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Health Highlights: Sept. 20, 2008   Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

AMA head raps lack of health insurance  Dr. Nancy Nielsen, the Buffalo physician and University at Buffalo Medical School senior associate dean who became the president of the American Medical Association in June, told UB medical students and alumni Friday that it was ��unconscionable�� that 47 million Americans do not have health insurance.

Medical waste facility planned in Linton  LINTON, N.D. - Hospitals, clinics and nursing homes might soon have a second place in North Dakota to dispose of medical waste such as dressings and needles. Advertisement: JobsHQ Get a personalized video for your business Set up a JobsHQ Featured Employer account and get a video created for your business. Contact info@jobsHQ.com for more information

Providence Health to drop lawsuit against Empire   Providence Health Care will drop its lawsuit against Empire Health Services involving some shared operations amid worries that the litigation could stop the sale of Deaconess Medical Center to a for-profit company.

Health savings accounts expand as care costs rise   When workers throughout the country get the chance to make changes to their health insurance coverage this fall, some may find that their employer is offering a new option: health savings accounts.

Providence Health to drop lawsuit against Empire  SPOKANE, Wash. Providence Health Care will drop its lawsuit against Empire Health Services involving some shared operations amid worries that the litigation could stop the sale of Deaconess Medical Center to a for-profit company.

Minnesota Medical Trends / Companies launching on-site health clinics  Wilson Tool in White Bear Lake has joined a growing list of companies trying to control health care costs by building their own medical clinics.

Surgeon operates on wrong knee  PROVIDENCE - State health officials were investigating how a surgeon operated on the wrong knee of a patient yesterday at Miriam Hospital, part of a medical network that was reprimanded and fined $50,000 last year for three mistaken surgeries at another of its facilities.

Economists Take Critical View of Health Plans  WASHINGTON -- John McCain's health plan won't lower the ranks of the uninsured. Barack Obama's fails to curb the soaring cost of health care, meaning initial gains in helping more people buy health insurance would eventually be undermined.

Most Americans Want to Change Health Care  Angus Reid Global Monitor - Adults in the United States believe their medical services are due for a transformation, according to a poll by CBS News and the New York Times. 50 per cent of respondents think the health care system requires fundamental changes, and 35 per cent want to completely rebuild it.

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