Study:
Small firms seek health care freedom
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Arizona's small companies don't want the state dictating health care
coverage for employees, according to a new small-business survey. ...
State monopoly on health needs major surgery
Scotsman - UK
Although it is formally the responsibility of the Scottish Executive, decisions
taken by John Reid, the Minister for Health in England, and his huge
department ...
Reid orders review of Mental Health Bill after knife killing
Independent - UK
John Reid, the Secretary of State for Health, has ordered a review of
proposed changes to the law covering mental patients after the case of John
Barrett, the ...
Health savings accounts make big gains
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) -
MN,USA
By this time next year, more than half of the major employers in Minnesota
expect to offer health savings accounts (HSAs) as one of their employee
health ...
Diesel fumes are danger to health, warns report
Independent - UK
Diesel engines pose a serious public health threat, pumping out high
levels of tiny particles that cause breathing problems, health
specialists have warned. ...
Education and health spending in India's model state is coming ...
Financial Express - Bombay,India
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Fiscal stress has started eating into education and
health spending in Kerala, India's mantelpiece state in human development
indices. ...
Health Highlights: Feb. 27, 2005
Atlanta Journal Constitution
(subscription) - GA,USA
... the treaty, known as the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control,
would have to ban tobacco advertising within five years, put tougher health
warnings on ...
House to vote on getting rid of business health care tax
Detroit Free Press - USA
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan businesses wouldn't have to pay a tax when
providing health care coverage for employees under legislation set for a
vote this ...
Health: Global Anti-Smoking Pact Goes Into Effect
Keralanext - Kerala,India
[Health News]: A global treaty aimed at dissuading children from smoking
and helping adults kick the habit came into force on Sunday with the United
Nations ...