News tagged with health bill
Brightly colored bird bills indicate good health
Troy Murphy has found female bill colour reflects the health of the bird. Females with more colourful bills have higher antibody levels, indicating greater strength and the ability to fight off invaders.
May 24, 2012 |
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Report reveals economic, social costs of hunger in America
The Great Recession and the currently tepid economic recovery swelled the ranks of American households confronting hunger and food insecurity by 30 percent. In 2010 48.8 million Americans lived in food insecure households, ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Bill Gates in China push against secondhand smoke
(AP) -- Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates was in China on Saturday to raise awareness of the dangers of secondhand smoke in the country with the world's largest smoking population.
Jun 11, 2011 |
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Massachusetts reform hasn't stopped medical bankruptcies: study
The percentage of personal bankruptcies linked to medical bills or illness changed little, and the absolute number actually increased in Massachusetts after the implementation of its landmark 2006 law requiring people to ...
Mar 08, 2011 |
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US state budgets pitting young against old: Bill Gates
Microsoft's billionaire co-founder Bill Gates on Thursday warned that US state politicians are pitting young against old in their heated budget battles.
Mar 03, 2011 |
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Bill Gates, Abu Dhabi prince pledge vaccine funds
(AP) -- Bill Gates' foundation and Abu Dhabi's crown prince are donating $50 million each to vaccinate children in Afghanistan and Pakistan against polio and other diseases.
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Economic downturn takes toll on health of Americans with heart disease, diabetes or cancer
A new poll from researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Knowledge Networks (KN) shows that many people with heart disease, diabetes or cancer believe the economic downturn is hurting their health and ...
Nov 18, 2010 |
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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, a survey of 11 wealthy countries found Thursday.
Nov 18, 2010 |
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US adults most likely to forgo care due to cost, have trouble paying medical bills
A new 11-country survey from The Commonwealth Fund finds that adults in the United States are far more likely than those in 10 other industrialized nations to go without health care because of costs, have trouble paying medical ...
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Health gain would help meet cost of EU carbon goals: group
Deepening its cut in greenhouse-gas emissions from 20 percent to 30 percent would coincidentally save the European Union (EU) tens of billions of dollars in health costs, campaign groups said on Tuesday.
Sep 13, 2010 |
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For migrant workers, community cooperation builds on individual strengths
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fostering community cooperation, building on skills and strengths, and getting strangers to work together - these are fundamentals of community development. Now, a pilot study of six families living in a ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 07, 2010 |
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Many hospital emergency department visits could be treated elsewhere, study finds
About 17 percent of all visits to hospital emergency departments across the United States could be treated at retail medical clinics or urgent care centers, potentially saving $4.4 billion annually in health care costs, according ...
Sep 07, 2010 |
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Vaccine body supports WHO action on pneumonia
(AP) -- A global vaccine group says the World Health Organization will pass an important resolution later this week to step up efforts against pneumonia.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 18, 2010 |
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Verizon to take $970M charge from health care bill
(AP) -- The corporate tax impact of the recent health care overhaul grew Thursday as Verizon Communications Inc. announced it will record a related $970 million non-cash charge in the first quarter.
Apr 02, 2010 |
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US law to make calorie counts hard to ignore
(AP) -- A requirement tucked into the massive U.S health care bill will make calorie counts impossible for thousands of restaurants to hide and difficult for consumers to ignore. More than 200,000 fast food ...
Mar 23, 2010 |
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