Health Guide

<![CDATA[ The federal government approved the state of Michigan’s request for a 10% reduction in monthly premiums for its health insurance program for the uninsured who have pre-existing conditions. The decrease will begin in October, […]

<![CDATA[ Oregon has long been a health reform pioneer. In 1989, the state established the Oregon Health Plan (OHP), a way to expand Medicaid coverage by explicitly prioritizing certain conditions while providing fewer services. Earlier

<![CDATA[ The non-life insurance industry is expected to grow by over 18 per cent by 2015 to become a Rs 90,000-crore sector from the current level of Rs 47,000 crore, the Associated Chambers of Commerce

  US-based medical device-maker UE Life sciences Inc today said it is embarking on an expansion drive in India and hopes to install its breast cancer screening machines in about 500 clinics across the country

<![CDATA[ Changes in the healthcare industry, such as consolidations, nursing and IT staff shortages, and increasingly detailed regulatory compliance needs, are requiring healthcare HR leaders to evolve their employee development and management strategies. A new

  The U.S. health care system is ill. That’s the assessment of former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, who also served two terms as governor of Utah. Leavitt, who warned nearly a

  Malcolm Paul, a prominent Newport Beach, Calif., plastic surgeon, says that after he saw a Lifestyle Lift plastic surgeon perform a face-lift, he became so convinced of the approach that he is now working

  The main objective of this study was to assess the potential for higher efficiency through better care coordination policies, and to identify how governments in OECD countries promote coordination of care. Many OECD countries

  For more than two decades the orthodox (allopathic or western) healthcare establishment has vigorously attacked the scientific basis, efficacy and safety of the diverse range of modalities befitting approaches that are commonly placed under

  Curcumin, the main component in the spice turmeric used in curry, suppresses a cell signaling pathway that drives the growth of head and neck cancer, according to a pilot study using human saliva by