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NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top managed care companies are mixed at noon: Aetna fell $.09 or .3 percent, to $29.67. CIGNA rose $.29 or .9 percent, to $33.09. Coventry Healthcare rose $.03 or .1 percent, to $23.24. Humana rose $.29 or .7 percent, to $42.15. UnitedHealth fell $.13 or .4 percent, to $29.43. WellPoint fell $.04 or .1 percent, to $55.12.
(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of some top managed care companies are down at 10 a.m.: Aetna fell $.29 or 1.0 percent, to $29.19. CIGNA fell $.13 or .4 percent, to $32.17.
( NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ) Today, new studies published in the Lancet show that strategies to reduce greenhouse gases also benefit human health. The Lancet series highlights case studies on four climate change topics -- household energy, transportation, electricity generation, and agricultural food production. Researchers say that cost savings realized from ...
It's starting to become easier to get a swine-flu shot, even for those who shouldn't be at the front of the line.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell unveiled a plan Tuesday she said will erase Connecticut's latest budget deficit of nearly $470 million. Rell is expected to announce Wednesday when she'd like legislators to vote on the package. This sets the stage for a showdown between a... Connecticut - M. Jodi Rell - United States - Society and Culture - Deficit
The economy is not growing as fast as the government first thought and the recovery still faces significant obstacles, including households nervous about spending and rising unemployment. Economists expect new reports Wednesday to give a better picture of how... Unemployment - Economy - Government - Business - Financial Services
President Barack Obama has no plans to join a global treaty banning landmines because a policy review found the United States could not meet its security commitments without the weapons, the State Department said on Tuesday.
Happy Thanksgiving. Time to pass the turkey, dressing, pumpkin pie and possibly swine flu.
HARBIN, China, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Sky One Medical, Inc.
When he lost a big government contract to build the Shasta Dam in Northern California, he found a way to make the loss a win.
20 NC lawmakers ask agencies to examine political advocacy by Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Humana Inc. is giving $300,000 in grants to Louisville-based Dare to Care and seven other non-profit organizations around the country as a part of an effort to aid charities struggling amid the economic downturn, the company said Tuesday.
Let us give thanks — and pass the Purell.
(AP:RALEIGH, N.C.) State lawmakers and attorneys are scrutinizing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina for its attempt to influence the national health care debate through direct mail and possibly illegal automated phone calls.
Top aides to President Barack Obama met early and often with lobbyists, Democratic political strategists and other interests with a stake in the administration's national health care overhaul, White House visitor records obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press show.
The World Health Organization is looking into reports in Britain and the United States that the H1N1 flu may have developed resistance to Tamiflu in people with severely suppressed immune systems, a spokesman said Tuesday.
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