From NPR News, this is DAY TO DAY, and now our regular look at health news.
My guests are Kaiser Health News Mary Agnes Carey and NPR Washington editor Ron Elving.
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With Johan Santana out for the season following shoulder surgery, the Mets needed some good health news about a pitcher.
For a good summary of what was at stake, read this piece by Julie Appleby in Kaiser Health News.
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Cures, innoculations, vaccinations, health warnings and World Health Organization news briefs are only so comforting.
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Ms. Forrest, who is "underweight" the health-care sector, argued that the good news for health insurers was only a "temporary respite, " and that the companies would face pressures as pressure rises for the government to cut spending on Medicare and Medicaid.
Mr Bush's announcement has overshadowed another piece of health-related news that was set to disappoint many Africans.
India's The Hindu noted that Venezuela's vast oil reserves meant that Chavez's state of health was world news, and that "nervousness and doubts" surrounded any uncertainty over his condition.
The good news about health in the 2010s is that almost all cancers will become manageable events, assuming reasonably early detection.
Two days later the Ministry of Health gave its first news conference on the crisis and the cabinet declared a national food-safety emergency.
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It found that 7.1% of Chinese adults were obese and 22.8% were overweight, Wang Longde, China's vice minister of health, told a news conference.
That insecurity may be exacerbated by news that health insurance premiums are rising, making the high-risk life of an independent worker even more unpredictable.
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It should not, then, come as too much of a surprise to find that endless bad news about health is, itself, a possible health risk.
In addition, the good people at Kaiser Family Foundation provide regular updates and a roundup of the news in health care on The Scan.
Currently, the App Store has over 550, 000 third-party applications covering a wide variety of areas including games, news, health, travel, education, business, sports, and social networking.
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Clive Bates, director of the anti-smoking charity Action on Smoking and Health, told BBC News Online that the whole concept of low tar cigarettes was a "complete confidence trick" played on the consumer.
His appearance at the committee, alongside other health bosses, follows news of manipulation of lists by NHS Lothian and a national Audit Scotland report which found "poor" information-keeping and called for better scrutiny.
In terms of mortality rate, which considers flu deaths in terms of a nation's population, Brazil ranks seventh, and the United States is 13th, the Brazilian Ministry of Health said in a news release Wednesday.
As chief medical correspondent for the health and medical unit, he is a lead reporter on breaking medical news, provides regular health and medical updates for "American Morning, " anchors the half-hour weekend medical affairs program "House Call with Dr. Sanjay Gupta" and reports for CNN documentaries.
The most vulnerable according to Perry: UnitedHealth Group (nyse: UNH - news - people ) and WellPoint Health Networks (nyse: WLP - news - people ).
Improvements on the Horizon: Because most insulin errors are the result of confusing various forms and doses of the drug, great hope is being pinned on electronic error correction systems, like those made by General Electric (nyse: GE - news - people ) and health care technology firm McKesson (nyse: MCK - news - people ).
Mohammad Hassan Tariqat Monfared has been appointed as interim health minister, the Reuters news agency reports.
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In recent days, there have been news reports that health insurance premiums will rise in many states.
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There was some good news from the health care products group Johnson and Johnson, which reported 14% jump in first-quarter earnings.
The good news for proactive health systems is that one can thrive in a deflationary period if they shed old assumptions.
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