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One of every five kids and 9 of 10 older Americans took at least one prescription drug in the previous month, says a survey taken in 2008.

Excerpt from: Almost Half of Americans Took a Prescription Drug in Past Month

One new study estimates the percentage of workers at firms with 50 or fewer employees offered health insurance will rise to 86% from 60% after health-care overhaul is implemented.

Read the original post:  A Whole Lotta Studies on Small Business and Health Insurance

Did you know “Grade A” on an egg carton doesn’t indicate whether the eggs inside are safe to eat?

Read the original here: Thurs. Egg Recall Roundup: Wider Federal Investigation Underway

Investors were pleased that a CMS announcement didn’t suggest the question of whether or not Provenge should be covered is on the agenda.

Read more here: Dendreon Shares Up on Provenge Medicare Coverage Meeting Scheduling

The latest on the egg recall: Companies are pointing fingers, the FDA has come back to the farms — and will customers forgive and forget?

Read the original post:  More Egg Recall News: Companies Point Fingers on Salmonella Contamination

Also: Price hike for last-resort insurance in California; potential warfarin replacements line up; dialysis deal reached in Atlanta; U.S. asks judge to allow embryonic stem cell research to proceed.

The rest is here:  A.M. Vitals: Genzyme Says Sanofi Needs to Cough Up More Cash

About 60 million Americans have medical conditions that should be known in an emergency, but only a fraction wear medical ID or carry their health information.

See the rest here: Boosting the Use of Medical Alert Bling To Save Lives

Also: Most C-sections performed before labor starts; American companies push into Chinese electronic medical record market; investigators looking at health-care credit cards.

Read more:  A.M. Vitals: Genzyme Points to MS Drug As Sign Sanofi Bid is Too Low

The FDA inspection reports don’t constitute a final finding of a violation, but they’re pretty stomach-turning reading.

View original post here: FDA Egg Farm Inspection Reports Include Rodents, Flies, 8-Foot-High Manure Pile

At the Minnesota State Fair, families can sign up to give DNA samples for a research study.

Go here to read the rest: What Should You Ask Before You Give Up DNA? (At a State Fair or Elsewhere)