Healthcare.gov, the website created by the new health law to be a one-stop consumer resource, today unveiled detailed cost and benefits information about health plans available in the individual insurance market. It’s the first time such data have been made public - either by the government or industry.... Read more»
Lawmakers have left Washington to campaign and focus on their messages regarding the economy and health care.... Read more»
25 percent of Arizona 12th-graders are abusing prescription drugs — twice the national average. This Saturday, on Take-Back Day, Arizonans can anonymously drop off any old prescription drugs.... Read more»
Thursday is the six-month anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. The clear need for the act was driven home anew last week with the release of the 2009 Census data on health insurance coverage, poverty, and income.... Read more»
Sharon Roland, who splits her time between two elementary schools, is spread thin overseeing the care of more than 1,200 children. However, she’s one of the more fortunate school nurses in the state. Budget cuts have pushed districts across Arizona to eliminate nurse positions.... Read more»
Heather Torgerson wrote a college paper against the use of medical marijuana. Today, however, she says what once seemed so wrong then is the reason she’s survived brain cancer. Torgerson says many Arizonans would benefit if voters approve Proposition 203, a ballot measure that would legalize the medical use of marijuana.... Read more»
A conservative group has launched a $5 million flurry of ads against Democrats, including Gabrielle Giffords, that include statements about the health care overhaul that can’t be backed up, lack important
context or are wrong.... Read more»
Rabies cases are down significantly this year around Arizona, a drop officials attribute in part to aggressive steps to control the virus in wildlife, favorable weather and diseased animals dying off.... Read more»
The U.S. Army honors soldiers wounded or killed in combat with the Purple Heart, a powerful symbol designed to recognize their sacrifice and service. Yet Army commanders have routinely denied Purple Hearts to soldiers who have sustained concussions in Iraq, despite regulations that make such wounds eligible for the medal.... Read more»
A state health official says that the worst of H1N1 passed last flu season, but don’t put away the hand sanitizer just yet. “We expect H1N1 to be back again this year because that’s what happens when we have pandemics,” said Dr. Karen Lewis.... Read more»
The young man shook uncontrollably and couldn’t speak. As an emergency room doctor tried to figure out what was wrong, the man’s friends showed a package of herbs clearly marked “not for human consumption.” The man and his friends had smoked “spice.”... Read more»2
The latest crisis — a salmonella outbreak that caused more than a half-billion eggs to be recalled — has prompted the FDA to begin inspecting all of the country’s largest egg farms before the end of next year. Had your breakfast yet? Here are the first two reports.... Read more»
The beleaguered BP Texas City refinery faces two lawsuits: “BP collects… fines like speeding tickets,” says an attorney who’s represented BP workers. “A million dollars doesn’t register on the BP corporate books… They look at a million-dollar fine as a nuisance and the cost of doing business.”... Read more»
Legalize it? You must be high: Advocates pushing for the legalization of drugs in this country have a long fight ahead of them if current “Drug Czar” Gil Kerlikowske has anything to say about it.... Read more»
Illicit drugs, human trafficking, illegal immigration, terrorism and, yes, strep throat and H1N1: Customs and Border Protection officers are on the lookout for far more than criminals and contraband. They’re responsible for stopping infectious disease at the border.... Read more»
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