Yogurt May Lower Diabetes Risk

Regular consumption of yogurt may help lower the risk for Type 2 diabetes, a new study has found.
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Yogurt May Lower Diabetes Risk

How did CVS re-stock its prime-location shelves where cigarettes once reigned?

In Feb., retailer CVS announced that it would stop selling cigarettes in its 7,700+ stores.
By Sept., a month ahead of schedule, the cigarettes had indeed been pulled from the shelves. Company officials estimated the move would cost $ 2 billion in annual revenue.
It was a...
How did CVS re-stock its prime-location shelves where cigarettes once reigned?

Obama Care

We all agree the health care system is in need of reform. That’s not the issue. The debate is really what kind of reform is needed. There are those rooting f…
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Obama Care

13 communication tips to help survive Thanksgiving

I usually write about business communication tips, but since most of us won’t be working on Thanksgiving, we’ll have to communicate with relatives or friends.
It might be easier to go to work.
Here are 13 quick communication tips to help make your day festive and enjoyable. Bookmark this pos...
13 communication tips to help survive Thanksgiving

A Warning on Nutmeg

This holiday season, measure your nutmeg carefully.
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A Warning on Nutmeg

Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Vegetable Tarts, Big and Small

Vegetable tarts as appetizers or the main course make for a welcome addition to any Thanksgiving table.
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Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Vegetable Tarts, Big and Small

Real People Real Problems: Seniors pay MORE - ObamaCare - Healthcare

This video is about how seniors pay more under ObamaCare with the new Healthcare system. Testimonial from Http://PatientCenteredHealthPlan.com For more infor…

Real People Real Problems: Seniors pay MORE - ObamaCare - Healthcare

Ebola vaccine seems safe in first-stage testing

An experimental Ebola vaccine appears safe and triggered signs of immune protection in the first 20 volunteers to test it, U.S. researchers reported Wednesday.
Modern Healthcare Breaking News

Ebola vaccine seems safe in first-stage testing

Why Antioxidants Don’t Belong in Your Workout

Antioxidant vitamins are enormously popular with people who exercise, but studies suggest they can blunt the benefits of exercise both on the jogging track and in the weight room.
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Why Antioxidants Don’t Belong in Your Workout

Insurers' listings of in-network doctors often out of date

Many insurers are offering smaller networks of doctors in their Medicare Advantage and commercial health plans this year. But those networks may be even narrower than they seem, physicians and regulators say, because the lists often include names and addresses that are erroneous or out-of-date....
Insurers' listings of in-network doctors often out of date

Diabetes Screening Lags in People With Hypertension

As many as a third of adults who have high blood pressure have not been screened for diabetes, despite the fact that guidelines call for them to be checked regularly, new research suggests.
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Diabetes Screening Lags in People With Hypertension

Are Killers Still in Charge of Our Healthcare?

Despite Obamacare – Americans are still finding it hard to get affordable and life-saving healthcare. What else needs to be done to ensure that our healthcare system works for everyone?

Are Killers Still in Charge of Our Healthcare?

Consumer spending bounces back in October; income growth holds steady

Consumer spending bounced back last month after a sluggish September and income growth held steady, positive signs heading into the holiday shopping season.
Business – Los Angeles Times

Consumer spending bounces back in October; income growth holds steady

Vegetarian Thanksgiving: No-Bake Apple Pie

Instead of an oven, use a food processor to create this crisp, fresh apple pie. It was created for raw-food dieters, but it also gives home cooks a fast and refreshing dessert option that takes a fraction of the time of a traditional fruit pie.
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Vegetarian Thanksgiving: No-Bake Apple Pie

Healthcare Reform 101 Part 1.

No nonsense explanation of what’s really in the bill by one of the principal authors MIT economist Jonathan Gruber. This Sunday might go down in history as t…
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Healthcare Reform 101 Part 1.

Your Staff: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

Your patients’ experiences in your medical, dental or veterinary practice are only partially correlated to your own care. Your staff interactions with patients often play a far larger role. Just look at any of the dozens of online review sites and you’ll see how many negative patient reviews cit...
Your Staff: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

Vegetarian Thanksgiving: A Quinoa Stuffing

Vegans and non-vegans will enjoy this twist on a traditional stuffing, where quinoa replaces the bread and butternut squash, celeriac and hazelnuts add the flavors of fall.
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Vegetarian Thanksgiving: A Quinoa Stuffing

Beth Israel Deaconess settles state data breach suit for $100,000

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has agreed to pay $ 100,000 and strengthen its data security policies to settle a state health information data breach complaint involving the medical and personal records of nearly 4,000 individuals exposed by…
Modern Healthcare Breaking News

