During the past few years, health plans have focused product development on consumer-driven health plans. This paper examines how these products are faring in twelve Community Tracking Study (CTS) communities. Although there has been a proliferation in the number and variety of consumer-directed plan options available, employers have taken a cautious approach. Given the increased financial stak...

-The subcutaneous growth of 2 antigenically distinct syngeneic methylcholanthrene-induced murine fibrosarcomas, designated HI and H7, were significantly augmented by the concomitant administration of E. coli endotoxin (LPS). Amounts as little as 0*02 ,-g i.p. potentiated tumour growth. The weakly antigenic tumour, Hi, was more susceptible to provocation by LPS than the more strongly antigenic H...

Health warnings on tobacco products have emerged as a prominent area of tobacco control policy. Regulatory practice has rapidly evolved over the past decade to the point where health warnings on tobacco products continue to set international precedents for their size and comprehensiveness. The current paper provides a general review of current regulatory practices, including physical design fea...

Oral diseases continue to be a major health issue worldwide. These are including oral and pharyngeal cancers and oral soft and hard tissue lesions, orofacial disorders, tooth loss, dental caries and periodontal diseases. These diseases are among the most important oral health problems. Also some of them cause significant health concerns. Despite general progress in the general health status of ...

Five diseases recorded in ostriches are regarded as posing a potential animal health threat to meat-importing countries. Newcastle disease causes an atypically low mortality in ostriches: infected birds display typical nervous symptoms but no pathognomonic lesions which could be detected during post-mortem inspection. The vaccination of feedlot birds and a thorough ante-mortem examination are r...

asthma, depression and moderate-toheavy consumption of alcohol had presented to the emergency department with a threemonth history of increasing fatigue and jaundice. She had reported consuming three or four beers on a regular basis and a few glasses of wine three times weekly. Over the past three months, she had been taking six prescription medications (Table 1) and seven natural health produc...

Health[1] Health[1]Chemistry [2]Denmark [3]Videnskab.dk [4] Perfumes are in the clear. Many people react to scented items and the mere thought of a scented candle gives them a headache, asthma attack, or irritated throat or nose. But scientists suggest that many of these reactions arise simply from ‘the thought’ of scented substances and not the chemicals themselves. Typical perfumed substances...