Rethinking Portland: The costs of health care aren’t just about money 
Weve been here before. Weve heard the words health care crisis. The health care system is broken weve been told that before, too. Weve even watched Salem legislators and lobbyists haggle over a new model for delivering health care. Everyone …

Anacortes American - GoAnacortes.com 
_Welcome to Anacortes American Online! Mayor Dean Maxwell painted a picture of a healthy city with an ambitious balanced budget and a list of accomplishments during his annual State of the City address Feb. 8 for the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce.

Teen’s poor manners could be rebellion, or a disability 
Our 13-year-old daughter has poor table manners, and no amount of modeling on our part seems to help. She is an intelligent, outgoing, athletic and healthy girl with no physical problems that would prevent her from holding her fork properly.

The Internet’s Role In Health Care
WebProNews - In the last decade the Internet has had a positive impact on the way people manage their health and has helped to make them healthier. One common complaint among people is that doctors have been slow to adopt e-Health and are not offering the online

WIS gets the skinny on doggie diet drugs 
(Richland County) February 22, 2007 - For decades people have been taking diet pills. Now the Food and Drug Administration has approved the first weight loss drug - for dogs. The Doggie Diet Drug claims to block out the fat in Fido’s treats.

Health Dept.: ‘It Doesn’t Look Like Inspection Met Standards’ 
The city health department was trying to figure out Sunday why a KFC-Taco Bell restaurant had passed an inspection the day before video footage caught a dozen rats scampering across its floors.

Health Net Engages in Sale-Leaseback Transaction Involving Its Connecticut Office Campus 
Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Dacourt Group to sell its 68-acre commercial campus in Shelton, Conn., home to its Northeastern headquarters, in a sale-leaseback transaction valued at approximately $90 million.

Lawmakers push for more children to get health coverage
Ledger - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The number of uninsured children in Florida could be dramatically reduced if lawmakers can make it easier for parents to get their kids into the state’s subsidized health insurance program, backers of the idea said Thursday. There

District ponders covering pricey weight-loss surgery
Palm Beach Interactive - For Gene Reynolds, the walk from his front door to the mailbox is a long journey, as is the trek from his classroom to the office at Port St. Lucie Elementary. Both make him pause to catch his breath. Reynolds, a music teacher, is 5-foot-10 and

Editor’s picks: Get healthy or else!
Los Angeles Times - In August, Joe Pellegrini got yet another nagging phone call. It was his health coach, a woman working on behalf of his employer, the $2.7 billion lawn-care company, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. The 48-year-old executive knew the spiel by heart. “Have you