Beth Israel Deaconess settles state data breach suit for $100,000

Milton Friedman on National Healthcare

In light of The Affordable Healthcare Act (Obamacare), it is important to put the debate over socialized medicine in historical perspective. Watch Milton Fri…
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Milton Friedman on National Healthcare

PCOS: An Infertility Issue That Is Little Understood

Polycystic ovarian syndrome affects as many as 10 percent of women of childbearing age, but its underlying cause is not fully understood and misdiagnosis can result in ineffective treatment.
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PCOS: An Infertility Issue That Is Little Understood

Most Heavy Drinkers Are Not Alcoholics

Most people who drink too much are not alcoholics, suggesting that they can be helped more easily than previously believed, a new government study shows.
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Most Heavy Drinkers Are Not Alcoholics

How To Pick A Job That Will Keep Your Brain Healthy

Surgeons, probation officers, lawyers, psychotherapists, graphic designers, architects and, hopefully, journalists, all do work that will keep their brains healthy into old age, suggests a new study in the journal Neorology and described this week in the Wall Street Journal. The study, performed...
How To Pick A Job That Will Keep Your Brain Healthy

Antibiotics During Pregnancy May Increase Child’s Obesity Risk

A new study reports that antibiotic use during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for obesity in the child.
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Antibiotics During Pregnancy May Increase Child’s Obesity Risk

Hardball: Howard Dean on Healthcare Reform- Medicare Option Going to Part of the Bill?

Howard Dean on Hardball discussing healthcare reform and Barack Obama’s plan. If it does include the option of Medicare for all this will eventually put the …

Hardball: Howard Dean on Healthcare Reform- Medicare Option Going to Part of the Bill?

Apples From Thanksgiving Start to Finish

Apples will see their way from the beginning to the end of my Thanksgiving meal.
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Apples From Thanksgiving Start to Finish

White House wants to boost multistate insurance plans sold on exchanges

The Obama administration is proposing regulatory changes that it hopes will attract insurers that have been hesitant to offer multistate plans on the health insurance exchanges.
Modern Healthcare Breaking News

White House wants to boost multistate insurance plans sold on exchanges

Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Skyping the Holiday Meal

A technology-assisted holiday meal has become a cherished Thanksgiving memory.
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Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Skyping the Holiday Meal

Transforming Healthcare through Quality Improvement and Innovation: The Time is Now!

Visit: http://www.uctv.tv) Prathibha Varkey, associate chair, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, is the editor of two books including: “Medical Quality Ma…
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Transforming Healthcare through Quality Improvement and Innovation: The Time is Now!

California adds 41,500 jobs; unemployment rate holds at 7.3%

The California unemployment rate held steady at 7.3% in October, even as the state generated the largest increase in jobs in the nation.
Business – Los Angeles Times

California adds 41,500 jobs; unemployment rate holds at 7.3%

November is COPD Awareness Month and ‘Vape’ is officially a word

The timing is odd, to say the least.


November is National COPD Awareness Month.


Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is the third leading cause of death in the U.S.


Health experts are concerned with the sharp increase of teens using...
November is COPD Awareness Month and ‘Vape’ is officially a word

Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Food Allergies and Autumn Quinoa

When food allergies forced her to learn to cook, Johanna Bond dove in. The result: A quinoa dish with apples and cheddar that is perfect for a fall celebration.
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Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Food Allergies and Autumn Quinoa

Healthcare Reform: Breaking Down the Public Option

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/08/MOMENTUM_Healthcare_Briefing Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California, gives a detailed ov…
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Healthcare Reform: Breaking Down the Public Option

CMS names first chief data officer

The CMS has named Niall Brennan as essentially its first Big Data czar. He will head the new Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics at the CMS.
Modern Healthcare Breaking News

CMS names first chief data officer

Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Vegan Mac N Cheez

Vegan diners and people who can’t tolerate dairy will enjoy this creamy, velvety version of macaroni and cheese — without the dairy.
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Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Vegan Mac N Cheez

Does Exercise Really Make Us Smarter?

A new study asks whether the apparent cognitive benefits from exercise are real or just a placebo effect.
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Does Exercise Really Make Us Smarter?

Advocates ask White House to include healthcare in immigration end-run

President Barack Obama is expected to issue an executive order as soon as this week that would freeze deportations for up to 5 million immigrants living in the country illegally, but they’re likely to remain ineligible for Medicaid coverage and…
Modern Healthcare Breaking News

Advocates ask White House to include healthcare in immigration end-run

The Best Odds for a Colon Test

Small financial incentives helped persuade people to take a slightly unpleasant screening test.
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The Best Odds for a Colon Test

Obesity Is Tied to Pollutants

Exposure to secondhand smoke and roadway traffic may be tied to increased body mass index in children and adolescents, a new study suggests.
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Obesity Is Tied to Pollutants

Southern California is hotbed for wage theft in garment industry

At P & Young Apparel Inc. in the Los Angeles garment district, the clock keeping tabs on sewing workers’ hours was regularly unplugged.
Business – Los Angeles Times

Southern California is hotbed for wage theft in garment industry

Teamwork in Healthcare

How teamwork in healthcare can improve patient outcomes in Canada.

