NewsRack: flenvcenter/Environmental-Health_National

Minn. Chamber urges Pawlenty to seek health grant - Post-Bulletin: Local Politics

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is urging Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty to soften his stance on the federal health care overhaul.

Drugmakers script social media to push meds - MSNBC

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Drugmakers script social media to push meds

NH foundation creates website on new health law - Boston Globe: Latest

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

NH foundation creates website on new health law

On Health Care, Devil’s in the Details - NY Times: Business

By UWE E. REINHARDT — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

On Health Care, Devil’s in the Details

'Fresh Air': Daniel Wu And Clean Air Network's Comerical For Avoiding Pollution With Canned Air (VIDEO) - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Travis Walter Donovan — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Hong Kong's Clean Air Network has decided to ditch the frighteningly serious approach to raising awareness about the health concerns of air pollution, and is...

U.S. employers push increase in cost of healthcare onto workers - Chicago Tribune: Popular

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

U.S. employers push increase in cost of healthcare onto workers

Workers said to pay 14% more for health insurance in 2010 - Boston Globe: Business

Drew Armstrong, Bloomberg News — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Workers said to pay 14% more for health insurance in 2010

Caritas to convert Landmark - Boston Globe: Business

Robert Weisman, Globe Staff — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Caritas to convert Landmark

Mercury News editorial: California making health care progress - San Jose Mercury News: Editorials

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Twenty-two states are suing the federal government hoping to overturn President Barack Obama's health care reforms.

Sen. Ron Wyden: Missing the Point - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Sen. Ron Wyden — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

In December of 2006, I introduced the Healthy Americans Act to reform the nation's health care system. Some on both sides of the aisle liked...

Ritter's move toward opting out of anesthesia rule upsets anesthesiologists - Denver Post: News: Local

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Ritter's move toward opting out of anesthesia rule upsets anesthesiologists

Chamber of Commerce to Pawlenty: Pursue federal health care funds - Twincities.com: Politics

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is urging Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty to soften his stance on the federal health care overhaul.

Flu season arrives in Steamboat Springs - Steamboat Pilot

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Flu season is here, and local health care providers are prepping their syringes. The percentage of visits for flu-like illnesses typically begins a steep climb beginning in September and doesn’t calm down until December, according to statistics from the state health office.

Editorial: Shifting the Health Cost Burden - NY Times: Editorials

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Employers have passed the increased costs of health insurance to their hapless workers.

Campground reopens after plague outbreak - SFGate: Top Stories

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Campground reopens after plague outbreak

Employers Pushing Health Care Cost Increases Onto Workers, Report Shows - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Los Angeles Times — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

As employers struggle with rising healthcare costs and a sour economy, U.S. workers for the first time in at least a decade are being asked...

Health Law Myths: Outside The Realm Of Reality - NPR News

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Are you really going to have to have a computer chip implanted in your head as part of the new health law? Will the law allow President Obama to create his own private army? While there are outrageous rumors circulating about the health law, some claims are grounded in truth.

Public Hospitals Look to Overhaul Affiliations With Medical Schools - New York Times Health

By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

New York City’s hospital system wants to renegotiate longstanding contracts that allow medical schools to manage physicians.

The Path to a High-Wage Society - American Prospect

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The explosion of low-wage jobs is due, for the most part, to the declining bargaining power of America's employees.

Workers see higher health costs, less care (Reuters) - Yahoo: Business

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Reuters - Companies are cutting healthcare costs further amid a continuing sour economy, scaling back benefits and shifting a greater share of the expense to employees.

Workers paying a greater share of health insurance coverage - Twincities.com: Business

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Workers are struggling to pick up a larger share of the nation's expanding health care tab, and the burden now includes a bigger chunk of health insurance premium costs, too.

Early disconnect with mom may speed onset of puberty - Seattle Times: Health

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Against the backdrop of growing evidence that American girls are beginning pubertal changes at an ever-earlier age, a controversial researcher has found evidence that babies who fail to make a powerful early connection to their first caregiver are more likely to enter puberty early.

How to solve hiccups, nosebleeds, shivers - Seattle Times: Health

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

When are annoying little problems the sign of something serious?

Fisher: The bag ban debate? There's only one way to make it go away - San Jose Mercury News: News

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

With no state law, every city will have to pass its own.

Employers pass healthcare hikes along - Chicago Tribune: Business

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Employers pass healthcare hikes along