Obama Official Criticizes Hike in Anthem Blue Cross Rate
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that the insurer should extend a 'detailed justification' for its plan to raise premiums on individual policies by as much as 39%.
EPA administrator visits Kettleman City – visits waste dump, meets mothers of birth-defect babies
In what can be termed as a rare diplomatic venture, Jared Blumenfeld – the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator for the Pacific Southwest region – Wednesday toured California’s dusty farming town of Kettleman City.
2009 Foreclosures List Topped by California and Las Vergas Cities
Official figures have confirmed that homeowners from Las Vegas saw the highest rate of foreclosures over the past year, and California and Florida, on the other hand, accounted for 17 of the country's worst markets, with unemployment extending the recession in housing.
Geithner defends AIG bailout decision; Committee members seek more elaboration
In his 22nd appearance on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, the US Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner, yet another time, defended the Federal Reserve Banks’ $85-billion bailout of the American International Group (AIG) in 2008.
Flame-retardant chemicals affect fertility
On Tuesday University of California-Berkeley researchers reported that fertility in women can get affected by flame-retardant chemicals. These chemicals are found in household consumer products like foam furniture, electronics, fabrics, carpets, plastics, and other items.
Stanford scientists transform mouse skin cells into neural cells
Researchers working at the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at California’s Stanford University have successfully managed to achieve a direct transformation of ordinary mouse skin cells into neurons; thereby marking a radical upsurge in the field of regenerative medicine.
Women Being Coerced to Become Pregnant
A study, which appears online in the January issue of Contraception, reveals that male partners of teenage girls and young women who undergo physical and sexual violence also often try to sabotage the birth control the women are using.
Limits on Medical Marijuana Rejected by California Court
The California Supreme Court on Thursday disapproved limits on medical marijuana imposed by state lawmakers and upheld a state law that protects the users from arrest, under the circumstances that people with prescriptions for pot can have and grow all they need for personal use.
In California new rules for H.M.O. pateints
With new time standards established in medical services patients in health maintenance organizations in California could hope to see their doctors sooner than before. This means lesser appointment time and prompt answer to calls made to doctors.
BarMax CA: The $1,000 iPhone app for California bar exam preparation
The $1,000-priced new iPhone application BarMax CA, which happens to be the most expensive iPhone app at present, is apparently a very useful app for the law students preparing for the bar exam. The comprehensive, over 1 gigabyte in size, BarMax CA app is, as the name suggests, is particularly meant for the California bar exam.
NonLinear’s AppOmator app offers a new way to build iPhone apps
AppOmator, the latest product from NonLinear Software, was recently unveiled by the company at the musical event held by the Anaheim, California-based National Association of Music Merchants.
Latest Social Networking Frontier Introduced, Christened Blippy
The very latest name to be added in the list of social networking portals is Blippy, which has emerged as the new frontier of social networks. It asks for the users' credit card numbers, bank information and any online shopping passwords that they have used.
Placement Agents Bagged At Least $125 Million, Says CalPERS
American's largest public pension, the California Public Employees' Retirement System, has shared that private investment firms ended up paying a minimum amount of $125 Million to placement agents in order to help them win contracts to manage the money in the fund.
California's Credit Rating Pulled Down by S&P
On Wednesday, S&P announced that it has gone ahead and downgraded California's credit rating to A-minus, as the state came face-to-face with yet another multi-billion dollar gap in the budget for the ongoing financial year, and has sent out an appeal to federal lawmakers for help.
Blood test for lung cancer looks promising
Researchers reported this week at a cancer meeting in California that a blood test under study to help in the diagnosis of lung cancer looks very promising.
They predict that if the test is perfected then it could significantly spare patients the need to undergo invasive procedures like biopsies when lung cancer is suspected.
Ex-Seagate CEO Bill Watkins named new CEO of LED lighting firm Bridgelux
The Sunnyvale, California-based light-emitting diode (LED) lighting firm, Bridgelux, Tuesday named the former Seagate Technology CEO Bill Watkins as its new chief executive. Watkins was ousted out of disk drive manufacturer Seagate last year.
Health Coverage by Nearly 3 Million Lost Across California
On the back of the many state budget cuts that were imposed about 6 months back, nearly 3 million California residents lost their health benefits or access to any health care and additional thousands ended up losing their jobs, as per figures shared by a report released on Thursday.
Earthquake of 6.5-magnitude strikes off California coast
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the coast of Northern California experienced an earthquake of 6.5-magnitude at about 4:27 p. m. on Saturday afternoon.
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