TopNews United Kingdom (blog) New insurance pool set up for Kansans with pre-existing conditions Kansas City Star AP HUTCHINSON, Kan. | The state of Kansas is taking applications for a temporary insurance program that would offer coverage to those with pre-existing medical conditions who have not been able to find other insurance for six months or more.

Preterm births and adolescent births declined, eighth graders’ math and reading scores increased, and more children had health insurance, according to the federal government’ annual statistical report on the well-being of the nation’s children and youth.

Heritage.org (blog) 1 in 9 jobs supported by hospitals, AHA says American Medical News The American Hospital Assn.

WISC Madison Individuals see health insurance costs jump Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US health insurers are raising prices by an average of 20 percent for adults age 64 and younger who buy their own policies, according to a survey released by a nonprofit healthcare group on Monday. Such premium cost increases … Survey Finds Jump in Health Insurance Cost for Individuals New York Times Survey: Individual health insurance premiums jump The Associated Press Health Highlights: June 21, 2010 BusinessWeek Wall Street Journal (blog)

“Eating your five-a-day does little to cut cancer risk,” according to the Daily Mail. The news is based on research that followed half-a-million Europeans for nearly nine years, comparing their diet to their risk of cancer. The results suggest that higher fruit and veg intake offered only a borderline reduction in risk of cancer

MyFox Washington DC Health care activists protest in downtown DC The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Dozens of health care activists are protesting in the nation's capital against what they call an abusive health insurance industry. Members of Health Care for America Now gathered at Dupont Circle Tuesday morning, and former Vermont Gov. …