Thursday, March 21, 2013

[Health] As "telehealth" grows, experts question cost benefits

As "telehealth" grows, experts question cost benefits
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/features/as-telehealth-grows-experts-question-cost-benefits_841650.html
By Ben Hirschler. LONDON | Thu Mar 21, 2013 7:37pm EDT. LONDON (Reuters) - Monitoring patients at home using modern technology, so-called 'telehealth', is tipped as the next big thing in healthcare, but a new study by British researchers suggests it may ...

Immune Therapy Shows Early Promise for Advanced Leukemia
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/health&id=9036283
WEDNESDAY, March 20 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental therapy that targets the immune system might offer a new way to treat an often deadly form of adult leukemia, a preliminary study suggests.

CVS to require employees to submit personnel health info or pay
http://www.newsday.com/news/health/the-daily-apple-1.4760551
"Our plan design is more about incentives rather than penalties for noncompliance," said John Rabb, the Travis County Insurance Benefits Manager.

Woman's health problems linked to super-strong tea
http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/370828/9/Womans-health-problems-linked-to-super-strong-tea
DETROIT -- A 47-year-old woman's lower back, arm, leg and hip pains have been linked to her daily consumption of a super-strong pitcher of tea, according to findings from a medical team at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit.

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