(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
By Janice Neumann (Reuters Health) – Nursing and physiotherapy students may be smoking less than they were a decade ago, but they also know less about the health consequences of tobacco and how to help patients quit the habit, a new study from Spain suggests. “The fact that less than 40 percent of students knew that smoking caused emphysema and only 10 percent identified smoking as a major cause of
By Janice Neumann (Reuters Health) – Nursing and physiotherapy students may be smoking less than they were a decade ago, but they also know less about the health consequences of tobacco and how to help patients quit the habit, a new study from Spain suggests. “The fact that less than 40 percent of students knew that smoking caused emphysema and only 10 percent identified smoking as a major cause of