Teamwork in Healthcare

An Incipient Threat to Our Hearts

A new study demonstrates the sometimes devastating consequences of ignoring nonobstructive coronary artery disease, a condition which has often been treated as insignificant.
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An Incipient Threat to Our Hearts

Think Twice Before Choosing Knee Replacement

Are people too quick to undergo knee-replacement surgery?
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Think Twice Before Choosing Knee Replacement

Population Health Challenges HIT, Quality Leaders

The first annual HealthLeaders Media Health IT & Quality Exchange kicked off with hospital and health system CMOs, CMIOs, and CIOs sharing thoughts and strategies on keeping populations healthy, and on managing powerful patients who define quality differently than...
Population Health Challenges HIT, Quality Leaders

Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Really Big Beets

If you want to wow your Thanksgiving crowd, serve up a really big beet as a vegan main course that even the meat-eaters will want to share.
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Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Really Big Beets

Recipes for Health: Beans for Your Thanksgiving Table

If you haven’t started thinking about vegetarian main dishes for Thanksgiving, now is the time.
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Recipes for Health: Beans for Your Thanksgiving Table

Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Caramelized Onion and Fennel Risotto

For vegetarians and other Thanksgiving guests who are tired of sweet potatoes and root vegetables, try this hearty risotto flavored with a taste of fall.
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Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Caramelized Onion and Fennel Risotto

Fox Deflects From GOP Role In HealthCare.gov Problems

Fox News plays defense for Republicans for their refusal to set up state-based health insurance exchanges.

Fox Deflects From GOP Role In HealthCare.gov Problems

The Difference Between “Me” & “You” Marketing

Whether you are a physician, dentist or veterinarian, there are two basic styles of marketing messaging in healthcare. One is focused on the marketer and the other is focused on the patient or person you are marketing to. Whether you are a solo practitioner, a doctor in a large group, a...
The Difference Between “Me” & “You” Marketing

Ask Well: How Many Eggs Can I Eat?

What is the current recommendation on eating eggs and heart health?
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Ask Well: How Many Eggs Can I Eat?

Firefighter Accidents Are Linked to Sleep Problems

More than 60 percent of deaths of firefighters are caused by heart attacks and traffic accidents, and a new study suggests that one important cause is sleep disorders.
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Firefighter Accidents Are Linked to Sleep Problems

Physician Enterprise Performance

As the healthcare industry continues to embrace the trend toward employed physicians, an external perspective and relevant benchmarks can be beneficial in assessing the comparative performance of your practices. While hospitals and health systems will continue to strategically acquire physician...
Physician Enterprise Performance

When Patients Don’t Follow Up

Should patients be held responsible for not showing up for follow-up tests and procedures? Does the medical profession have an ethical and legal duty to try to track down the individuals?
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When Patients Don’t Follow Up

WE ARE GE HEALTHCARE

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WE ARE GE HEALTHCARE

Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Bread Salad Inspired by Stuffing

A reader, Jessica Benoit, offers this fall version of panzanella, inspired by her first Thanksgiving abroad and thoughts of the traditional stuffing her family ate during holidays in New England.
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Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Bread Salad Inspired by Stuffing

Ebola Wednesday: Duncan’s family ‘reaches resolution’ with Dallas hospital

From the isolation unit to the courts.
There were few doubts that legal action would be taken in the death of 42-year-old Thomas Duncan, the only person who has died of Ebola in the United States.
This morning, Miller Weisbrod, LLP, a law firm specializing in medical malpractice,...
Ebola Wednesday: Duncan’s family ‘reaches resolution’ with Dallas hospital

Not For Profit Accounting (Hospitals, Health Care Organizations, Different Funds, Income, Etc.)

Accounting For Providers of Health Care Services (Hospitals, Etc.), Governmental & Private, Heath Care (Hospitals) fall into three categories:,1-Investor (Pr…

Not For Profit Accounting (Hospitals, Health Care Organizations, Different Funds, Income, Etc.)

The Doctor's Office, November 2014

The Doctor’s Office, November 2014
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The Doctor's Office, November 2014

Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Brussels Sprouts Sliders

Every year at Well, we take the turkey off the table and celebrate the delicious non-meat side dishes, appetizers and main courses that make Thanksgiving the best meal of the year.
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Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Brussels Sprouts Sliders

Ask Well: Immune to Ebola?

If a person is infected with Ebola and recovers, are they then immune to the disease or can they still contract it again?
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Ask Well: Immune to Ebola?

