti could face as many as 200,000 cases of cholera in the coming three months and...
World Health Organisation : health needs plunge 100 million into poverty
More than 100 million people are plunged into poverty every year by illness or "catastrophic" medical bills, the World Health Organisation said Monday, launching...
U.S 9/11 rescuers agree 625 million dollars damages from government insurer
More than 10,000 rescue workers sickened by toxic dust and other debris after the September 11 attacks in New York on Friday accepted a...
Obama foes vows quick action against health overhaul
Top US House Republican John Boehner on Thursday vowed quick action next year to try to roll back President Barack Obama's signature overhaul of...
US at bottom of health care survey of 11 rich countries
Americans are the most likely to go without health care because of the cost and to have trouble paying medical bills even when insured,...
Europe to knock down barriers for disabled
The one in six Europeans with a disability should be able to cross EU borders carrying a single card offering bloc-wide entitlements from next...
Obama foes vows quick action against health overhaul
Top US House Republican John Boehner on Thursday vowed quick action next year to try to roll back President Barack Obama's signature overhaul of...
China says no sign of bird flu after HK case
Health authorities in eastern China said they had so far detected no human cases of bird flu after a woman in Hong Kong who...
Hong Kong confirms first human case of bird flu since 2003
Hong Kong scrambled Thursday to contain any outbreak of bird flu after recording its first human case of the illness since 2003, a 59-year-old...
Study : New blood test may predict heart failure risk
US researchers said on Monday they have developed a new blood test that may help predict the risk of heart failure in older adults...
Study : Women with stressful jobs more prone to heart disease
Women with stressful jobs face a 40 percent higher risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke or need surgery to open a blocked...
Swiss Re : interested in health and life insurance market in India
Swiss Re said it’s looking for a local partner in India to enter the country’s life and health insurance market.
“We see a very good...
Congo : mass vaccinations against polio started
Aid workers Friday launched a mass vaccination campaign against polio in the Republic of Congo, where more than 100 people have died since October...
Health : Miami hit with first dengue case in almost 70 years
Miami health officials Friday confirmed the first locally contracted case of dengue fever in the county in more than six decades and called on...
Health study : CT screening cuts lung cancer death better than X-ray
Screening heavy smokers with low-dose computer tomography (CT) instead of X-rays can reduce deaths from lung cancer by 20 percent, a massive US study...
Good to know : Be fit, have fewer colds – study
Couch potatoes are nearly twice as likely to catch a cold, and a third likelier to suffer bad symptoms of a cold, compared with...
Ireland : 400-million-euro deal to shed health staff
Ireland's government unveiled a 400-million-euro (559-million-dollar) voluntary redundancy and early retirement scheme on Monday in a bid to shed staff from the health service.
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Research : does Competition benefit health insurance subscribers?
Uwe E. Reinhardt is an economics professor at Princeton. He has some financial interests in the health care field.
How does competition work in the...
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