Wellness

Middle-aged white Americans are dying at such a high rate that, as a group, their mortality rate is shooting up.

For the past several days, Ive been hearing lots of coughing and sneezingand general discussions about fevers, vomiting and a lot of other unpleasant symptoms Id really rather not catch.

The NBGH says the amendments to GINA give employers long-awaited and clear guidance on how they can request such data.

The proposed rules are designed to address certain exceptions to GINAs data gathering restrictions, exceptions that employers and plan designers say allows them to request such information for wellness plan participants.

Such a merger would create not just a larger drug chain, but a new health care provider with considerable purchasing clout in the pharmaceuticals marketplace.

The bad news is that a large portion of those surveyed are not doing what is necessary to preserve or enhance their brains.