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Researchers Have Showcased Their Solutions for Easier Detection of Salmonella in Food

Jul 13, 2015

Researchers have showcased their solutions for easier detection of salmonella in food, as part of the US Food and Drug Administration's first Food Safety Challenge. The winning solution will get cash reward of $400,000. The Purdue ...

Tags: food safety, semiconductor, agriculture, food manufacture

China's Health Insurance Scheme Is Possible to Suffer Deficit in 2017

Feb 11, 2015

According to a report by medical industry experts that insurance costs has been going up due to the rising medical costs and an aging population while insurance funds continue to be saddled by the slowdown in the economy. The government ...

Tags: Health Insurance, medical industry

US Carriers Might Soon See a Spike in Their Liability Insurance Minimum

Apr 23, 2014

US carriers might soon see a spike in their liability insurance minimum because the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) said the current $750,000 minimum is too low. In a report to Congress, the FMCSA said current minimums ...

Tags: Transportation, freight

The Plans to Pay out at Least 85 Percent of Their Premium Dollars on Medical Expenses

Feb 12, 2014

The federal health law requires the plans to pay out at least 85 percent of their premium dollars on medical expenses,or refund the excess revenue to the government. Modern Healthcare:Medicare Advantage Plans Spent 86.3%Of Revenue On ...

Tags: Medicare Advantage, Medicare, Healthcare

Debt Would Recoup Medical Costs by Claiming Deceased People's Homes

Feb 10, 2014

A little-known aspect of Medicaid allows states, in certain cases, to recoup medical costs by claiming deceased people's homes, which is causing some people to avoid coverage, even those who are newly eligible under the health law's ...

Tags: Medicaid, Death Debt, Health

Here Are Some of The Latest Health and Medical News Developments

Jan 13, 2014

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Food Stamps Cuts Will Lead to Higher Health Costs: Critics Cuts to the food stamp program could lead to bigger health bills for the ...

Tags: Health Highlights, Health

US Adults Without a High School Diploma Are Living Sicker, Shorter Lives Than Ever Before

Jan 10, 2014

U.S. adults without a high school diploma are living sicker, shorter lives than ever before -- especially white women, researchers say. Researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Society and Health and the Robert Wood ...

Tags: U.S.adults, Diploma, Shorter Lives

Local Teamsters Leaders Cleared The Way for Members in UPS Inc.'s Freight Unit

Jan 8, 2014

Joe Boris Local Teamsters leaders cleared the way for members in UPS Inc.'s Freight unit to vote on a new tentative contract that comes seven months after the company's original proposal was rejected by the union by a wide margin. The ...

Tags: UPS Inc, Local Teamsters, Freight unit, tentative contract

Smokers Who Undergo Surgery Face Higher Health Care Costs After Their Procedure

Jan 6, 2014

Former and current smokers who undergo surgery face higher health care costs in the year after their procedure than people who never smoked, according to a new study. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic noted that smoking cigarettes ...

Tags: smokers, health care costs, smoking-related complications, medical cost

The More People Weigh, The Higher Their Health Care Costs

Dec 25, 2013

The more people weigh, the higher their health care costs, a new study finds. The findings may give people another reason to pledge to shed excess pounds next year, the Duke University researchers said. The investigators analyzed the ...

Tags: health care, weight

The Affordable Care Act Has Been Blamed for Increased Health Insurance Premiums

Dec 20, 2013

Although the Affordable Care Act has been blamed for increased health insurance premiums, little is attributed to healthcare reform, U.S. researchers say. The analysis for the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation supporting independent ...

Tags: medical costs, health

Aviva Announced Significant Improvements to International Private Medical Insurance

Dec 4, 2013

Aviva has announced significant improvements to its International Solutions private medical insurance from 1st February 2014. The improvements will provide new and existing customers with enhanced standard benefits and wider geographic ...

Tags: Health, Medicine, private medical insurance, Service

Waste-Water Treatment by-Products Are Frequently Used as Fertilizer.

Nov 19, 2013

Waste-water treatment by-products, also known as sewage sludge, are frequently used as fertilizer. And that means whatever this stew of sewage leftovers contains, including substances hazardous to human and animal health, could potentially ...

Tags: antibiotic, resistant, bacteria, fertilizer, super bug

American Insurance Benefits Announced The Launch of a Private Exchange Technology System

Nov 4, 2013

AMERICAN INSURANCE BENEFITS, announced the launch of a PRIVATE EXCHANGE technology system that provides employers and employees the ability to participate in one of the fastest growing trends in health insurance - Defined Contribution ...

Tags: Insurance, Private Exchange Technology

Advocates More Government Support for Fruit and Vegetable Growers

Sep 16, 2013

We've all pretty much accepted the advice that eating more fruit and vegetables will make us healthier. But few of us have succeeded at piling half our plates with plant matter at every meal, as recommended by the government health police. ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

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