Sentences with phrase «recent health report»

In a recent health report, http://www.uk-dachshund-health-report.org.uk, the main areas for concern were Back Disease, Lafora Disease and PRA blindness.

A recent health report by investigative reporter Martha Rosenberg stated that between 1960 and 2000, the weight of the average adult American increased by 24 pounds.

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There's also the matter of whether mobile medical care will ultimately reduce national health spending: At least one recent report suggests that the technology may well cause people to pursue care they don't need precisely because it makes it so convenient to get.

As it turns out, this sort of rip - off of the multi-billion-dollar Medicaid Personal Care Services program administered by the states is fairly common, according to a recent Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General's advisory report.

Stat News, a publication that covers health, reported in May that Trump's speech had become less articulate in recent years and suggested it could be related to cognitive decline.

«There is overwhelming evidence that the design of an office impacts the health, well - being and productivity of its occupants,» says a recent report.

A recent issue of the National Center for Employee Ownership's Employee Ownership Report features a mental - health - services company called Telecare, which is introducing an employee - stock - ownership plan (ESOP) to its already highly - participative workforce of 1,600 - plus.

This past «Black Friday» holiday shopping weekend, 23andMe spit - and - send test kits ranked among the top 5 best - sellers on Amazon, as we reported in our recent health care big data feature.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and the New York State Department of Health have received subpoenas in recent weeks seeking documents and testimony about representations made to them by Theranos, the WSJ reported on Monday citing people familiar with the matter.

«Humana is potentially an attractive asset for Walmart as it would help diversify its revenue stream,» Cantor Fitzgerald health insurance analyst Steven Halper wrote in a recent report, noting that the retailer and insurer already partner on a co-branded Medicare prescription drug plan.

Several West Virginia counties have filed lawsuits in recent months against drug wholesalers McKesson Corp, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen for failing to report suspicious orders of opioids in the state.

There was, however, a very interesting statement within a recent Moody's report that clarified how the new health law has not been a tremendous boon for these hospitals.

The credit report identifies recent actions that may be negatively impacting a user's credit health, like a recent hard inquiry, an account with missed payments or credit cards that consistently use a large amount of their available credit limit.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

In fact, the top prescription pill taken in the U.S. from April 2013 to March 2014 was a synthetic thyroid hormone called levothyroxine, which is used to treat hypothyroidism, according to a recent report from IMS Health, a leading health care information, services and technology coHealth, a leading health care information, services and technology cohealth care information, services and technology company.

Municipal operating spending has also increased because of further downloading of responsibilities by federal and provincial governments onto municipalities. The biggest increases in spending by municipalities over the past two decades have been for housing, health, social services and environmentâ $» all areas where federal and provincial governments also have responsibility, as the FCM's recent State of Canadaâ $ ™ s Cities and Communities report demonstrated.

A recent report endorses the growing trend of using annuities for health - care expense planning...

According to a recent Health Canada report, the cannabis oil sector grew more than 871 % between April 2016 and March 2017.

A recent report from a blue - ribbon panel, the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons, suggests sweeping changes to reduce violence behind bars and improve health care so that when prisoners are released — 600,000 each year — they will be better citizens.

Recent reports tell of a Health Maintenance Organization that wanted to cover the cost of a prenatal test for cystic fibrosis only on the condition that the woman agree to have an abortion if the fetus was afflicted with the disease.

(CNN)-- According to recent reports, a German court's ban on circumcising baby boys has provoked a rare show of unity between Jews, Muslims and Christians who see it as a threat to religious freedom, while doctors warn it could increase health risks by forcing the practice underground.

*» free sugars» is a definition by World Health Organisation which has been adopted by the UK Governments Scientific Advisory Committee in their recent report on Carbohydrates and hHealth Organisation which has been adopted by the UK Governments Scientific Advisory Committee in their recent report on Carbohydrates and healthhealth.

Yep, that's right: a recent study in the British Journal of Nutrition found that soup eaters tend to weigh less and have smaller waists than those who don't eat soup: their findings were based on reports of more than 20,000 Americans surveyed by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys between 2003 and 2008.

The Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) welcomes the recent release of a report by Amnesty International exposing shocking labour violations — including children as young as 8 engaged in work that is hazardous to their health — in the palm oil sector.

Artificial sweeteners have been on a decline in recent years as health conscious consumers seek all natural products, reported the company, adding stevia is a sugar substitute made from the leaves of the stevia rebaudiana plant.

In time for Mother's Day and National Women's Health Week (May 13 - 19), AICR is highlighting a key finding from its recent report updating the global scientific evidence on breast cancer risk.

The National Center for Health Statistics released a new report today, Recent Trends in Cesarean Delivery in the United States.

