Local hospital CEOs see healthy paychecks
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Several hospital and health system chief executive officers in Allegheny County saw healthy increases in compensation during fiscal 2005, but median pay here only was slightly higher than national figures. The median pay for CEOs in Allegheny County

Forum Health Meets to Review Fianacial Status 
The Forum Health Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet Wednesday to review the company’s latest financial information. Wednesday officially ends the 30 day period that Forum had to get its finances back on-track.

FDA approves new drug for smoking cessation 
WASHINGTON May 11, 2006 The FDA announced today the approval of Chantix (varenicline tartrate) tablets, to help cigarette smokers stop smoking.

Want healthy bottomlines? Look to women
TODAYonline, Singapore - 21 hours agoIt pays to be gender blind in the workplace. According to a recent in-depth international study by Caliper, a global human resources …

Health Conference Highlights Risks for Shan Migrants
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand - 3 hours agoA growing number of Shan migrant workers in Chiang Mai face health problems from environmental contaminants and long working hours, according to research …

Meeting underway to sort out health subsidies
Newstalk ZB, New Zealand - 4 hours agoGPs and health officials are sitting down in Wellington to thrash out a solution to an argument over increased subsidies for doctors’ visits. …

Simple precautions help grillers keep food-borne illnesses at bay
Omaha World-Herald - Grill, charcoal, matches, spatula, steak, meat thermometer . . . Meat thermometer? Yes, to check the internal temperature of that side of beef. And don’t forget sanitizing wipes to keep all surfaces clean. And please don’t dump the marinade over the

Healthy food shows further growth in UK 
29/05/2006 - The average UK citizen spends 34.31 per week on food and drink and is increasingly spending this money on healthier foods, according to a recent Defra report.

Stewart Taken to Hospital — Again
WTVD - The reigning Nextel Cup champion didn’t get anything of the sort, and ended up in the hospital for the second straight day. Stewart wrecked 33 laps into the Coca-Cola 600, apparently because of a flat right tire, and his Chevrolet slammed hard into

HEALTH BRIEFS
Coshocton Tribune - COSHOCTON - TOPS OH 506 met May 22 with a weight loss of 121 2 pounds. Division winners were: Division III - Joyce Garbas, runner up Marge Stigler; Division IV - Regina Dovenbarger, runner up Sharon Aronhalt. Monthly best losers were: Marge Stigler