News For: Monroe County Family health PlusThe reach of RAM: Remote Area Medical volunteers deliver weekend of free health care to Unicoi County UNICOI ��� Many of Unicoi County���s uninsured were able to receive health care free of charge Saturday thanks to nearly 200 volunteers working with the Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps. Family care is crux of county worker's benefits battle Tulare County employees are paid less than their counterparts in neighboring counties, but in many cases they pay less for health insurance, a Times-Delta survey has found. proposed fUNDING FOR 16 higher education and health care institutions Funding includes: $1 million for Commonwealth Medical College to buy training equipment, plus $150,000 for Friendship House to build an autism center. And $100,000 each is budgeted for: Allied Services Foundation for skilled nursing center improvements, Community Medical Center to standardize nursing documents, the Healthy Northeast Pennsylvania Initiative for education programs, Keystone ... Family history of brain cancer indicates higher risk of brain tumors People with a family history of brain cancer have a significantly higher risk of developing the same type of tumors than individuals with no such family history, according to a study released Monday. Rising health insurance costs outpace income: report WASHINGTON Wisconsin workers who have trimmed family budgets to pay health insurance premiums already know the costs have risen, but they may be shocked to learn by how much. Obituaries received today Bonita Kay Bonnie Aron-Raymer, age 63, of Omro, formerly of Berlin, died peacefully on Saturday evening, September 20,2008, surrounded by the love and devotion of her husband and family at her home, after a four year plus courageous battle with breast cancer. Bonnie was born on July 8, 1945, in Wisconsin Rapids, the daughter of Elmer G. and Blossom B. Konrad Glick. On July 20, 1963, she ... Medical malpractice lawsuit is returned to county court A medical malpractice suit that moved from Mercer County Common Pleas Court to federal court in August has been sent back to Mercer. 63% - Government Guaranteed Health Care Nearly two-thirds of Americans 63% favor a government guarantee of universal health insurance, even if it means raising taxes; 34% are opposed. Family alleges cops beat man who was diabetic, not intoxicated The family of a diabetic man filed a $20 million federal lawsuit Monday against police in Allen Park and Dearborn, alleging officers severely beat the man after mistaking his medical condition for drunkenness. McConnell Center: Partners in Health helps family when child is ill Imagine being a parent of a child diagnosed with cancer, spina bifida, epilepsy, diabetes, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy or another chronic health condition. Imagine being a parent struggling to cope with all the implications of a serious, sometimes life threatening disease. |

