The Associated Press just reported that in 2009 almost 60% of employers plan to pass on the effect of rising healthcare costs--greater premiums, increased co-pays, and other out-of-pocket costs--to their employees. With healthcare costs in 2009 expected to go up...

http://blog.bioethics.net/2008/09/paying-more-for-the-same-healthcare/

Irish Medical Times | The Irish Medical Times Blog | WHO holds suicide prevention day - 'we must

Blog | www.IMT.ie | 15 hours 43 minutes ago

On September 10, calls will go out once again to policy-makers to “think globally, plan nationally, and act locally” as the World Health Organization holds World Suicide Prevention Day.

http://www.IMT.ie/blogs/irish-Medical-Times-Blog/2008/09/who-holds-suicide-prevention-d.html

Time to Rethink Our View of Private Health Insurers?

Blog | seekingalpha.com | 17 hours 21 minutes ago

Michael Steinberg submits:The Wall Street Journal Price Strategy Puts WellPoint in Bind reports that

http://seekingalpha.com/article/93881-time-to-rethink-our-view-of-private-health-insurers?source=feed

UPMC Uses TeleVox’s HouseCalls™ to Transform Collections Process

Blog | www.televox.com | Sep 2, 2008

TeleVox Software, Inc. - makers of HouseCalls Appointment Reminder System, Appointment Reminders, Appointment Reminder Software, LabCalls Test Results Delivery System, Vox On Hold, healthcare telephony voice products for Doctor to Patient communications, website design.

http://www.televox.com/2008/09/02/681/

The New Old Age: Margaret Thatcher's Open Secret

Blog | newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com | Sep 2, 2008

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has dementia, her daughter says. Is it right to discuss her condition publicly? <a

http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/margaret-thatchers-open-secret/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Well: Regrets After Prostate Surgery

Blog | well.blogs.nytimes.com | Aug 27, 2008

One in five men who undergoes prostate surgery to treat cancer later regrets the decision, a new study shows. And surprisingly, regret is highest among men who opt for robotic prostatectomy, a minimally invasive surgery that is growing in popularity as a treatment.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/regrets-after-prostate-surgery/index.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Bristol Stakes a Claim to Imclone, Sanofi Disappoints (at Barron's Online)

Blog | blogs.barrons.com | Aug 2, 2008

Big Pharma is at it again Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has offered to ante up $60 per share, or $4.5 billion, to buy the 83% of biotech giant Imclone Systems (IMCL) that it does not already own, which has send Imclone s stock price soaring 37%. The deal is part of BMY s efforts to transform from a

http://blogs.barrons.com/stockstowatchtoday/2008/07/31/bristol-stakes-a-claim-to-imclone-sanofi-disappoints/?mod=yahoobarrons

How Well Do You Know Your Massage Therapist?

Blog | www.washingtonpost.com | Jul 23, 2008

Besides the obvious horrors the recent arrest of Radovan Karadzic dredged up, it was really freaky to find out that the Butcher of Bosnia, murderer of a reported 8,000 men and boys, has apparently for years been practicing complementary medicine in Belgrade under the pseudonym Dragan Dabic. Among...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2008/07/23/BL2008072300686.html?nav=rss_health

Consults: Medicating Childhood Obesity

Blog | consults.blogs.nytimes.com | Jul 22, 2008

The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidelines regarding cardiovascular health in childhood, most notably raising the possibility of drug treatment to lower cholesterol levels in kids as young as 8 years old.

http://consults.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/medicating-childhood-obesity/index.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss