http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/health Blog Articles Tagged with 'health' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bio-boom/1150090?rsstype=tag&tag=health A smoking ban in one Colorado city led to a dramatic drop in heart attack hospitalizations within three years, a sign of just how serious a health threat secondhand smoke is, government researchers said Wednesday. The study, the longest-running of it... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:33:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bio-boom/1150090?rsstype=tag&tag=health http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/seeking-alpha-biotech-stocks/1149582?rsstype=tag&tag=health Healthcare investing trends in 2009 and beyond will be affected by the new administration's plans for healthcare reform, which are summarized at the Change.gov website. A key feature of the plan is making health insurance coverage possible for all Am... Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:42:26 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/seeking-alpha-biotech-stocks/1149582?rsstype=tag&tag=health http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1149226?rsstype=tag&tag=health By a substantial 51 to 30 percent margin, Americans oppose a federally-run single payer health care system, i.e., socialized medicine. Given the many years of hysteria and misinformation about health care in America, it is rather remarkable that mos... Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:34:57 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1149226?rsstype=tag&tag=health http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1148955?rsstype=tag&tag=health Congress has not taken anywhere near enough abuse for treating automobile company executives as morons because their expenses exceed their revenues. In truth, the auto companies made exactly the same mistake Congress did: they failed to anticipate ... Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:34:10 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1148955?rsstype=tag&tag=health http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bio-boom/1148754?rsstype=tag&tag=health A new insight into the reason for aging has been gained by scientists trying to understand how resveratrol, a minor ingredient of red wine, improves the health and lifespan of laboratory mice. They believe that the integrity of chromosomes is comprom... Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:51:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bio-boom/1148754?rsstype=tag&tag=health http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brain-waves/1148827?rsstype=tag&tag=health Here are ten emerging areas of neuroscience that will impact the future of treatments for brain and nervous system which were published as a result of the cutting edge research being presented at the Society for Neuroscience Conference held in Washin... Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:07:07 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brain-waves/1148827?rsstype=tag&tag=health http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1148370?rsstype=tag&tag=health THE CABINET.... Barack Obama's cabinet will have the heads of 15 executive agencies (Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Tran... Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:33:42 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1148370?rsstype=tag&tag=health http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/seeking-alpha-biotech-stocks/1148499?rsstype=tag&tag=health Genomic Health, Inc. (GHDX)Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:34:46 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/seeking-alpha-biotech-stocks/1148499?rsstype=tag&tag=health http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1147974?rsstype=tag&tag=health In her Examiner column, Sally Pipes considers what an Obama presidency will mean for health care. In essence, Pipes argues, it means state-run health care. And this, in turn, means potentially bankrupting the country while imposing sub-par care.Ob... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:31:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1147974?rsstype=tag&tag=health http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1147971?rsstype=tag&tag=health Sweetness and Light has an interesting post up.Among many of the highlighted sentences are these:A moratorium on foreclosures and evictions. Reset mortgages so payments are affordable. No bail outs for banks.Extend unemployment compensation, increase... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:30:55 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1147971?rsstype=tag&tag=health http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147859?rsstype=tag&tag=health The accompanying table presents statistics and the top five rated companies in the ETFI Global Health Information Technology ((IT)) Index, which is structured to include companies with market caps between $100M - $10B with the following business ope... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:12:41 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147859?rsstype=tag&tag=health http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/health-business-blog/1147699?rsstype=tag&tag=health Big pharma has big problems. The root cause is a lack of R&D productivity, which means a dearth of new products to make up for looming patent expirations. Something like half of big pharma s revenues will be threatened by generic competition within... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:21:28 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/health-business-blog/1147699?rsstype=tag&tag=health http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1147602?rsstype=tag&tag=health You just write it in to a proposed stimulus package , ram it through as an appropriations bill and forever commit a giant portion of 1/7th of the GDP to government control without the first hearing being held:Greg Sargent hears that Democratic Senat... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:31:20 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1147602?rsstype=tag&tag=health http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147644?rsstype=tag&tag=health Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (GTIV)Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:39:09 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147644?rsstype=tag&tag=health http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147438?rsstype=tag&tag=health One of the high flying renewable sectors in 2008 is wind energy. When oil was trading at $147, investors suddenly became overly optimistic, which I call investment euphoria . For example, A-Power Energy (APWR) was once trading at $32, yet the compan... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:52:45 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147438?rsstype=tag&tag=health http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147329?rsstype=tag&tag=health Our next President will be faced with unprecedented challenges in health care, energy, global warming, an aging infrastructure and huge legacy automobile businesses that are teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. He's also being presented with an... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:03:09 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147329?rsstype=tag&tag=health http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/seeking-alpha-biotech-stocks/1147310?rsstype=tag&tag=health Investors should consider shares of Agilent Technologies (A) following its earnings today. The stock has fallen with the rest of the techs, dropping nearly 35% since the end of September alone. The company s earnings release will tell the story aft... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:59:49 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/seeking-alpha-biotech-stocks/1147310?rsstype=tag&tag=health http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/health-business-blog/1147267?rsstype=tag&tag=health Health insurer Humana hired some creative types to do a cutesy series of informational videos to post on YouTube and then to promote the videos to bloggers and presumably other media. Health Policy and Communications Blog author Michael D. Miller MD ... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:18:54 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/health-business-blog/1147267?rsstype=tag&tag=health http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/health-business-blog/1146941?rsstype=tag&tag=health Check out the latest version of the Health Wonk Review at Colorado Health Insurance Insider.... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:18:44 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/health-business-blog/1146941?rsstype=tag&tag=health http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146785?rsstype=tag&tag=health The accompanying table (click to enlarge) includes statistics and the top five rated companies in the ETFI Global Health Innovators Index of companies with market caps over $100M which received FDA approval in the trailing 12-month period for either... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:14:23 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146785?rsstype=tag&tag=health