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The State Health Department is getting ready to launch a life-saving campaign aimed at Asian-Americans in South Mississippi. Trang Pham-Bui tells us what health officials are doing to help prevent the infection from spreading.
Industry wants e-health records delayedThe federal government's roll-out of e-health records should be delayed and the body in […]

Health care reform will reduce the number of uninsured Tennesseans by more than half, but the newly insured could put a strain on the state's health care system.

Bob Thompson learned he had prostate cancer after routine screening at the Whittier Street Health Center, a community-based facility that has long served serving thousands of residents of the inner-city Roxbury neighborhood.
Health Care Payers Push Back Against CostsThe opacity surrounding prices and the practice of charging different buyers different prices for identical goods or services […]

Cardinal Health Inc. said Friday that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has suspended its license to sell drugs from a Florida distribution center, and the company plans to fight the action.
Health Care's Jobs BoomBaby boomers are turning 65, and they will need lots of help
Health Net 4Q profit drops on military revenueInsurer Health Net Inc. […]

Investors busy assessing how the state of the global economy will affect their stock portfolios should start thinking about how the presidential race will weigh in. In particular, investors may want to look at how to play the health insurance space. Health care remains a subject of divide between the two […]

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Paladina Health Opens Innovative Primary Care Clinic in TacomaPaladina Health, LLC., a direct primary care health services management company, today announced the opening of its affiliated Tacoma clinic at 1250 Pacific Avenue in Tacoma. The c
The Supreme Court ruling: […]

Health Discovery Corporation , the molecular diagnostics company that launched MelApp, the first SVM-based image analysis iPhone app for melanoma risk assessment, today debuts its popular MelApp mobile app for Android devices.
Health Highlights: Feb. 1, 2012Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
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The aging of America may be good for the U.S. labor market.
Health insurer Aetna's 4Q profit jumps 73 percentHealth insurer Aetna says its fourth-quarter net income jumped 73 percent, as it continued to benefit from low medical utilization and some key expenses fell.The U.S.-based insurer earned $372.6 million, …
InTouch Health Receives $6 Million Investment from […]

Health Dialog today announced that its newest decision support tool, the HD Care Compass web and mobile site, was recognized with a Gold AVA Award in the website/medical category.
Health Net s & UCLA s Health Literacy Social Media Program Opens to All Teens NationwideHealth Net Federal Services, LLC, […]

Health Management Associates, Inc. today announced it has appointed Paul Hurst as its new Senior Vice President of Government Relations, effective February 1, 2012.
Health Reform Law Gaining Wider Acceptance: PollMONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) — Americans are slowly starting to embrace some key components of the controversial health care reform act signed into law by […]