11-16-2007

Sugar eating is largely a habit

Sugar eating is largely a habit. Because the sugar has so much of the
life and so many of the necessary salts removed in its refinement it is
a good food only when taken in small quantities. Nature demands of us
that we do not get too refined in our habits, for excessive refinement
is followed by decay. It is easy to overcome the tendency to overeat of
sugar.

Cigna to stress incentives for subscribers to control health costs

Philadelphia Inquirer - NEW YORK - Cigna Corp., the Philadelphia insurer, will emphasize high-deductible health plans that give policyholders incentives to control costs, chief executive officer Edward Hanway said today. He said the company also would guide subscribers to …

Child health fight grim sign for broader U.S. reforms

Washington Post - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington is abuzz with predictions of health care system reforms after the 2008 presidential elections but an unexpectedly bitter impasse over insuring poor children is a telling reminder that few things stir up partisan …

House sustains veto of health, ed bill

CNBC - WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans have narrowly sustained President Bush’s veto of a Democratic health and education spending bill. The 277-141 vote was uncomfortably close for Republicans, falling just two votes short of the two-thirds tally …

Health Net fined for lack of candor

Los Angeles Times - The state Thursday slapped a $1-million fine on Health Net Inc., the Woodland Hills-based insurer that acknowledged last week that it set goals for cancellations and paid bonuses in part based on how many policyholders were dropped and how much money …

Medco Health Reaffirms Forecasts for This Year, 2008 (Update3)

Bloomberg - Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) — Medco Health Solutions Inc., the biggest U.S. manager of drug benefits, reaffirmed its 2007 and 2008 earnings forecasts and said it will benefit over five years as $65 billion in name-brand drugs lose patent protection. New …

German Cartel Office rules health insurer’s generics contracts invalid …

Forbes - BONN, Germany (Thomson Financial) - The German Cartel Office has ruled that bulk purchase agreements that the country’s largest health insurer AOK is tendering to generic-drug makers are invalid because they flout legal requirements for public …

Health Tip: Sledding Safely

Forbes - (HealthDay News) - Sledding may be a long-anticipated part of a child’s winter fun, but it also can lead to injuries. Follow these safety tips to prevent accidents, courtesy of the National Safety Council: Before use of any sled or toboggan, parents …

Barry on the Giants’ weapons, plus the health of Rogers and White

Detroit Free Press - Lions defensive coordinator Joe Barry discussed the Giants big weapons running back Brandon Jacobs, tight end Jeremy Shockey and quarterback Eli Manning plus the health of defensive tackle Shaun Rogers and defensive end Dewayne White. On …

Targeting health care gap

Newsday - Nassau Health Care Corp. officials and County Executive Thomas Suozzi yesterday announced the creation of a new institute to address health care disparities between minority and white residents. “This has been a long time coming,” Suozzi said. “It is …

Aegis Therapies Partners with Rocky Mountain University of Health …

Forbes - FORT SMITH, Ark., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Aegis Therapies announced a new partnership with Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP) in Provo, Utah, under which Aegis will provide transitional physical and occupational therapy …

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