Kaiser Permanente is the largest integrated managed care organization in the United States. It is a consortium of three groups of entities in the American healthcare industry: the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and the Permanente Medical Groups. The Oakland-based organization was established by Henry J. Kaiser, an industrialist, and Sidney R. Garfield, a physician, in 1945. Kaiser Permanente has grown into a company operating in eight regions in the U.S. providing services to 8.6 million health plan members. Its operations are currently carried out by 167,300...

According to recently released preliminary study, mothers who continue to drink milk during their pregnancy may reduce their baby’s chances of developing MS or multiple sclerosis. The study, which will be presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology this coming April, involved a total of 35,794 nurses. The mothers of these nurses have each completed a questionnaire regarding their diet and experiences while they were pregnant with their nurse daughters. Nearly 200 nurses out of the total number of nurses studied were found to develop MS within the 16-year study...

State Farm Insurance is a group of American financial services and insurance companies. It is the leader in the automobile insurance industry in the United States since 1942, providing insurance for more car, watercraft and homeowners than any other insurance provider in the United States. It is also the leader in the insurance industry in Canada. It is a Fortune 500 company and ranked 31st in that list as of 2009. State Farm is also considered as the largest property and casualty insurance firm by the Fortune Global 500. The company was established in 1922 by George J. Mecherle as a mutual...

GlaxoSmithKline is a multinational British pharmaceutical and healthcare company that engages in research and development, manufacturing and sale of pharmaceutical products, over-the-counter medications and consumer healthcare products. It offers a wide range of products that are used to treat various ailments and conditions including infections, heart and respiratory ailments, skin diseases, depression and cancer. GlaxoSmithKline also manufactures vaccines that fight life-threatening diseases and viruses, including hepatitis A and B, measles, mumps, polio, typhoid and influenza....

ALTSO is a charitable organization founded by Dr. Dinesh G. Patel and C. Mead Welles. It is currently headed by a group of dedicated people including Dr. Harold van Bosse, Catharine Carroll, Kersen de Jong, Barbara Iler, and James Zengierski. This organization aims to help children with limb disabilities in several developing countries to gain equal access to several opportunities obtained through proper education and mobility. The organization offers its core program of treatment, therapy and training with the help of its various partners. The ALTSO foundation cooperates with several...

Roche Pharmaceuticals (F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd.) is a multinational healthcare and biotechnology company that is engaged in research and development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical products, providing diagnostic and therapeutic services that allows healthcare professionals to detect, diagnose and treat illnesses of patients. The company was founded by Fritz Hoffman-La Roche in 1896. It is currently a member of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), a union of pharmaceutical companies operating in Europe. Roche is based in Switzerland and...

In general, being overweight or obese at any age can cause a variety of psychological consequences. However, overweight kids have bigger tendencies to experience depression and low self-esteem according to Catherine Davis, the current associate professor of pediatrics in the Medical College of Georgia. Aside from the fact that most overweight children have a higher tendency of developing several physical ailments such as heart disease, these kids are also prone to developing low self-esteem and depression. This is because most overweight kids are often teased and bullied. According to the...

The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Charitable Foundation advocates the promotion of health, as well as the general growth and development of the society. In line with its mission, the AACDCF facilitates numerous programs that involve the restoration of the lives of those who have suffered from domestic abuse, the advancement of cosmetic dentistry, and others. A few of the organization’s medical initiatives include the Give Back A Smile program, the Whitening Program, and the Disaster Relief Fund. The organization came up with the Give Back a Smile program in order to address the...

When the term “identity theft” comes to mind, most people think of credit cards and bank accounts. But there is another form of dangerous identity theft that can be equally devastating—the theft of medical records. The New York Times reported on this quickly expanding type of fraud. In 2007 alone, 250,000 Americans had their medical records compromised. According to Pam Dixon, the executive director of World Privacy Forum, medical identity theft is on a rapid rise. Another study conducted by Javelin Strategy & Research, the 2010 Identity Fraud Survey Report, revealed that 7% of...

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is an American federation of 39 separate community-based and locally operated health insurance organizations and companies. The 39 Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies provide top-quality and affordable health insurance services to over a hundred million people in the United States for about 80 years now. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association is one of the country’s oldest and largest organizations in the health insurance industry. It is also one of the largest employers in its industry, utilizing a workforce of 1,000 employees. The...