Bethlehem, PA, United States (KaiserHealth) – Trumpeting a landmark study released recently, hospitals around the country have started offering deeply discounted CT scans for smokers worried about lung cancer. But some experts question whether the strategy is a marketing ploy that could bring more harm than good. St. Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem, Pa., put out [...]
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Hospitals promoting bargain CT scans for smokers
Posted by davidguide on August 23rd, 2011
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Comments OffMedicaid To Offer Rewards For Healthy Behavior
Posted by davidguide on April 9th, 2011
Washington, D.C., United States (KaiserHealth) – A federal grant program authorized in the health overhaul law is offering states $100 million to reward Medicaid recipients who make an effort to quit smoking or keep their weight, blood pressure or cholesterol levels in check. The grant program is meant to encourage states, many of which are [...]
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Posted by davidguide on March 31st, 2011
Washington, D.C., United States (KaiserHealth) – It seems like a simple idea: create new marketplaces, called “exchanges,” where consumers can comparison shop for health insurance, sort of like shopping online for a hotel room or airline ticket. But, like almost everything else connected with the health overhaul law, state-based insurance “exchanges” are embroiled in politics. [...]
Posted in Coupon Offers and News Tags: Bill, Consumer, consumer advocates, covera, Disease, disease groups, Everything, federal health care, federal health program, gop lawmakers, GOP-sponsored, Health, health care law, idea, industry lobbyists, influence, level, Medicaid, online, percent, regional exchanges, republican governors, republican officials, Senate, senate bill, shop, sort Comments OffH1N1 Flu Confirmed In Wisconsin Cat – First Confirmed Case Since January 2010
Posted by davidguide on February 15th, 2011
Laboratory tests confirmed that a 6-year-old cat in Wisconsin contracted the H1N1 influenza virus, the first confirmed case of H1N1 in a U.S. pet since January 2010. A second cat in the household tested negative after it also developed severe respiratory disease, although it is now presumed that it too had the virus. Both cats [...]
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Posted by on February 1st, 2011
The pet food debate continues to rage on. Are commercial foods in the store healthy for our pets and what is the relation between nutrition and pet diseases? The saying “you are what you eat”, applies to both pets and humans and deficiencies or surpluses in diet will have an effect on health.
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Allergies, beef, bloating, carb, chicken eggs, Corn, dental disease, Diabetes, diagnosis, diet, digestive problems, Disease, ear infections, food, food allergies, food debate, food groups, Health, loss, Overweight, pet diseases, poor oral hygiene, prevention techniques, result, skin, skin infections, store Comments OffSNM Applauds FDA Advisory Committee Recommendation For Approval Of Alzheimer’s Imaging Agent
Posted by davidguide on January 26th, 2011
The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) commends the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee on its recent recommendation for conditional approval of a new imaging agent, florbetapir. The agent, which is used in conjunction with positron emission tomography (PET) scans to detect beta amyloid plaques of the [...]
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Posted by on December 20th, 2010
The primary concern is to give your pet a nutritional and balanced diet, so as to help your pet to generate and maintain a healthy digestive system to fight all ailments. It is better to choose raw pet foods which will be advantageous for your pets than commercial heat treated stuffs.
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Being, choice, commercial pet foods, constituent, control, denatured proteins, diet, Disease, domestic animal species, excessive levels, food allergies, healing, heat, high quality products, kibble, life, maintaining health, natural nutrients, Organics, Pet, plant, processing, quality foods, structure of proteins, synthetic nutrients, vitamin supplementation, way Comments OffPet Food – What Is The Best Food For Your Dog Or Cat?
Posted by on December 17th, 2010
The Pet Food Recall of 2007 has brought an enormous amount of attention to pet food. With tens of thousands of pets affected by the recall and with the death of several thousand pets from tainted food (refer to the PetConnection Database), it is not at all surprising that we have questions. The surprising thing is that it’s taken us all so long to ask these questions.
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: amount, best food, Cat, company ethics, Database, diet, Disease, Dog, food, garbage, guardian, Home, home diets, kibble, life, Pet, pet food companies, pet food company, pet food recall, pet owner, raw food, reason, result, several thousand, simple answer, trustworthy sources, visit Comments OffLearn The Truth About The Price Of Pet Food Secrets To Comparing Pet Food Prices
Posted by on December 16th, 2010
Do you think you can’t afford to upgrade your pet’s food? You WILL be surprised when you learn the truth about pet food pricing.
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Advertising, body, Cat, Cat Foods, choice, concern, Disease, food, food prices, habit, health concern, inferior foods, Learn, liver disease, Pet, quality foods, quality nutrition, quality pet food, quality pet foods, response, skin, skin irritations, sticker shock, tag, theory, vet, vet bills Comments OffCDC Gives States Money To Study Climate Change
Posted by davidguide on October 13th, 2010
David Goodhue – AHN News Reporter Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Eight states and two cities will split $5.25 million in federal funds for climate change prevention programs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded the money Tuesday to Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Oregon and New York City [...]
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