Babies for braces? News 8's Medicaid investigations continue

DALLAS - No one would say being a single mom is easy. Especially being a single, teenage mother. But the State of Texas appears to be encouraging teenage girls to become pregnant so they can receive free dental care under Medicaid. Our investigation last year found hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money spent for free braces on kids' teeth under Medicaid. That spurred a federal ...

Leading Business Intelligence on the Middle East & North Africa

JEDDAH: The sixth meeting of the Saudi Orthodontic Society, which started on Jan. 31 and ended yesterday (Feb. 1) in Jeddah, revealed that some 70 to 80 percent of Saudi children need dental braces.

Morning Thoughts

I woke with my man undressed and out of the shower. I woke up a little late, he just let me sleep. Putting my braces on at night time, which he seams to always wake up to remind me to do, has worked . . .

Heathrow Airport braces for Olympics

London's Heathrow Airport will adopt special measures to cope with a higher-than-normal number of guns entering Britain during the Olympics, officials said. In a document detailing the airport's preparations before the London 2012 Olympics, Heathrow said it expects increased numbers of firearms to pass through the airport because of shooting events at the games.

Straightening out Texas Medicaid 's dental program

Anywhere there's public money to be had, there are people ready to take advantage -- especially when state regulators aren't doing their jobs properly.

Hong Kong Braces for Influx of 'Dragon Babies'

HONG KONG (Reuters) - As hundreds of millions of Chinese counted down to the Year of the Dragon, the clock was also ticking for thousands of mainland women scrambling to deliver "lucky" babies in Hong Kong, putting pressure on medical facilities and stoking protests in the city.