Six weeks after her birth in 2006, a Burton, Derbyshire twin Liberty Rose Finn was diagnosed of nystagmus, or involuntary eye movement; and after further tests at Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham, it was revealed that the condition resulted from an optic chiasm glioma - a benign growth that engulfed the nerves between Liberty’s brain and eyes, and adversely affected her vision.

President Obama has allowed unemployed workers by signing a legislation to receive subsidized COBRA premiums for up to 15 months. This step has bought relief to thousands of laid-of workers.

The subsidy previously expired after nine months.

Privately held product of Huntsville, the Cancer test maker, Applied Genomics, has been acquired by Clarient Inc. The company has confirmed that the acquisition was made for $17.6 million in stock.

In what can be considered the first all-encompassing workplace protection since the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - an anti-discrimination law that bans discrimination of workers on the basis of genetic background - took effect on Saturday.

The health care expenses in Canada are expected to shoot up to $183 billion for 2009 or $500 million a day.

The projection released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information means per capita health expenditures will touch $5,452.

The payment to doctors will be the largest growth factor and is expected to rise by 8.8% this year than the last one.

The U. N. said this week that pneumonia kills more young children than any other disease, but an investment of $39 billion, or just $12.9 per child, could save 5.3 million lives in developing countries by 2015.

A new survey confirmed the rise in the employer-sponsored health insurance. The family coverage amount is now $13,375 out of which the employers are paying $9,860 and the employees paying $3,515.

Veterans Affairs’ employees received $24 million in bonuses in 2007 and 2008 despite the fact that their office was facing a huge budget deficit.

New York State and New York City officials agreed this week to repay a record $540 million to settle allegations regarding improper Medicaid claims thereby averting a potential court battle. Federal officials said the settlement was the largest recovery of Medicaid funds in history.