For example, according to this report, the Congressional Budget office estimates that the FDA will need $ 1.4 billion to implement the food safety law, but a recent Pew Trusts report estimates that the annual health - related costs of food - borne illnesses is somewhere between $ 75 and $ 150 billion.

The Associated Press reports that late Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee approved an agriculture appropriations bill which would essentially gut all of the recent, hard - won legislative victories to improve the health of Americans, especially children.

In a recent issue, Consumer Reports magazine noted that the benefits of a tartar - control formula, while real, were merely cosmetic, and its use had «no consequence for dental health.

Summary: This report reviews recent health and nutrition literature from Ethiopia, with a focus on the nutrition and care of children, women, and adolescent...

A recent report on Reuters Health suggests that women who have had a miscarriage may be more likely to have complications with future pregnancies, even if they have only had one miscarriage.

The NZ the rate of homebirth was around 2 % nationally (in a 2004 Health Ministry report, the most recent I could find)[2].

The researchers, who reported their findings in a recent issue of Child: Care, Health and Development, looked at these factors during pregnancy and one month after birth in more than 3,000 women, 18 to 35 years old, who gave birth at 78 hospitals in Pennsylvania between January 2009 and April 2011.

The initiative was introduced to the United Kingdom in 1993, but, although improvements have been reported, 3 rates of breast feeding in the UK are still among the lowest in the world.4 5 Recent reports from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) urge NHS units to become baby friendly to improve rates of breast feeding and save money.4 6 Data from the millennium cohort study, however, show that though participating maternity units in the UK increased rates of initiation of breastfeeding, duration did not increase.5 Other strategies are therefore required to support mothers in the UK to breast feed for the recommended time.

A recent meta - analysis of 11 studies that investigated the association of bed - sharing and SIDS revealed a summary OR of 2.88 (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.99 — 4.18) with bed - sharing.158 Furthermore, bed - sharing in an adult bed not designed for infant safety exposes the infant to additional risks for accidental injury and death, such as suffocation, asphyxia, entrapment, falls, and strangulation.159, 160 Infants, particularly those in the first 3 months of life and those born prematurely and / or with low birth weight, are at highest risk, 161 possibly because immature motor skills and muscle strength make it difficult to escape potential threats.158 In recent years, the concern among public health officials about bed - sharing has increased, because there have been increased reports of SUIDs occurring in high - risk sleep environments, particularly bed - sharing and / or sleeping on a couch or armchair.162, — , 165

The number of people who get diseases transmitted by mosquito, tick and flea bites has more than tripled in the United States in recent years, federal health officials reported.

Insurance premiums for Affordable Care Act health plans are likely to jump by 35 to 94 percent around the country within the next three years, according to a new report concluding that recent federal decisions will have a profound effect on prices.

On behalf of the Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York, with more than 400 members, I write regarding recent published reports of the appointment of three «experts» by the NYS Department of Health (DOH) to review the proposed guidelines for high volume hydraulic fracturing.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that with declining numbers and only a handful of confirmed cases reported in recent weeks, the critical phase...

The Green Party of New York (GPNY) and its recent gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins join the chorus of New Yorkers celebrating what appears to be an imminent fracking ban, arising from today's reports from Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens and Acting Health Commissioner Howard Zucker.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - A recent national study that reported Syracuse has the nation's highest lead poisoning rate is flawed and makes the lead problem here appear far worse than it is, according to Onondaga County Health Department officials.

Ulster County Legislator Jonathan Heppner introduced a resolution to that body opposing the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, citing a recent state report estimating 20,000 county residents are at risk of losing their health insurance.

Kink, who led the Democrats» policy office, will head the Strong Economy for All Coalition, which, according to a recent Times report, will soon open with a $ 5 million budget, backed by SEIU / 1199, the powerful health care workers» union, and the UFT, the New York City teachers union.

Speaking at an urgent Commons debate in the wake of the death, Yvette Cooper said there had been worrying reports of poor health service provision and sexual assault at the Serco - run immigration detention centre in recent years.

«Prof Adewole, therefore urges Nigerians to be vigilant and report promptly any case of unexplained fever that is more than 48 hours, especially in those with recent travels to Latin America, to health care professionals.

«A recent report from the World Health Organization showed that if by making Naloxone more accessible, we will absolutely save people's lives,» says Carlucci.

As community leaders in the Greater Buffalo area served by Catholic Health, we wish to bring to your attention the recent report by the Workers» Rights Board of Buffalo's Coalition for Economic Justice.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that with the declining number and only a handful of confirmed cases reported in recent weeks, the critical phase of...

Equity in the NHS did improve after recent reforms, a report out today claimed - but critics fear this may be reversed by looming cuts in the health service.