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By Kathryn Mayer |
May 23, 2012
Though reports have showed trips to the emergency room are costly and sometimes unnecessary, the majority of Americans don’t seem to think so. And the American College of Emergency Physicians is standing behind them.
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By Jenny Ivy |
May 22, 2012
Elisa Mendel, vice president of Kaiser's HealthWorks, speaks with BenefitsPro about wellness programs, HBO’s new documentary, and the weight of the nation.
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By The Associated Press |
April 10, 2012
Teen births fell again in the United States in 2010 with the highest rate once more in Mississippi, according to a new government report.
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By Mike Stobbe |
March 15, 2012
Tobacco taxes and smoking bans haven't budged the U.S. smoking rate in years. Now the government is trying to shock smokers into quitting with a graphic nationwide advertising campaign.
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By Amanda McGrory |
February 10, 2012
As flu season is under way, hospitals and health care facilities should consider mandating that all of their employees receive influenza vaccinations, maintains the National Business Group on Health, a nonprofit organization that is focused on representing large employers' perspective on national health policy issues.
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By Mike Stobbe |
February 9, 2012
A new study shows more and more U.S. adults are being told by their doctor to get off their duffs and exercise.
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By Mike Stobbe |
February 8, 2012
Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips.
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January 26, 2012
Smokers won't be hired at new casinos in Columbus and Toledo, a ban that's been adopted in other industries as employers try to hold down health care costs.
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By Lauren Neergaard |
January 24, 2012
It's not just cancer. Now some of the nuts-and-bolts tests given during checkups or hospital visits are getting a second look, too.
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By Kathryn Mayer |
January 12, 2012
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (and echoing Miley Cyrus), there’s a constant party in the USA. Not only do adults binge drink more frequently than ever but they consume more drinks when they do.
