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States keep watch over insurers rate hikes, solvency as overhaul sets roots

Massachusetts officials are imposing stricter oversight on insurers they say are financially unstable after refusing to allow them to increase premium rates, The Boston Globe reports.

11 Jun 2010

CPHA celebrates 12 great achievements of public health in Canada

The Canadian Public Health Association opens its doors this Sunday June, 13, 2010 to the public, introducing a walking tour of the 12 great achievements of public health in Canada. The 15,000 square foot CPHA Centenary EXPO titled This is Public Health features a dynamic display of visuals that highlights the importance of public health and its fundamental impact on the health of Canadians over the last 100 years.

10 Jun 2010

Prime Outlets join forces with American Cancer Society to promote Choose You movement

Prime Outlets, a portfolio of 21 outlet shopping destinations across the U.S., announced today it has joined forces with the American Cancer Society to promote the organization's Choose You movement, a campaign to help motivate women to prioritize their health and engage in lifestyle behaviors that can help reduce their cancer risk.

8 Jun 2010

Regular exercise reduces fall risk

Remaining physically fit and sticking to a regular exercise routine could lower your risk of taking a tumble, finds a new research study.

8 Jun 2010

Encouraging healthy lifestyle changes helps reduce aging relative's risk of cancer, say experts

Family members can help reduce an aging relative's risk of cancer by encouraging healthy lifestyle changes, according to experts at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

8 Jun 2010

Discovery reveals a new approach to target cancer

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) and the School of Medicine have discovered that inhibiting a key molecule in a DNA repair pathway could provide the means to make cancer cells more sensitive to radiation therapy while protecting healthy cells.

3 Jun 2010

Top physicians offer health advice to help people survive during summer

This summer a variety of top physicians at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital are offering health advice to help survive the travails that come with one of the most active seasons of the year.

3 Jun 2010

Companies offer cash to employees to lose weight

Companies are betting that cash incentives will make employees want to lose weight and get healthier in other ways, The Associated Press reports. A third of companies in the U.S. offer such incentives. "Take OhioHealth, a hospital chain whose workforce is mostly overweight. The company last year embarked on a program that paid employees to wear pedometers and get paid for walking.

2 Jun 2010

Researchers identify body's natural self-repair mechanism that kicks in after spinal-cord injury

Researchers in the University of Alberta's Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine have made an important discovery that could lead to more effective treatments for spinal-cord injuries. Karim Fouad and David Bennett have identified one of the body's natural self-repair mechanisms that kick in after injury.

31 May 2010

Active-living neighborhoods help increase youth physical activity and reduce obesity

Choosing a neighborhood that has places to walk to and safe routes to get there can help your child maintain a healthy weight during adolescence.

29 May 2010

Canadian hockey legend joins Toronto Walk to Fight Arthritis

This Sunday, May 30, the Arthritis Society brings the Walk to Fight Arthritis, presented by the makers of TYLENOL(R), to communities across Canada, including Toronto, to help raise funds and awareness for the leading cause of disability in Canada.

29 May 2010

New research hopes to provide next generation HazMat boot

The rubber boots that emergency personnel wear when responding to situations where hazardous materials are present may be functional, but they're not very comfortable. New research coming out of North Carolina State University hopes to provide a next generation HazMat boot that meets both criteria.

29 May 2010

Children watch more television if parents do

Children are more likely to watch high levels of television if their parents do, but parents do not need to be physically active to help their children to be active, a new study has found.

28 May 2010

New study provides cause-and-effect link between immune system cells and mental illness

A Nobel Prize-winning University of Utah geneticist discovered that bone marrow transplants cure mutant mice who pull out their hair compulsively. The study provides the first cause-and-effect link between immune system cells and mental illness, and points toward eventual new psychiatric treatments.

28 May 2010

Oregon State University researchers make fundamental advance in robotics

Researchers at Oregon State University have made an important fundamental advance in robotics, in work that should lead toward robots that not only can walk and run effectively, but use little energy in the process.

27 May 2010

First Edition: May 26, 2010

Today's headlines detail the latest developments regarding legislation moving through Congress that would prevent scheduled cuts in Medicare physician payment and extend health insurance subsidies for unemployed people.

26 May 2010

States have no policy to help residents meet recommended levels of physical activity to promote health

Many states do not have the policy or environmental measures in place to help their residents meet the recommended levels of physical activity to promote health, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

26 May 2010

6-month results of NovoStent's SAMBA trial for atherosclerotic disease in SFA and popliteal arteries

NovoStent Corporation, a privately held medical device company, today announced the 6-month follow-up results of the company's European clinical trial evaluating the use of its SAMBA Stent and Delivery System in the treatment of superficial femoral and popliteal artery disease. The SAMBA Stent was designed to treat the highly varied presentation of atherosclerotic disease in the superficial femoral (SFA) and popliteal arteries by providing a unique combination of increased vessel coverage, strength and flexibility.

26 May 2010

First Edition: May 25, 2010

Today's headlines reflect health policy action at the federal level as the Obama administration issues a warning to the insurance industry about mergers and urges the courts to dismiss Virginia's lawsuit against the health reform law.

25 May 2010

Biogen Idec to join global MS community to commemorate the second annual World MS Day

On May 26, Biogen Idec will join the global multiple sclerosis community to commemorate the second annual World MS Day. Biogen Idec is a leader in the fight against MS, bringing hope to the thousands of patients across the globe who benefit from the company's MS therapies and ongoing research programs.

25 May 2010

Walking News and Research

States keep watch over insurers rate hikes, solvency as overhaul sets roots

CPHA celebrates 12 great achievements of public health in Canada

Prime Outlets join forces with American Cancer Society to promote Choose You movement

Regular exercise reduces fall risk

Encouraging healthy lifestyle changes helps reduce aging relative's risk of cancer, say experts

Discovery reveals a new approach to target cancer

Top physicians offer health advice to help people survive during summer

Companies offer cash to employees to lose weight

Researchers identify body's natural self-repair mechanism that kicks in after spinal-cord injury

Active-living neighborhoods help increase youth physical activity and reduce obesity

Canadian hockey legend joins Toronto Walk to Fight Arthritis

New research hopes to provide next generation HazMat boot

Children watch more television if parents do

New study provides cause-and-effect link between immune system cells and mental illness

Oregon State University researchers make fundamental advance in robotics

First Edition: May 26, 2010

States have no policy to help residents meet recommended levels of physical activity to promote health

6-month results of NovoStent's SAMBA trial for atherosclerotic disease in SFA and popliteal arteries

First Edition: May 25, 2010

Biogen Idec to join global MS community to commemorate the second annual World MS Day

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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