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Study: Workers to pay more for health care (AP)
Date : 2008 09 04
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Get ready for another hike in copays and deductibles. A survey being released Thursday by the Mercer consulting firm found 59 percent of companies intend to keep down rising health care costs in 2009 by raising workers' deductibles, copays or out-of-pocket spending limits. read more »
Report: US drug use shows little change in 2007 (AP)
Date : 2008 09 04 Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Cocaine and methamphetamine use among young adults declined significantly last year as supplies dried up, leading to higher prices and reduced purity, the government reports. Overall use of illicit drugs showed little change. read more »
Study: No link between measles vaccine and autism (AP)
Date : 2008 09 03 Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - New research further debunks any link between measles vaccine and autism, work that comes as the nation is experiencing a surge in measles cases fueled by children left unvaccinated. read more »
Study: New way to spot breast cancer shows promise (AP)
Date : 2008 09 03 Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - A radioactive tracer that "lights up" cancer hiding inside dense breasts showed promise in its first big test against mammograms, revealing more tumors and giving fewer false alarms, doctors reported Wednesday. The experimental method molecular breast imaging, or MBI would not replace mammograms for women at average risk of the disease. read more »
Early Weight Gain Might Mean Higher Blood Pressure Later (HealthDay)
Date : 2008 09 03 Yahoo! News: Health NewsHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Children who gain weight rapidly in the first five months of life and from ages 2 to 5 have higher blood pressure as adults, a new study finds. read more »