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Your guide to getting through this flu season unscathedThe only thing experts can say for sure about this flu season is that it will be unlike any other, with multiple flu viruses ...
USATODAY Monday, September 21, 2009The Ultimate Low-Carb Diet Cookbook: Over 200 Fabulous Recipes to Add Variety and Great Taste to Your Low-Carbohydrate Lifestyle (Paperback) newly tagged ''health''The Ultimate Low-Carb Diet Cookbook: Over 200 Fabulous Recipes to Add Variety and Great Taste to Your Low-Carbohydrate Lifestyle (Paperback)By Donna Pliner Rodnitzky Buy new: $17.0566 used and new from $1.32 Customer Rating: First tagged "health" by Carmen Scholl "strawberry" Customer tags: cookbook(3), low-car cookbook(2), low carb cooking, low-carb, health, great taste
Amazon Monday, September 21, 2009Don't rinse away fluoride-enhanced toothpasteFrankfurt - The protection given by fluoride-enriched toothpaste works better if it isn't rinsed away after brushing, reports a German oral health organization. Keeping the foamy fluoride-rich toothpaste in one's mouth after brushing dramatically boo...
Earth Times Monday, September 21, 2009Love handles heighten health risks for womenBerlin - Love handles aren't just an aesthetic problem, they can also increase the risks of asthma for women, according to a recent medical study. Women whose waists have a circumference of more than 88 centimetres - even if they are of normal weight...
Earth Times Monday, September 21, 2009More than 35 million globally have dementia: reportWASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 35 million people globally will suffer from Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia in 2010, and few will get any treatment at all, according to a report released on Monday.
Reuters Monday, September 21, 2009Radiologists find a technique to significantly reduce patient radiation dose during CT angiography(American Roentgen Ray Society) Radiologists have discovered that prospective electrocardiogram gating allows them to significantly reduce the patient radiation dose delivered during computed tomography angiography, a common noninvasive technique used to evaluate vascular disease, according to a study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Eurekalert.org Monday, September 21, 2009Choosing to not have medical insuranceHe covered the healthcare industry for much of his
career and realizes the importance of a safety net. But after weighing the risks and benefits, he is going it alone. It never occurred to me that I would count myself among
america's 47 million uninsured when I passed my 53rd birthday earlier this year. I'm the last person I would have imagined living without a safety net between me and the medical risks of early middle age.
LA Times Monday, September 21, 2009Assess your risk before seeking health insuranceConsumers may want to review their own health history and medical conditions before they go into the market for an individual health insurance policy. The Web tools listed below can be useful in evaluating your risk of a future medical event or complication.
LA Times Monday, September 21, 2009You called 911? Without asking first?Self-employed and uninsured, she's on the 'never-get-sick' plan. Calling the paramedics might not be doing her a favor. I can't afford to get sick. Like 46.3 million other Americans, I don't have health insurance.
LA Times Monday, September 21, 2009For many, health policy jargon is clear as mudDeductibles. Out-of-pocket. Point of claim. Jargon flummoxes patients and experts alike. Moves are afoot to make it easier to understand. Neil Dukas knew little about health insurance because he had always been healthy. When he and his wife bought a high-deductible policy in
2008, he didn't know the difference between a deductible and an out-of-pocket limit. He simply assumed that when he needed care, the insurer would cover it.
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