Spending Rise for Health Care and Prescription Drugs Slows
National health spending grew in 2007 at the lowest rate in nine years, mainly because prescription drug spending increased at the slowest pace since 1963.

Apple CEO's health statement too vague for diagnosis, doctors say
As Apple enthusiasts speculate over why pancreatic cancer survivor Steve Jobs won't appear at Macworld Conference & Expo this year, the CEO asks them to think differently about his health.

Apple fans relieved about Jobs health news
After months of speculation about his health, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced Monday that his doctors believe a hormonal imbalance is to blame for his alarming weight loss.

Jobs Health Still Concerns Investors Seeking Apple ?Smart Guys?
Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Steve Jobs ?s efforts to reassure Apple Inc. ?s followers about his health left some investors with more questions than answers.

Missed Opportunities Hurt Teen Health Care
Adolescents aren't just big kids, and too many start falling through cracks in the health care system - what a major new report calls missed opportunities to shape the next generation's well-being.

Use of generic drugs slows rise in health-care costs
Growth in spending on health care slowed slightly in 2007 as consumers turned more to generic drugs instead of brand names, the government reported Monday.

Health care spending slows in 2007 with generics
Spending on health care slowed slightly in 2007 as consumers turned more to generic drugs instead of brand-names to fill their medicine cabinets, the government reported Monday.

Steve Jobs' health now a public matter
In choosing to go public with CEO Steve Jobs' ailments to deflect damaging rumors, Apple may be forced to give regular updates on the health of its founder.

Health care spending slowed in 2007, government report finds
U.S. health care spending in 2007 grew at its lowest rate in nine years, due mainly to a slowdown in prescription drug spending and lower administrative costs for the Medicare program, according to a new government report released Monday.

Nation's health spending rises, but not so much
Health care continued to take up a greater share of the economy in 2007, as spending on hospitals, doctors and other services increased 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion.

Holes in health care means teens face future ills
Many adolescents are falling through cracks in the health care system ? what a major new report calls missed opportunities to shape the next generation?s health.

Akron Health Department's director Moser plans to retire
Akron Health Department's director Moser plans to retire

Jobs eases health fears
Apple CEO, a cancer survivor, says hormones caused thinness Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer, said Monday that a treatable hormone imbalance is to blame for the weight loss that has prompted worries about his health.

Top 10 health trends
NutritionVista.com outlines the leading health trends for this year.

Increase in health care spending slowed in 2007, government report finds
WASHINGTON ? U.S. health care spending in 2007 grew at its lowest rate in nine years, mainly because of a slowdown in prescription drug spending and lower administrative costs for the Medicare program, according to a new government report released Monday.

Chronic Care Model helps improve people?s health and care
( Group Health Cooperative Center for Health Studies ) Over 1,500 US and international medical practices --"more than we ever dreamed," says Dr. Ed Wagner -- have adopted the Chronic Care Model. With Robert Wood Johnson Foundation support, he and Group Health colleagues developed this framework to redesign daily medical practice. The Chronic Care Model spurred the Medical Home to renew primary ...

Arlington's Texas Health reaches settlement on shared ownership of Denton hospital
By MARIA M. PEROTIN Texas Health Resources has reached a settlement with another hospital chain for sole ownership of Presbyterian Hospital of Denton, the two companies announced Monday. The nonprofit Texas Health, which is based in Arlington and operates the Harris Methodist and Arlington Memorial hospitals, opened the Denton facility in 2005 in conjunction with Triad Hospitals. After ...

Reassurance on Apple CEO's health pushes stock up 4 percent
Apple founder Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer whose gaunt appearance in the past year has alarmed Mac and iPod lovers, said Monday he has an easily treated hormone imbalance and will remain in charge of the company. But Jobs did not say whether the problem was related to the cancer, and some analysts said the health watch may not be over.

Aurobindo Gets Approval From Health Canada For Gabapentin Capsules
(RTTNews) - Aurobindo Pharma said got approval from Health Canada for its Abbreviated New Drug Submission Gabapentin Capsules of 100 mg, 300 mg and 400 mg strengths.

Some Boomers Edgy On Health Care Costs
Health care costs are daunting to nearly a fifth of the people who took part in a recent AARP survey.