By Roxanne Nelson (Reuters Health) – People with type 1 diabetes must control their blood sugar with insulin, but getting it automatically from an implanted pump may also help to stave off death from heart disease, according to a large Scandinavian study. Among more than 18,000 type 1 diabetics in Sweden followed over time, those with an insulin pump were about half as likely to die of heart-related causes, and
(Reuters) – U.S. health insurer Cigna Corp has had its first meetings with competitor Anthem Inc after it rebuffed Anthem’s $47 billion merger proposal last month, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The talks come as both Cigna and rival Aetna Inc consider the possible acquisition of smaller player Humana Inc , people familiar with the matter have said previously. Cigna and Anthem declined to comment.
(Reuters) – U.S. health insurer Cigna Corp has had its first meetings with competitor Anthem Inc after it rebuffed Anthem’s $47 billion merger proposal last month, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The talks come as both Cigna and rival Aetna Inc consider the possible acquisition of smaller player Humana Inc , people familiar with the matter have said previously. Cigna and Anthem declined to comment.
(Reuters) – U.S. health insurer Cigna Corp has had its first meetings with competitor Anthem Inc after it rebuffed Anthem’s $47 billion merger proposal last month, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The talks come as both Cigna and rival Aetna Inc consider the possible acquisition of smaller player Humana Inc , people familiar with the matter have said previously. Cigna and Anthem declined to comment.
Firefighters were allowing the blaze to burn itself out as of mid-morning on the advice of specialists, as attempts to extinguish it could be hazardous, Blount County firefighter Kermit Easterling said. Five officers from the Blount County Sheriff’s Office and five from the Alcoa Police Department were exposed to chemical-laden fumes from the blaze as they went door-to-door, sheriff’s spokeswoman Marian O’Briant said.
Firefighters were allowing the blaze to burn itself out as of mid-morning on the advice of specialists, as attempts to extinguish it could be hazardous, Blount County firefighter Kermit Easterling said. Five officers from the Blount County Sheriff’s Office and five from the Alcoa Police Department were exposed to chemical-laden fumes from the blaze as they went door-to-door, sheriff’s spokeswoman Marian O’Briant said.
Firefighters were allowing the blaze to burn itself out as of mid-morning on the advice of specialists, as attempts to extinguish it could be hazardous, Blount County firefighter Kermit Easterling said. Five officers from the Blount County Sheriff’s Office and five from the Alcoa Police Department were exposed to chemical-laden fumes from the blaze as they went door-to-door, sheriff’s spokeswoman Marian O’Briant said.
Health officials in Democratic Republic of Congo are investigating a possible outbreak of Ebola in a village, the government and the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Eugene Kabambi, a spokesman for WHO in Congo, said the suspected outbreak was in the village of Masambio in Bandundu province, more than 400 km (250 miles) northeast of the capital Kinshasa. A three-month outbreak that killed 49 people late last year
Health officials in Democratic Republic of Congo are investigating a possible outbreak of Ebola in a village, the government and the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Eugene Kabambi, a spokesman for WHO in Congo, said the suspected outbreak was in the village of Masambio in Bandundu province, more than 400 km (250 miles) northeast of the capital Kinshasa. A three-month outbreak that killed 49 people late last year
Health officials in Democratic Republic of Congo are investigating a possible outbreak of Ebola in a village, the government and the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Eugene Kabambi, a spokesman for WHO in Congo, said the suspected outbreak was in the village of Masambio in Bandundu province, more than 400 km (250 miles) northeast of the capital Kinshasa. A three-month outbreak that killed 49 people late last year