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Lawmakers Wrestle with HMO Changes
A proposal to end the need for Missourians to change doctors whenever they change HMOs is under...
Magazine Ranks Kansas City And St. Louis Among Fattest Cities
A list of the fattest cities in America ranks Kansas City 17th in the country. Men's Fitness had...
Dempsey Steps Down As Health Department Director
Missouri Health Department Director Doctor Maureen Dempsey has announced her resignation. Dempsey,...
Not Too Late To Get Flu Shots
The Missouri Department of Health is advising anyone interested in reducing the risk of getting...
Missouri Mental Health Department Gets New Head Man
The Missouri Department of Mental Health has a new Director. Dorn Schuffman of Columbia, who has...
Insurance Director Mulls Over How To Pay Health Premiums
Missouri's Director of Insurance is considering some ideas for dealing with the problem of rapidly...
State Senate Committee Probes Rising Health Insurance Costs
A State senate committee has begun public hearings into the escalating costs of health insurance....
Bond Calls For Uniformity In Anthrax Clean-Up
Senator Christopher Bond wants to see uniformity in the way in which the Capitol Hill anthrax...
Life Sciences Research Committee Begins Its Work
Governor Holden has addressed the opening session of the Missouri Life Sciences Research...
Link Between Cost And Quality In Nursing Homes Not Always Evident
The old adage, "You get what you pay for," turns out to be true in many cases. but it is not...
State Lawmakers Call On Governor To Release Health Lab Funds
State lawmakers have already appropriated the money for it, but funds for a new state health...
Union Health Care Proposal Scrutinized
A health care proposal made by a union hoping to represent state workers comes under scrutiny....
University Of Missouri Researchers Make Progress On Anti-Anthrax Spray
Two researchers from the University of Missouri-Columbia have a timely announcement after three...
More Birds Test Positive For West Nile Virus
The Missouri Department of Health reports three American crows have been found positive for West...
Committee On Nursing Homes Nears Completion Of Its Task
The Missouri House Interim Committee on Nursing Home Care Giving has wrapped up a series of public...
More Anthrax Samples from KC to be Tested
An additional 55 samples of substances found at a Kansas City postal service center will be tested...
More Tests on Anthrax Found in KC
More tests are being run at a Kansas City postal facility where traces of anthrax have been found....
Traces of Anthrax Confirmed in Kansas City
Test results back from the Centers for Disease Control confirm a Kansas City, North postal center...
Traces of Anthrax Found in Kansas City
Authorities say preliminary tests are positive for anthrax in some trash bags at the stamp...
Expert Says to Acknowledge Fear to Deal With It
Fear about bioterrorism shouldn't be dismissed as we try to deal with difficult times, so says the...
Health Officials Advise Missourians On Smallpox Vaccinations
The talk of a possible smallpox outbreak has some Missourians who were born in the 1960's and...
Missouri’s Top Health Official Addresses Lawmakers On Capitol Hill
State Health Director Maureen Dempsey has appeared before a U.S. Senate subcommittee, telling...
Missouri’s Congressional Delegation Targets Pranksters
Members of Missouri's Congressional delegation are echoing the thoughts of Attorney General John...
Audit Finds Missouri’s Caring Communities Falling Short
An audit of Missouri's Caring Communities Program, set up in 1993 to improve delivery of social...
Results Of Missouri Anthrax Scare: Negative
The Missouri Department of Health reports the laboratory test checking a St. Louis man for anthrax...
Missouri Nurses Lament Nursing Shortage
The Missouri Nursing Coalition - an umbrella group representing five of the state's nursing...
Smallpox Experimentation In St. Louis Takes On Added Significance
Ongoing research at the Center for Vaccine Development at St. Louis University School of Medicine...
Missouri Health Officials Investigate Anthrax Threat
The Missouri Department of Health is investigating two reports of individuals from Missouri who...
West Nile Virus Identified In Missouri
West Nile virus has been identified in five American crows from the St. Louis area. The U.S....