Medical researchers at the University of Virginia believe they have identified an enormously promising way to stop kids from taking up smoking. So when a company was willing to pony up $20 million to finance the research, ...

Medical Malpractice Deal Within Reach on Capitol Hill
What is not in the agreement is a cap on the amount of any given medical malpractice claim. Should caps -- either an outright ban on them or their imposition -- be included in legislation passed by either the Tennessee House or Senate, ...

Blue Cross And Blue Shield Association Releases 2007 Medical Cost ...
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) today announced the release of the 2007 Medical Cost Reference Guide (MCRG). Now in its fifth publication, the guide is one of the most comprehensive collections of data available from ...

Member Benefits 101: Medical and Dental Insurance
Health, Medical, & Dental insurance is available for ALA Members through affinity plans with Marsh Affinity Services. Not all plans are available in all states. But it is worth checking out. Here is the run down: ...

Bush Says Medical Neglect Of Troops Will Not Be Tolerated
S=6192061&nav=0zHF Bush Says Medical Neglect Of Troops Will Not Be Tolerated WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said Wednesday that the bipartisan panel he named to investigate problems at the nation's military and veterans hos...

Bill Richardson Seeks Passage of NM Medical Marijuana Bill
"We've only got a few days to go, and I'm urging very quick action on the ethics package," he said. "I'm urging very quick, strong action on predatory lending. I want that cockfighting bill, I want medical marijuana, I want my tax cuts. ...

Army Officials To Visit Army Medical Treatment Facilities
With all of the recent publicity of the problems that have been occurring at Walter Reed Medical Center, the Army has chosen to make sure that patients at other Army Medical Treatment facilities, is up to par. Officials will be checking ...

General fired over conditions at Walter Reed Medical Center
A military analyst and Pentagon advisor says he believes a two-star general who was recently relieved of his command at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center was a scapegoat for political decisions of an entrenched, unmovable bureaucracy ...

Democrats Oppose Bush Cuts To Veterans, Demand Increase In Medical ...
The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee last week renounced attempts by the White House to raise fees for Veterans receiving medical care and recommended an increase in funding in the administration's fiscal year 2008 budget for the ...

TEKTURNA FIRST OF NEW CLASS OF BLOOD PRESSURE PILL TO HIT THE MARKET
Tekturna, Novartis' New Blood Pressure Weapon Tekturna, "the first in a class of drugs known as renin inhibitors, is likely to be a blockbuster in the high-stakes, hypertension control game". "An over-active renin-angiotension system ...