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Vaccination plan puts health care workers first (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Essential health care workers would be immunized first if a flu pandemic broke out in the United States, the government said on Wednesday.

Nigerian health workers defer strike (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Nigerian health workers have put off a potentially crippling strike due to begin Wednesday because they failed to inform the government of the protest in time, their spokesman said.

Sector Wrap: 2Q earnings boost health insurers (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Shares of health insurers sustained a rally Wednesday as Wall Street approved of WellPoint Inc.’s second-quarter results, a day after UnitedHealth Group Inc. also posted better-than-expected earnings.

S&P names 10 US health companies as likely to grow (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Standard & Poor’s Inc. included 10 U.S. health care companies among 73 companies based in the U.S. that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of midsized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics."

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Medical director warns of cell phone risks … Oregon wants to keep invasive critters out … Volunteers stage highway toad rescue … FDA needs recall authority, group says … Health/Science news from UPI.

Massachusetts Steps Forward On Health Coverage (NPR)
In the most closely watched health care experiment in the United States, Massachusetts is requiring nearly all of its citizens to have insurance. Support remains strong for the program, and the number of uninsured has dropped by half.

Obama’s health care pledges come under scrutiny (International Herald Tribune)
Economists and health analysts are questioning whether Barack Obama can make good on his pledge to lower health care costs enough to "bring down premiums by $2,500 for the typical family."

S&P keep ‘Junk’ rating on WellCare Health Plans (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said its ratings on WellCare Health Plans Inc. were not affected by the health insurer’s restatement of its results over the last four years.

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Health Highlights: July 22, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Many mental health wards ‘poor’ (BBC News)
Many NHS mental health services are poor, according to a review of the sector by watchdogs.

Lack of health insurance is costly (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
The report, "The Significance of Missouri’s Uninsured," took several recent studies from health care think tanks and federal agencies.

Health care network to pay $60 million settlement (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A Springfield, Mo.-based health care system has agreed to pay $60 million to settle claims it engaged in illegal kickbacks with area doctors and billed Medicare for costs not allowed under federal laws.

Obama Faces Obstacles in Meeting Health Care Goal (New York Times)
Senator Barack Obama?s pledge to bring down health care premiums is a matter of considerable dispute among health analysts and economists.

Crossing the line on Steve Jobs’ health (CNET)
CEO health issues are serious business for corporate boards and shareholders. But that doesn’t give writers license to make cancer diagnoses from the 12th row–or worse yet, a photo.

Earnings Preview: Medco Health Solutions (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. reports its second-quarter results Thursday morning, before the start of trading. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst commentary for the period.

GAO: Indian health agency lost millions in goods (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Indian Health Service has lost at least $15.8 million worth of equipment and later falsified documents to cover up some of those losses, according to congressional investigators.

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News (UPI)
Monkeys ’see’ real, abstract, study says … Makemake newest plutoid … Lionfish danger to reef life, study says … Blimp boosts eelgrass study … Health/Science news from UPI.

Health insurers seek rebound after brutal first half (Washington Post)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Health insurers will need to show some signs of stability when they report second-quarter earnings, beginning on Tuesday, if they are to lure back investors to their beaten-down stocks.

In Ohio, insurance industry touts health reform (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The health insurance industry is entering the campaign debate over how to make health care more affordable while retaining a large role for the private sector.

Primary Health Care Coughs Up Its Vitamins (Forbes)
The Australian operator of medical clinics decides that the pills business it acquired with Symbion Health is not a fit, so it is selling it on to Sanofi-Aventis for $546.6 million.

Chicago small-business owner sues Cardinal Health (Chicago Tribune)
A Chicago woman and her small business today sued medical supply giant Cardinal Health Inc., alleging the Ohio company damaged her and her promotional products firm by taking advantage of its status as a minority-owned business.

Nigerian health workers to join strike (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Nigerian health workers will begin an open-ended strike this week, joining primary and secondary teachers whose own strike has entered a third week, officials said Monday.

Investors eye health of Apple’s Steve Jobs: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Industry and investor concerns about the health of Apple Inc’s Chief Executive Steve Jobs have not dimmed more than a month after he appeared dramatically thinner at the firm’s annual developers’ conference, The New York Post said on Monday.

SEIU Pans New Insurance Industry Health-care Reform Plan (CBS News)
The assault on the health insurance industry s new health-care reform campaign continued Tuesday, with the Service Employees International Union blasting it as a sham effort designed to maintain the status quo of high costs, low quality and unreliable coverage. The union s criticism comes a day before America s Health Insurance Plans launches its Campaign for an American Solution. The …

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Delicious Ways to Add Whole Grains to Your Diet (Paragould Daily Press)
(ARA) - Adding grains, especially whole grains, to your diet provides many healthy benefits. Unfortunately, most Americans consume less than one-third of the daily recommended amount, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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