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Some Boomers Edgy On Health Care Costs (CBS News)

Health care costs are daunting to nearly a fifth of the people who took part in a recent AARP survey.

Community Health, Texas health settling lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Hospital operator Community Health Systems Inc. said Monday it and Texas Health Resources are in the process of settling a lawsuit against Triad Denton Hospital over a Texas facility.
Health Care Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) TUESDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) — Due to […]

Steve Jobs Speaks Out on His Health (Portfolio.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Does the health of a C.E.O. matter? With rumors about Steve Jobs’ health mounting again after it was announced he wouldn’t appear at Macworld this week, Apple has decided it does. This morning, the company and its C.E.O. put out a statement about his health, saying he would stay on as C.E.O. through treatment.In […]

Medical community seeks answers to health care woes (Queens Chronicle)

With 47 million Americans living without health insurance, medical costs spiraling ever higher and the economy sliding into recession, one might think it would take some audacity to tackle all the country s health care problems at once.
Warning over youth mental health (BBC News) The Prince’s Trust is warning that young unemployed […]

Bahamas’ health minister requests 2 pathologists to oversee autopsy on John Travolta’s son (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

FREEPORT, Bahamas - The Bahamas will use two pathologists to ensure a careful autopsy on John Travolta’s son, who died at the actor’s vacation home in Grand Bahama, the territory’s health minister said Saturday.
Bailout puts retiree health care at risk (The Columbus Dispatch) DETROIT — Retirement health care for as many as three-quarters of […]

Amid financial crunch, health clubs get in shape to keep members (Los Angeles Times)

Discounts and increased marketing budgets are among the strategies to attract and retain customers beyond the new year’s surge. At the Bodies in Motion health club, Tee Mushonga wrapped up a successful sales pitch by handing a stack of paperwork to a new customer for the West Los Angeles facility.
Boost […]

Philippines to host the 4th Annual World Health Tourism Congress in 2009 (Manila Standard Today)

he Department of Tourism s (DOT) aggressive campaign to place the Philippines as a top global health and wellness destination has finally paid off for the country will host the World Health Tourism Congress (WHTC) on March 26 to 28, 2009 at Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel in Manila.

HEALTH-CARE HORROR (New York Post)

HEALTH care, says the man most concerned with that 17 percent of America’s economy, can be “a nation-ruining issue.” As Michael Leavitt ends four years as secretary of health and human services, he offers this attention-arresting arithmetic…
Cystic Fibrosis Patients’ Self-assessment Of Health Can Predict Prognosis (Medical News Today) Adult Cystic Fibrosis patients can provide […]

New Year’s resolutions can be bad for you: mental health charity (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Making self-improvement New Year’s resolutions often leaves people feeling worse, the British mental health charity Mind has warned.
Health benefits for local officials vary (The Sentinel) Like many local officials, South Middleton Township Supervisor Tom Faley is eligible to receive health insurance benefits from the township. But he chooses not to.
Lauderdale Co. OKs […]

Head of Georgia’s mental health agency resigns (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The head of Georgia’s embattled mental health agency on Wednesday announced she will leave the post, having weathered years of underfunding, severe federal reports and community criticism that her agency is in crisis.