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is in “excellent health,” according to a summary of Obama medical records released on Thursday. The 276-word summary was written by Dr. David L. Scheiner, the Chicago doctor who has been Obama’s personal physician since March, 1987. …

So, where is the health message? At a recent visit to an academic department in England, I suggested that the BMJ might not be quite as interested in publishing papers describing local arrangements for health care in England, and that, …

Background: This project investigates the ways in which patients respond to the shared use of what is often considered private information: personal health data. There is a growing demand for patient access to personal health records. …

Whatever it takes.

The UK´s sole representative in the premier class, Tech 3 Yamaha´s James Toseland, will be doing his bit for Riders for Health at Donington in June.

Google Health - from the same company that brought you countless vulnerabilities both fixed and unfixed, with a policy of not alerting people to security issues comes a new service that asks you to input all your most sensitive personal …

Know the details of the health insurance plan – what it covers and what it doesn’t cover. Also find out the health insurance plan’s in-network as opposed to out-of-network coverage and expenses. What are its co-payment amounts, …

Health.com switches from Typepad to WordPress and adds two main WP-powered sections to their site. Check out their new site, great design too.

Teen fitness, teen health and college health issues are everywhere. Teen fitness because teens are overweight, college health because of the “freshman 15″ and teen health because of weight issues like Type II Diabetes. …

Now that Google Health has finally launched, I took a quick peek at it while Mark was taking notes at today’s Google Factory Tour presentation. It’s been a long time coming, but at first glance it looks like it will be a strong …

Suzanne’s NEW “Health Biz In a Box” complete and fully-operational website you get for next to nothing contains an electronic “Automatic Sales Manager” (like a salesman robot - Ha!) built-in that works to upsell to your list over and …

ATLANTA (myfoxatlanta.com) — A commitment to diet and exercise is transforming the lives of some women. Many are converting fat to muscle, and seeing dramatic results. Beth Galvin reports. Click video for more information.

Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis is to personally oversee a new interministerial committee - bringing together the economy, health and employment ministries - which aims to drastically curb wasteful spending in the health sector, …

People nationwide are skeptical about the prospects of reforming health care, and that attitude was reflected Thursday at a luncheon sponsored by the Luther Midelfort Development Council.Randall Linton, Luther Midelfort president and …

Epidemiologists from the American Cancer Society and scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) teamed up to analyze the data and death certificate information of more …

Rather than crafting a blueprint for health care reform and then presenting it to the public for discussion, Lake believes that reformers should begin “by exploring voters’ own perceptions and the core values that shape their views on …

As global ambassador for Oxfam International, Sex and the City’s Kristin Davis is a tireless champion for women and children in need. Here, she reveals why her work in Africa gives her hope, what makes her happiest, and the major life …

High-deductible health plans and health savings accounts are making reform even more of an uphill battle.

It’s been the preferred pseudonym for poverty, but the Mental Health Coordinating Council in New South Wales has recently released a document which ‘brings together the evidence linking mental health, recovery from mental illness, …

A nurse at Mulago Hospital has accused Health State Minister Emmanuel Otaala of beating her up, an allegation that once again casts the minister in unfavourable light.

In 2004, Tommy Thompson, then-Health and Human Services secretary, approached his boss with a request. Observing that the nation’s doctors and hospitals operate a tangled web of incompatible forms and technologies, Thompson asked …

Personally, I’m struggling to keep my health up so I can continue playing this game, but if you’re the other way around, and in Baltimore, check out the second day of the Fourth Annual Games for Health Conference 2008. …