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Budget Cuts Could Affect Missourians With Mental Illnesses
Missourians with mental illnesses face decreases in services and prescriptions after Governor Bob...
Worries Of Family Planning Agencies Alleviated
Concerns that family planning agencies would stop receiving state money have been alleviated. The...
Missouri’s Daycare Kids Must Now Be Immunized
Children attending state certified daycares must now be immunized for chicken pox. The Department...
Drug Task Force Meeting Today In Joplin
A special Governor's task force reviewing how best to help offset the cost of drugs for Missouri's...
Missouri Confronts Shortage Of Nursing Homes
People are living longer these days, wihch means nursing homes are filling up. Staff shortages...
Taking Time To Tackle Ticks
The State Health Department is warning of increased tick-borne diseases in Missouri this year....
Missouri Aims To Keep It Uninsured Rate Low
Missouri has expanded its Medicaid program, driving its uninsured rate to the fourth lowest rate...
Lawyers Versus Patients? The Debate Goes On
The U.S. Senate in Washington continues to debate the Patients' Bill of Rights. And, differences...
Health Department Warns Of Heat Exhaustion
Heat exhaustion strikes when people have been exposed to high temperatures to the point they lose...
Holden Signs Women’s Health Initiative
Governor Bob Holden has signed the women's health initiative, which is aimed at increasing access...
Bond Blasts Democrats’ Patient Bill Of Rights
Senator Christopher Bond is speaking out against the Patients' Bill of Rights being debated by the...
Prescription Drug Task Force Taking Shape
The task force being set up by Lieutenant Governor Joe Maxwell to put together ideas for a drug...
University Of Missouri Researchers Make Progress Battling Cancer
University of Missouri researchers have developed a treatment for some types of inoperable cancer....
Missourians Living Longer … And Dying In Different Places
Missourians are living much longer. The average Missourian lives about 50 percent longer than a...
Health Department Talks Up World No Tobacco Day
Thursday is World No Tobacco Day and the Missouri Department of Health is taking advantage of the...
Study Finds Women At Greater Risk Of Stroke Following Heart Surgery
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are talking up the findings of studies they've...
State Lawmakers Looking For New Prescription Drug Program For Seniors
Deep divisions remain to be worked out as state lawmakers try to find a new program to help...
Women’s Health Initiative Headed To Governor’s Desk
A women's health initiative has passed the Legislature and is now headed to Governor Holden's...
Push Made To Publicize Clinical Cancer Trials
There's been a lot of talk on the health front about breakthroughs in the fight atgainst cancer....
Senate Takes On Tiff Between Insurance And Health Care Industries
A proposed law forcing health insurance companies to pay claims within sixty days is creating a...
Health Department Issues Warning About Novelty Necklaces
The Missouri Department of health has issued a warning about possibly dangerous novelty necklaces...
Legislature Called On To Approve Vision Exams For Children
Only three weeks remain in the legislative session and time for passage of some pieces of...
Money To Fight Cervical And Breast Cancer Put Into Budget
Money for detection and treatment of cervical and breast cancer has been put into the state budget...
State Audit Slams Cost Overruns In Drug Tax Credit For Seniors
A state audit blames cost overruns in the drug tax credit for senior citizens on a poor estimate...
Lawmakers Urged To Spend Tobacco Money For Its Intended Purpose
As Missouri lawmakers grapple with ideas for spending this state's share of the national tobacco...
Chamber Of Commerce Tackles Spiralling Health Care Premiums
The cost of providing health insurance to employees is one of the biggest burdens for Missouri's...
St. Louis-Area Congressman Has Cancer
St. Louis-area Congressman Todd Akin has prostate cancer. The 53-year-old Republican is scheduled...
Women’s Health Initiative Passes House
A women's health initiative moves to the Senate on the strength of an overwhelming vote in the...
Governor Reestablishes Fund For Caring Communities
Governor Bob Holden has issued an executive order reestablishing the Family Investment Trust,...