Choosing a Health Insurance Plan

The 2010 Affordable Care Act puts in place comprehensive health insurance reforms that will roll out over several years. Some new provisions are already in place; most changes will take effect by More »

Health Tip: Stick With Your Healthy New Year’s Resolutions

(HealthDay News) — People who make New Year’s resolutions often have the best of intentions, though these goals frequently slide. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics suggests how to stick with your More »

Test Your Home for Radon

The Guide to Protecting Yourself and Your Family From Radon Overview How Does Radon Get Into Your Home? How to Test Your Home Short-term Testing How to use a test kit More »

Health Tip: Better Manage Stress

(HealthDay News) — Learning how to control stress can help you feel better and improve your health. The Cleveland Clinic suggests ways to help manage stress: Become aware of the earliest signs More »

 

When you eat matters, not just what you eat

When it comes to weight gain, when you eat might be at least as important as what you eat…

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HHS designates National Hepatitis Testing Day

Millions of Americans have chronic viral hepatitis…

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Women At Risk Of Post Natal Depression May Be Identified By Blood Test

Researchers at Warwick Medical School have discovered a way of identifying which women are most at risk of postnatal depression (PND) by checking for specific genetic variants. The findings could lead to the development of a simple, accurate blood test which checks for the likelihood of developing the condition…
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The Risks Of Running Marathons

Even though hundreds of thousands more people finished grueling 26.2 mile marathons in the United States in 2009 compared to a decade earlier, a runner’s risk of dying during or soon after the race has remained very low – about .75 per 100,000, new Johns Hopkins research suggests. Men, however, were twice as likely to die as women…
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Hunger Among Seniors In The USA Rose 78% In Ten Years

8.3 million (14.85%) seniors in the United States face the threat of hunger, say researchers at the University of Illinois. From 2001 to 2010, the incidence of hunger among seniors has risen by 78%, and by 34% since the onset of the recession in 2007…
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Test Baby Boomers for Hepatitis C, Says CDC

Undetected disease can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer, agency notes

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Popular antibiotic may raise risk of sudden death

A new study finds that a widely used antibiotic, azithromycin, may increase the likelihood of sudden death in adults…

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Exclusive: Drugmakers weigh emergency supply plan for Greece

LONDON (Reuters) – International drugmakers are working with European authorities on emergency plans to keep medicines flowing into Greece if the country crashes out of the euro.
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