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Health Highlights: Jan. 8, 2009
Title: Health Highlights: Jan. 8, 2009 Category: Health News Created: 1/9/2009 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/9/2009

Daschle, With Congress, To Overhaul Health Care
The Senate kicked off the confirmation process for President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet picks Thursday. First to go before a Senate committee was former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle. He's been tapped to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Daschle says his first and largest task will be to work with Congress to overhaul the nation's health care system.

State health officials: Peanut butter linked to salmonella outbreak
State health officials are warning against possible Salmonella contamination in a brand of peanut butter used in large eateries such as restaurants and cafeterias.

Bradley says health not an issue in '09
Bradley says health not an issue in '09

Daschle: Health care flaws threaten economic security
President-elect Barack Obama's point man on health care reform wasted no time in portraying a sense of urgency on the issue at his confirmation hearing Thursday.

Health Insurance CEOs Get Big Raises
Team 5 Investigates Janet Wu has learned that CEOs of the state's three biggest health insurance non-profit companies have all received double-digit raises in recent years, while patients face eight to twelve percent annual premium increases.

Laid-off workers can't afford to continue health insurance
Most laid-off workers can't afford to keep health insurance, according to a study from a Washington consumer group released Friday morning.

Westfield pulls plans to discuss free health clinic
Westfield City Council today pulled from next week's meeting agenda the discussion of plans to set up a free health clinic in a city-owned building.

County prepares for health assessment
The Rockingham County Healthy Carolinians Partnership and the Rockingham County Department of Public Health will host a public forum to discuss the 2008 community health assessment.

Unemployed Trying To Get Health Care Without Insurance
When the paychecks stop coming because of layoffs, so does the health insurance.

Unemployed not only lose incomes, also get squeezed on health insurance expense
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Newly unemployed Americans will have to spend about 30 percent of their jobless benefits on average to pay for health insurance through their former employer, according to a new report.

Unemployed Trying To Get Health Care Without Insurance
When you go to the doctor, you assume insurance will pick up the bulk of the costs. But, when the paychecks stop coming because of layoffs, so does the insurance. These days, doctors and other health care professionals are seeing increasing numbers of people who are in that predicament. ?It's really frustrating. It?s awful. I see this on a daily basis,? said Dr. Adam Goldstein a U.N.C.  ...

Children in Gaza facing health epidemics
Polio, measles, hepatitis - as well as Israeli bullets - are threatening Palestinian children in Gaza because doctors have stopped vaccinating kids, health officials said Friday.

Mayor of Hutto Resigns Due to Health Reasons
The city secretary of Hutto says Mayor Kenneth Love will leave office on February 1 st for health reasons. He suffered a stroke last may and has been recovering ever since. Love has been the mayor of Hutto since 2006.

Why porridge could help improve the health of diabetics
Why porridge could help improve the health of diabetics

Most health agency heads replaced before Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most of the heads of the U.S. agencies under the Health and Human Services Department will be replaced by their deputies by January 20, when Barack Obama is sworn in as president, employees learned on Friday.

State Owes Area Health Care Providers Millions
Area health care providers and businesses are finding ways to make up for millions of state?owed dollars. News 25's Michelle Mantel tells us why local health establishments have to put capitol plans on hold just to carry on business as usual.

State restructures its mental health treatment approach
ALBANY -- Rather than having people with drug and mental-health problems go through two different treatment systems, New York will start allowing patients to get help for both at the same time and in the same office, officials announced Friday.