June 13 (Bloomberg) -- Medibank Private Ltd., Australia's biggest health insurer, may bid A$300 million ($280 million) for smaller rival Australian Health Management, the Australian Financial Review reported, citing the nation's finance minister.

Free blood-pressure screenings, exercise and diet advice, and free fruit and vegetables will be available today from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at a health fair in Washington Artillery Park, which is across Decatur Street from Jackson Square.

A petition drive aimed at bringing universal health care to Michigan ended Friday as organizers admitted they had fallen far shy of collecting the signatures needed to put the issue before voters in November.

(HealthDay News) -- Mental status tests are given to determine the state of a person's mental health. The test, for example, can help gauge the mental progression of a physical illness such as Alzheimer's disease.

LANSING -- A campaign to make "affordable and comprehensive health care coverage" a constitutional right in Michigan announced the endorsement of several health care groups today, midway through a signature collection effort aimed at putting the issue b