Watch any old 50’s or 60’s sitcom and you see the husband panic upon hearing the news of his wife’s pregnancy. It’s always sit down, don’t strain yourself and get some rest, but now it has been shown that exercise during pregnancy can keep your muscles in shape and your heart strong. According to the [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Pregnancy no longer means no exercise
Published by August 30th, 2008 in Health and Wellness.0 Comments
Less Americans without health coverage
Published by August 28th, 2008 in Health Insurance.0 Comments
For the first time in seven years, the amount of people in the U.S. without health coverage fell in 2007. The number of uninsured fell from 47 million in 2006 to 45.7 million last year, mainly because of more government coverage. That is 15.3% of the population, which was formerly 15.8%.
Devon Herrick, health economist for [...]
Insurers may be allowed to remove contraception from coverage plans
Published by August 26th, 2008 in Health Insurance.0 Comments
The front page of the Washington Post (8/22, A1, Stein) reads,”The Bush administration yesterday announced plans to implement a controversial regulation designed to protect doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers who object to abortion from being forced to deliver services that violate their personal beliefs.”
If the new rule is established, federal health officials will be [...]
Arsenic may be linked to type 2 diabetes
Published by August 24th, 2008 in Health and Wellness.0 Comments
A new study of government data is the first to link low-level level arsenic exposure to type 2 diabetes, most likely from drinking water.
The results of 788 adults’ medical tests showed a nearly fourfold increase in the threat of diabetes in people with low arsenic concentrations in their urine when compared with people showing even [...]
Medicare officials claim anti-fraud program results were misleading
Published by August 24th, 2008 in Health Insurance.0 Comments
The front page of the New York Times (8/21, A1, Duhig) reads, “Medicare’s top officials said in 2006 that they had reduced the number of fradulent and improper claims paid by the agency, keeping billions of dollars out of the hands of people trying to game the system. But according to a confidential draft of a [...]
Chemical in baby bottles declared safe
Published by August 19th, 2008 in Health and Wellness.0 Comments
On Friday, August 16, federal regulators claimed a chemical used in baby bottles, canned foods and other items is not dangerous. The small amounts of bisphenol A that are linked to food containers are not dangerous to infants or adults, according to the Food and Drug Administration scientists.
According to the agency, more research is needed [...]
BCBS of New Jersey Applies to Become For-Profit
Published by August 19th, 2008 in Health Insurance.0 Comments
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, the state’s largest health insurer, has applied to become a for-profit corporation according to New Jersey’s Star Ledger (8/17, McNichol). After establishing itself as a for-profit corporation, Blue Cross hopes to “generate at least $1 billion for the state to support insurance subsidies and public healthcare improvements” [...]
