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• Uninsured pay $30 billion for health care
WASHINGTON - Americans who go without health insurance for any part of 2008 will spend $30 billion out of pocket for health care and they will get $56 billion worth of free care, according to a report released on Monday. Government programs pay for ...
• Bush's final G-8 summit may be harmonious
For his part, Bush, now a lame-duck leader, says a top priority is urging summit partners to make good on prior pledges to help poor and developing nations address challenges from health care to education to corruption.
• 87 sick, one dead from salmonella outbreak
OTTAWA - One person has died and 87 are sick with salmonella food poisoning from tainted cheese in Quebec, health officials said on Friday. The outbreak comes amid consumer alarm over a massive recall by Maple Leaf Foods Inc of ready-to-eat meats. An ...
• Live to 43 or 86? Depends on where you reside
GENEVA - Major inequalities in health and life expectancy persist worldwide, according to an independent World Health Organization commission which on Thursday called for all countries to offer universal health care. Huge discrepancies also exist ...
• Health Officials Warn Of "Crypto" Outbreak
August 29, 2008-- Prompted by an ongoing outbreak of a waterborne disease in southeast Iowa, state health officials are warning Iowans. The Iowa Department of Public Health won't say which counties were affected by cryptosporidiosis, known as "crypto ...