Fringe Benefit Group Rolls Out New Limited Medical Insurance Plan.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-6 November 2008-Fringe Benefit Group Rolls Out New Limited Medical Insurance Plan(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Fringe Benefit Group, engaged in limited medical health insurance plans and health benefits administration, announced the availability of its new limited medical insurance plan, Framework Passage, which provides...

WebMD Announces 2008 Health Heroes.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WebMD Health Corp. today announced the honorees of the 2008 WebMD Health Heroes awards, featured in the November/December issue of WebMD the Magazine. The third annual WebMD Health Heroes Awards honor four Americans who face health issues with the vision and drive to...

Thanksgiving Brunch for Miriam's Kitchen Homeless: His Excellency Ali Bin Fahad Al-Hajri, The Ambassador of the State of Qatar, to Oversee Traditional Qatari Meal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: Qatari Thanksgiving Brunch for Homeless Guests at Miriam's Kitchen WHEN: 6:00 AM, Thursday, November 27, 2008 WHERE: Miriam's Kitchen, 2401 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20037. BACKGROUND: Homelessness and hunger continue to grow in these difficult economic times. Along...

Corphealth Chosen to Provide Managed Behavioral Health Services to Bravo Health Members.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Corphealth, a health and productivity improvement company, announced that it has been selected by Bravo Health to provide managed behavioral health services. Bravo Health offers Medicare Advantage plans and standalone prescription drug plans to more than 208,000 members. The agreement is for...

Dean Ornish's battle with depression.
Economic and political leaders of the world gather in Davos, Switzerland, each January to review the past year's events and chart a course for the coming year. On the last day of the meeting, the entire ensemble ascends to the Schatzalp, or "Snow Beach," on the slopes overlooking the...

SUPPORT GROUPS.
Byline: The Register-Guard AL-ANON and ALATEEN - 741-2841 or www.ola-is.org for meeting schedule. Alcoholics Anonymous - 342-4113 or http://aaevi.org for meeting schedule. Alzheimer's support group - 1 p.m., first and third Mondays, United Lutheran Church, 2230 Washington St. 683-3618. Better Breathers...

Georgia Nurses Association 2009 legislative platform.
CONSUMER ADVOCACY As Georgia Registered Nurses, we affirm the basic worth and dignity of individuals. We endorse legislation, programs and funding which promote and enable individuals to achieve optimal quality of life across the continuum. This includes comprehensive health care, education and a safe environment, as well...

Women dentists and women with disabilities.
Should women dentists be more concerned than male healthcare providers that better than one-in-five women in the United States are living with disabilities. The statistics show that there are 30 million women and girls with disabilities, and this number is increasing steadily. Maybe there should be comparable concern among...

Homosexuality; its nature and causes. (reprint, 1967).
9780202362366 Homosexuality; its nature and causes. (reprint, 1967) West, D.J. AldineTransaction 2008 304 pages $39.95 Paperback HQ76 This is a reprint of a study published in 1967, when interest was strong...

Effective, respectful care for all pregnant women: on our way, but not yet there.
Improving health care for pregnant women has been one of NWHN's goals since the very beginning. We've made a lot of headway since 1975, when pregnant women were still subject to untested drugs, unsafe advice, and inhumane hospital routines. But we're still far from where we'd like to be:...