October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and there's good news for post-menopausal women. Engaging in moderate to vigorous exercise may result in a reduced risk of breast cancer.

New research reveals the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test may lead to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of prostate cancer.

By a vote of 406 to 18 the House of Representatives yesterday passed a bill to hold Medicare premiums steady for all beneficiaries for the next year. The bill now goes to the Senate, where the Finance Committee is expected to address the bill soon.

Humana Inc is being investigated by U.S. Health officials for using "scare tactics" when contacting its Medicare Advantage health insurance plan customers. In Humana letter to its customer, the company warned customers about pending health reform legislation. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued an order for Humana to halt all related outreach until the agency concludes its investigation.

Middle-aged men with risk factors for heart disease such as smoking, high blood pressure and high cholesterol are taking 10 to 15 years off their lives.

Individuals between the ages of 55 and 59 paid between $700 and $6,950 for long-term care insurance according to a new report released today by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, the industry's trade organization.

Former US President Bill Clinton, the last president to attempt an overhaul of the health care system, said today that the President Obama will win passage of his health care initiative. He even went so far as to say that there would even be some Republican senators who would support the legislation. Clinton speculated that Obama might be able to win over Maine Republicans Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins.

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report, Young Americans and Health Insurance Reform: Giving Young Americans the Security and Stability They Need. The report highlights the vulnerability young adults face in the current health care system and the urgent need for health insurance reform to provide affordable medical insurance to young people in America. The complete report is available at www.healthreform.gov.

When it comes to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) you're better off doing less mouth-to-mouth and more chest compressions, according to a new study.

Heath care insurers who refuse to cover treatment for eating disorders is not a new issue. In fact, there has not been much progress made over the past few years to convince health care insurance companies to provide adequate coverage for treatment for eating disorders, such as anorexia. More than 11 million people have eating disorders in the United States and for the most part The National Eating Disorders Association reports that coverage is sorely lacking.

The New England Journal of Medicine released the results of a national survey of physicians on Monday. Of the 2,130 physicians survey, nearly 3/4 of them support some type of public health insurance option. The hope and intention is that it will compete with the private health insurance providers and make coverage more affordable.

Health insurance is a hot topic in the United States right now and Aetna is trying to help. Plan for Your Health, the health benefits public education program launched in September 2004 by Aetna and the Financial Planning Association, is aimed at helping Americans make smart, financially-savvy decision about their health benefits. Easy-to-understand health benefits information is crucial in today's tough economy yet many people do not take the time or know where to look.