Largest private insurers in Arizona as well as Medicare, Medicaid and the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program now cover the VAP (Vertical Auto Profile) Test, the most comprehensive cholesterol test available. That means almost 90 percent of all insured lives in Arizona now have insurance coverage for the VAP Test, which finds twice as many people at risk than the standard cholesterol test."The state of Arizona is extremely progressive in preventive health," said Atherotech Chief Medical Officer James Ehrlich, M.D. "The highly accurate VAP Test allows the clinician to target high-risk patients for specific therapy that could help prevent millions of future heart attacks and strokes. I am confident that the VAP Test will continue to be regarded as the best and most cost-effective laboratory method to precisely identify vulnerable individuals who may be at risk for the nation's leading killer, cardiovascular disease."People with a family history or an existing condition of diabetes, high blood pressure or heart disease -- or who are already taking cholesterol lowering medication -- are candidates for the comprehensive VAP Test.

Isn't it time to start impeachment of Bush?

Also what are you talking about when you say "Why can't you far right wing loonies get over Clinton?" If you actually took the time to READ my post to Maureen you would have seen I pointed out no impeachment charges could be brought for the reasons she listed, but did give several examples of real charges he could be charged with. That's the problem with this country, everyone is so tied to their party lines their brain seems to have a malfunction and assume EVERYONE is out to get them, when in fact I am for ridding our elected positions from ALL criminals (Bush and Clintons alike.) So don't be so quick to judgements, especially when you are not sure of what's going on. This is how BAD decisions are made. " .

New guidelines boost folic acid recommendation

I'm a feminist too, I just think it's better to have the warnings, then to not have them. If they said, since you are a woman, and therefore may get pregnant, I could understand your issue. Posted 13/12/07 at 3:13 PM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment .

BEIJING, Jan. 18 -- American actress Kate Bosworth admits that her ...

Now, in an interview with fashion magazine Vogue, she admits that she was heartbroken at the time, and that she regrets that their relationship was too intense for both.

"Orlando and I met when we were kids. 'Blue Crush' hadn't come out. 'Lord of the Rings' hadn't come out. ... He was the first big heartbreak. ... First love: You feel like it's the be-all and end-all. ... To put as little pressure on the relationship you're in is very important. I regret that it was too intense for both of us," The New York Post quoted her, as saying.

However, the 25-year-old actress still manages to be friends with Bloom and is quite proud of the bond she shares with him now.

"The fact that I'm very close with my past relationships is something I pride myself on.

On Native Groynd

DUMMERSTON, Vt. -- The prevailing philosophy of conservatives - that government is the problem and the free market is the solution for every ill - consistently bumps up against the reality that this philosophy rarely works as designed.

Here in Vermont, we are about to launch a program called Catamount Health, a program designed to provide coverage to the roughly 10 percent of working Vermonters who cannot afford health insurance. The state will subsidize the cost of the policy on a sliding scale for those making 300 percent of the federal poverty level - currently $62,000 for a family of four.

It's not a perfect solution to the problem of the uninsured in Vermont, but it is a good start toward the goal of universal health coverage. But that is something that the Bush Administration does not want to see.

Obama wins Louisiana Democratic primary

Unlike other Democratic contests, there was no significant gender gap in Louisiana, according to the AP. Clinton, who is seeking to become the nation's first female president, won the votes of most white men, a group she has lost to Obama in some states but has tended to win in the South. Just over half of those women who said gender was important to their vote went for Clinton, while women who said gender wasn't important went almost 6 in 10 for Obama.

Parker said a lot of the votes for Huckabee, a former Baptist minister, came from the more socially conservative areas of the state from Alexandria northward.

Seminar takes aim at heart failure

Floyd Memorial Hospital's Heart and Vascular Center is recognizing February as American Heart Month with a free seminar this weekend. "Understanding Heart Failure" will be from 8:15 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the hospital's Paris Health Education Center, 1850 State St., New Albany, Ind.