Blue Cross Venture – Blue Health Intelligence Proving to Be Very Costly And Received Another 9 Billion From Undisclosed Source–Subsidiary Watch Google

Blue Cross Venture – Blue Health Intelligence Proving to Be Very Costly And Received Another 9 Billion From Undisclosed Source–Subsidiary Watch

So far according to this article it has been hard to quantify the real dollar amounts that have been saved.  We all know there’s a lot more data out there of course with the creation of the venture.  Recently it was announced that the firm that manages the Blue Cross venture was moving to San [...]

Weight of the Nation Google

Obesity is common, serious, and costly. Behavior and environment play a large role causing people to be overweight and obese. These are the greatest areas for prevention and treatment actions.  Weight of the Nation brings together public health researchers and practitioners, policy makers, and national partners devoted to obesity prevention and control to raise awareness [...]

Former FDA Commissioner Andrew Von Eschenbach Joins Another Board–Banyan Biomarkers Google

Former FDA Commissioner Andrew Von Eschenbach Joins Another Board–Banyan Biomarkers

Banyan Biomarkers provides analytical services to pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies and investigators at academic research institutes.  The company has a focus on traumatic brain injury and developing assays to qualify biomarkers.  BD 

Happy Easter! Google

Happy Easter!

After years and years missing the delicious italian easter bread my cousin made us as kids, I finally attempted it myself.  The sprinkled results are below, and I know it was a true success as my mom stole a chunk of basket handle when no one was looking (though she failed to hide the evidence). [...]

News Round-Up – 3/27/07 Google

Visit Women’s Health News at its new home – http://womenshealthnews.wordpress.com Again with the thinking that women having knowledge is dangerous or scary or just plain bad. Birth control prices going up on college campuses.

New Posts are at WordPress Google

Want to know about MRIs for breast cancer detection or anti-choice Eric Keroack resigning his position in charge of family planning? Head on over to Women’s Health News’s new digs at WordPress. Visit Women’s Health News at its new home – http://womenshealthnews.wordpress.com

Healthy food not more expensive Google

Healthy food not more expensive

In contrast with the conventional wisdom that healthy food costs too much, USDA’s Economic Research Service this week reports: For all metrics except the price of food energy, the authors find that healthy foods cost less than less healthy foods (defined for this study as foods that are high in saturated fat, added sugar, and/or [...]

Treating “Chicken Skin” Bumps: Keratosis Pilaris Google

Chicken skin bumps – such a simple yet instantly identifiable description of the skin problem named keratosis pilaris (commonly dubbed “KP”). Can’t you just visualize it? These minute, rough bumps with their grater-like texture are most frequently scattered along the upper arms and thighs. However, the cheeks, back and buttocks can all become involved at [...]

Progress for Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) Google

Progress for Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW)

Here in Boston this month, during the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ rainy march at the corporate offices for Stop and Shop supermarkets, with the way into the offices blocked by corporate representatives, hopes soared briefly.

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