Health Care


American Red Cross: Make Blood Donation Part of Holiday Plans

July 4, 2008

With the Fourth of July weekend here, the American Red Cross is urging everyone to make giving blood part of their holiday plans.

Fiserv to Sell Majority Interest in its Insurance Business

July 3, 2008

The transaction is expected to close this month and will impact nearly all of Fiserv's Insurance segment.

Fourth AHA Journal to Debut in August

July 3, 2008

The American Heart Association has set August for the premier of Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, the fourth in a series of six new titles to be published under the banner of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. The journals will be published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

DOT Rule Makes Cheating on Drug Testing Harder

July 2, 2008

Under the terms of the rule, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters said labs would be required to test every specimen for possible adulterants and urine substitutes.

Working Hard While Fatigued Could Be Bad For Blood Pressure

July 2, 2008

Working hard when tired may be admired by many Americans, but it is a virtue that could be harmful to one's health, according to new research by psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

A Sound Approach to Safe Lifting

July 2008

It has long been recognized that back injuries account for a disproportionate share of worker’s compensation dollars paid in permanent disability, in questionable worker’s compensation claims, and in litigated cases. OSHA has not developed specific standards, in large part because individual susceptibility factors (age, physical health, pre-existing conditions, etc.) makes a one-size-fits-all standard impossible.

Lock Loaded

By Ronnie Rittenberry · July 2008

The importance of a good lock is oft overlooked but cannot be overstated. As author/philosopher Ayn Rand saw it, the very concept of civilization can be thought of as progress toward a society of privacy, a notion that is pretty much the fountainhead of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a.k.a. the Privacy Rule.

Tips to Help People with Diabetes Prepare for Disasters

July 1, 2008

Natural disasters in 2008 have proved that hurricane season isn't the only time a person should be prepared for the worst. That is why the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and Eli Lilly and Co. are urging people with diabetes to be ready in advance in the event disaster strikes.

Arriving Patients to See New Hand Hygiene DVD

June 29, 2008

The DVD will be used like the airlines' familiar pre-takeoff briefing.

Treasury Department, IRS Release New Guidance on HSAs

June 29, 2008

Notice 2008-59 contains more than 40 new frequently asked questions and answers concerning Health Savings Accounts.

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