TOP 100 HEALTH AND MEDICAL SITES
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| Calif. whooping cough: 9 dead, infections on rise By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER 2010-09-17T12:50:41ZLOS ANGELES (AP) -- State health officials reported Thursday that California is on track to break a 55-year record for whooping cough infections in an epidemic that has already claimed the lives of nine infants.... hosted.ap.org |
Some families win under new health care provisions By CARLA K. JOHNSON 2010-09-23T14:37:45ZCHICAGO (AP) -- The nation's new health care law adds consumer protections that kick in Thursday, forcing insurers to meet new requirements. Coverage for children with pre-existing conditions is guaranteed. Lifetime dollar caps are eliminated. And insurers can no longer cancel policies retroactively for frivolous reasons when people get very sick.... hosted.ap.org |
A bitter pill? Can health service operate after cuts? bbc.co.uk |
Badly burned Texas man waits for face transplant By JAMIE STENGLE 2010-10-19T15:26:06ZFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Dallas C. Wiens wants to be able to smile, to smell the rain, to feel his 3-year-old daughter's kisses.... hosted.ap.org |
Elective surgeries go ahead after dispute resolved The Health Department says elective surgery operations cancelled at the weekend due to industrial action by support staff will go ahead today. abc.net.au |