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How To Keep Your Healthy New Year’s Resolutions

Health is usually near the top of the list when we make those annual wish lists every January. The most common desire? Increasing the amount of exercise, chosen by 37 percent of those in an online survey conducted by the University of Washington’s Addictive Behaviors Research Center.

Apr 05, 2009

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The Blues, The Blahs Or Something Bigger?

The blues have been around since, well, human beings. Everyone experiences an occasional cloudy spell, sometimes for no apparent reason. Those blah days can be even more of a downer during the holidays – the season when good cheer is supposed to be bountiful.

Apr 05, 2009

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Are You At Risk For A Stroke?

You’re eating oatmeal regularly to lower cholesterol. You’re also keeping an eye on your blood pressure, and maybe even taking a statin drug. You’re sure you’re doing everything you can to prevent cardiovascular disease and a stroke.

Apr 05, 2009

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How To Manage Your Headaches

Got a headache? You’ve got plenty of company. More than 45 million people in the United States have chronic headaches, says the National Headache Foundation, and 28 million of those suffer from migraines.

Apr 04, 2009

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Assess Your Health Insurance Needs

When making a major purchase, such as buying a new car, you assess your needs. The same is true for purchasing health insurance.

Apr 04, 2009

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How To Slow The Aging Process

Your waistband is getting tighter, you haven’t been able to touch your toes in 10 years, and the last time you sprinted after a Frisbee you got winded in a few seconds. Not to mention the fact that your memory isn’t as sharp as it used to be.

Apr 03, 2009

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Health Plan Comparison Worksheet

Use this worksheet to compare the features and benefits of various health plans you are considering to help you determine which coverage will best meet your needs.

Apr 03, 2009

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No Surprises During Daschle’s Senate Health Committee Confirmation Hearing

Tom Daschle, President-elect Barack Obama’s nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), faced no hostile questions from Republicans on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee during the committee’s recent hearing on his nomination.

Apr 03, 2009

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E-Prescribing Decreases Medical Drug Spending, Study Says

Electronic prescribing systems can save more than $800,000 per 100,000 patients per year in medical drug spending, according to a report released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of the Health and Human Services Department.

Apr 03, 2009

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Health IT May Find Vehicle In 2009 Stimulus

Health care reform was a major focus in 2008 presidential campaign, with electronic medical records mentioned as one of many ways to improve the system. In a recent press conference about the economy, President-elect Obama called for an immediate stimulus, naming health-care modernization as one possible avenue for short- and long-term growth.

Apr 03, 2009

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