Archive for March, 2007

Expanded Health Program for Children Causes Clash (New York Times)

The Bush administration says it will strenuously resist Democratic plans for an expansion of the Children?s Health Insurance Program.

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Health Alliance, Anthem Reach Agreement (WLWT ChannelCincinnati.com via Yahoo! News)

Officials from the Health Alliance and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Ohio have reached an agreement that will give Anthem members access to Health Alliance hospitals, surgery centers and physicians through March 31, 2010.

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Singapore Anti-Smoking Ads Disturb Kids

SINGAPORE (AP) -- Singapore's graphic anti-smoking TV ads are working - but now will be aired only at night following complaints that they're too disturbing for children, officials said Thursday....

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China Warns Officials on Family Planning

BEIJING (AP) -- Communist Party officials in China's most populous province have been told they will not be promoted if they have more children than the law allows, state media said....

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Study May Help Develop ADD Treatments

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Spot a bear in the woods, and a different part of your brain will yell "pay attention" than if you were studying bears at the zoo. New research shows it takes one part of the brain to start concentrating and another to be distracted. This discovery could help scientists develop better treatments for attention deficit disorder....

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