Public health officials across the state want lawmakers next year to approve an increase in the fees Idaho restaurants pay for yearly inspections and food permitting services.
Sen. Bert Brackett, R-Rogerson, said he supports the plan to help health districts recover more expenses.
“I’d say that this is a tough year for any new programs or new [...]
A public consultation is being held this week on planned changes to mental health services in the Glasgow area.
On Wednesday June 25th, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is holding a public meeting to discuss proposals to remove services from the Vale of Leven Hospital and transfer them to Glasgow’s Gartnavel Royal Hospital.The Helensburgh Advertiser reports [...]
Mr John Eliasu Mahama, Programmes Officer for Alliance For Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR), an NGO has stressed the need for integration of HIV/AIDS services and Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) activities for the effective and efficient utilisation of resources provided by Global Fund Proposal for Ghana.
He said such integration would also provide clients with a holistic [...]
Gov. Bob Riley is scheduled to sign a law Tuesday that provides tax incentives to help small businesses afford health insurance for employees.
The incentive is part of the governor’s Plan 2010 agenda that was passed by the Alabama Legislature during the special session in May.
Under the legislation, owners of small businesses with fewer than 25 [...]
The Ascension Parish Council is considering a new ordinance that puts the Mental Health Board in an advisory role and states that it “shall not interfere with the day-to-day operations.â€
The proposal crops up in connection with a long-running dispute between board members and the director of the Mental Health Unit. Last year, board members unsuccessfully [...]
Beginning with the 2008-09 school year, Independence School District employees will be covered by a different health insurance provider, Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
The plan was unanimously approved by the Independence Board of Education Tuesday at Bingham Middle School.
According to Assistant Superintendent Brian Mitchell, Humana has been the district’s health insurance provider for 10 years. But with [...]
Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) will consider a staff proposal tomorrow, to provide free access to the emergency contraceptive pill, or morning after pill, at local pharmacies, The New Zealand Herald reports.
At the moment the pill is sold at pharmacies without a doctor’s prescription, for around $35, without parental consent.
ADHB planning and funding manager Wendy [...]
The need for meaningful health care reform remains one of the hottest topics in the public as we approach our national election. Health Sexual An important new study, Health Insurance in the prestigious Annals of Internal Medicine, reveals a growing consensus among practicing physicians that our broken health care system would be best [...]
DOUGLAS COUNTY: A town hall meeting to discuss the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife�s budget proposal for the 2009-2011 biennium is scheduled for Wednesday at the department�s Roseburg office.The meeting will be from 7-9 p.m. at the ODFW Southwest Region Office, 4192 North Umpqua Hwy, Roseburg. This meeting is one of several being held [...]
NEW ORLEANS - If you think the prescription drug you took for headaches caused your heart attack, the Food and Drug Administration says you can’t sue the maker for injury if it met agency standards.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says you can’t sue a mattress maker if your mattress bursts into flame despite meeting CPSC [...]
