Health Coverage For Volunteers Often Limited
An increasing number of young adults are choosing to volunteer. Most organizations provide health insurance to the volunteers, who effectively live at the poverty level, but the benefits are not usually as complete as employer-provided insurance.

Poor Mental Health, Asthma Risk Linked?
A new study hints at a possible link between poor mental health and the odds of having asthma.

Can the Internet drive a health care consensus?
The Internet, specifically a Web site called change.gov, is the tool with which the Obama Administration hopes to drive the health care debate, from the bottom up. by Dana Blankenhorn

Zimbabwe declares national health emergency
HARARE, Zimbabwe ? Zimbabwe declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and the collapse of its health care system, and a government-run newspaper reported today that more international help is being sought to pay for food and drugs.

Health Highlights: Dec. 3, 2008
Title: Health Highlights: Dec. 3, 2008 Category: Health News Created: 12/4/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/4/2008

Study: Long-Term Health Risks for Brain-Injured Soldiers
Many of the thousands of troops who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan are at risk of long-term health problems including depression and Alzheimer's-like symptoms, researchers say.

Health Tip: Are You Anemic?
Title: Health Tip: Are You Anemic? Category: Health News Created: 12/4/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/4/2008

First test arrives of Obama promise to transform health IT
Between them the military and veterans control one of the biggest pieces of IT infrastructure in the nation. Their choice could easily define the direction of health IT for everyone else. by Dana Blankenhorn

Insurers like Obama health plan, with reservations
WASHINGTON -- The insurance industry embraced many of President-elect Barack Obama's ideas for better health care coverage Wednesday, though it opposes a key piece of his plan to require employers to help pay for that coverage.

Harkin: Health reform must happen by August
Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin said today that Congress will have until the end of next year to pass sweeping health care reform, or lose its opportunity until after the 2010 election.

On Health Care, Obama Policymakers Tap Campaign's Network of Supporters
Barack Obama's incoming administration has begun to draw on the high-tech organizational tools that helped get him elected to lay the groundwork for an attempt to restructure the U.S. health-care system.

Zimbabwe declares health emergency
Zimbabwe declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and the collapse of its health care system, and state media reported Thursday the government is seeking more international help to pay for food and drugs to combat the crisis.

Zimbabwe declares health emergency
Zimbabwe has declared a national emergency over its cholera epidemic and the collapse of its health system due to the country's economic crisis.

Finding Health Insurance Can Be Tricky For Grads
Many young adults transition out of college into jobs that have limited benefits. Negotiating how to find health insurance that will meet their needs can be difficult.

Adolescent health care -- Dec. 9 report release
( National Academy of Sciences ) "Adolescent health services: Missing opportunities," a new report from the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, looks at the unique health care needs of those ages 10 to 19, identifies crucial gaps in existing care, and recommends changes that could help promote healthy behavior, manage health conditions and prevent disease in this age group.

Women's Health Pure Play
Hologic spans the spectrum of women's health. Once it digests a big acquisition from last year, the stock will soar.

Zimbabwe declares health emergency
HARARE, Zimbabwe---- Zimbabwe has declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and the collapse of its health care system, and is seeking more help to pay for food and drugs, the state-run newspaper said Thursday.

UCLA expert blames American values for health-care crisis
To heal our ailing health-care system, we need to stop thinking like Americans. That's the consensus of two articles published Dec. 2 in the American Academy of Neurology journal Neurology by Dr. Marc Nuwer, a UCLA neurologist and leading expert on national health-care reform.

Gillard shocked by dental health findings
The Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, says the Government will ensure that reports of dental health neglect in nursing homes are investigated.

Health law services 'must change'
The way contracts for legal services are awarded in the health service must improve, a committee is to hear.