“A year ago, candidates for governor and attorney general promised voters they would crack down on Medicaid fraud to bring back millions of taxpayer dollars that have been wasted by unscrupulous doctors and scam artists. So how have the winners, Gov. Eliot Spitzer and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, done so far? Pretty well, records show. […]
“Health insurers can’t wait until a policyholder is sick or injured to investigate the person’s medical history and then abruptly cancel the policy on the grounds that important information was left out of the original application, a state appeals court has ruled. On Monday, the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Santa Ana called a […]
“Most Americans believe healthcare is a critical issue the next president must tackle, but in New Hampshire, the first primary state, there’s a sharp partisan split over government’s role in making healthcare available. As a likely battleground, the Granite State could be a bellwether on the issue in next November’s election. The stark difference between […]
“Amid growing concern over drug-resistant superbugs and nonhealing wounds that endanger diabetes patients, nature’s original antibiotic — honey — is making a comeback. More than 4,000 years after Egyptians began applying honey to wounds, Derma Sciences Inc., a New Jersey company that makes medicated and other advanced wound care products, began selling the first […]
“What do illegal immigrants and pro athletes have in common? They’ve both discovered the life-giving properties of a drink meant for sick babies. Infant rehydration solutions such as Pedialyte are the latest craze in locker rooms, replacing drinks such as Gatorade for some thirsty athletes. But Pedialyte, along with its Mexican competitor, Electrolit, is also […]
“Britain’s Prince Charles has offered to team up with Norway in projects to save forests around the world, Norwegian officials said on Thursday. The Prince of Wales’s offer to Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg followed Norway’s announcement earlier this month that it aimed to provide about 3 billion crowns ($541.2 million) per year to prevent […]
“Green burial may sound like another trend of the eco-chic, but it’s actually the way most of humanity has cared for its dead for thousands of years. The idea calls for returning to the earth without the use of non-biodegradable toxins or materials—no embalming, no metal caskets, no concrete vaults. Remember that ‘ashes to ashes’ […]
“Pity poor Tom Edison. He couldn’t have predicted. His best known invention - the first practical incandescent light bulb - is blamed as one of the causes of global warming, pollution and energy insecurity. He wanted to bring life to the world after the sun went down, not contribute to the end of the world […]
“The silence from the conservatives running for the GOP nomination (other than McCain) can’t be blamed on a paucity of ideas. Any candidates looking to build a climate platform can turn, among other places, to the Presidential Climate Action Plan — more than 300 specific proposals for the next President to implement during his or […]
“Firefighters put out a small blaze at the Palo Verde nuclear power plant, the largest in the United States, although operations were not affected, officials said on Wednesday. The fire broke out during scheduled refurbishment at one of the cooling towers at the plant, about 50 miles (80 km) west of Phoenix, operator Arizona Public […]