Infographic: The science behind Instagram success

It’s not just the pictures, silly. It’s the nerdy details of the dataset, according to Dan Zarrella, an inbound social media marketing consultant.
Zarella’s infographic is based on his research to identify the characteristics that make images work or not work.
Some highlights: ...
Infographic: The science behind Instagram success

Retesting Breast Cancer Axioms

The decisions American women make are often more strongly influenced by fear or a friend’s experience than by a thorough understanding of the benefits and risks of mammography.
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Retesting Breast Cancer Axioms

Business Analyst Healthcare online class - BRD and RTM discussion by Addiox @848-200-0448

This is a detailed discussion about Requirement Tractability Matrix(RTM) during the online class by Addiox Technologies.

Business Analyst Healthcare online class - BRD and RTM discussion by Addiox @848-200-0448

The Workout: Running While Pregnant

Clara Horowitz Peterson, an elite runner, mother of three and expecting, talks about training during and after pregnancy.
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The Workout: Running While Pregnant

Key Study On Obamacare 2015 Premium Rates Is Out And You Won't Believe What's Going To Happen

While political slanting continues to dominate the public’s opinion on Obamacare, there is nothing like throwing a few facts into the mix to cause people to begin scratching their heads in confusion. One of the best sources of actual facts is the annual study done by the McKinsey Center for U.S. ...
Key Study On Obamacare 2015 Premium Rates Is Out And You Won't Believe What's Going To Happen

The Eczema and Broken Bone Connection

Eczema sufferers are more likely to suffer bone fractures and other joint and bone injuries.
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The Eczema and Broken Bone Connection

Papantonio: Insurance Front Groups Fight Healthcare Reform

This segment originally aired on the September 22nd, 2013 episode of Ring of Fire on Free Speech TV. The Tea Party spent the entire summer rallying against O…

Papantonio: Insurance Front Groups Fight Healthcare Reform

Colon Cancer Rates Rising in Young Adults

Incidences of colorectal cancer among people under 50 — the recommended screening age — have been increasing sharply since the 1980s.
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Colon Cancer Rates Rising in Young Adults

Obama looks to 'widen, deepen' ISIL war

Source: www.youtube.com – Saturday, November 08, 2014 Obama looks to 'widen, deepen' ISIL war President Barack #Obama is stuck “between a rock and a hard place” over the continuation of the #US-led military campaign against #ISIL terrorists, says a political analyst. Obama sai...
Obama looks to 'widen, deepen' ISIL war

Think Like a Doctor: Going Blind

Can you figure out what is causing a 68-year-old woman to lose her vision over the course of several months?
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Think Like a Doctor: Going Blind

Think Like a Doctor: Going Blind Solved!

Readers solve the case of a 68-year-old woman who lost her vision over the course of several months.
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Think Like a Doctor: Going Blind Solved!

Legislation on medical innovation may keep IT loosely regulated

A bill that would minimize federal regulation of health information technology for safety may be added to a bipartisan package of House legislation intended to spur medical innovation. A modified version of the SOFTWARE Act is under consideration…
Modern Healthcare Breaking News

Legislation on medical innovation may keep IT loosely regulated

Lone Liberal - Save Healthcare Reform or Sabotage It?

Horace Cooper, National Center for Public Policy Research & Jessie Jane Duff, Gunnery Sgt, U.S. Marine Corps (ret)

Lone Liberal - Save Healthcare Reform or Sabotage It?

A Low-Carb Switch for Mashed Potatoes

The comfort of mashed potatoes — without the carbs of potatoes, inspired by Irish colcannon.
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A Low-Carb Switch for Mashed Potatoes

Low Birth Weight Tied to Hip Replacement in Adulthood

Low birth weight and preterm birth significantly increase the risk for hip replacement in adulthood, a new study has found.
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Low Birth Weight Tied to Hip Replacement in Adulthood

Freddie Mac: Average 30-year mortgage rate rises above 4%

Moving higher for a second week, the 30-year mortgage rate broke back above 4%. Freddie Mac calculated that lenders were offering the most popular home loan at an average of 4.02%.
Business – Los Angeles Times

Freddie Mac: Average 30-year mortgage rate rises above 4%

Real People Real Problems: Fix it now - ObamaCare - Healthcare Problems

This video is about fixing it now, ObamaCare, and healthcare problems. Testimonial from Http://PatientCenteredHealthPlan.com For more information visit http:…
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Real People Real Problems: Fix it now - ObamaCare - Healthcare Problems

Great Vacation? Don’t Brag to Your Friends

When you rush to tell your friends about your amazing experience, they will crowd around you, eager for every delicious detail, right? Wrong.
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Great Vacation? Don’t Brag to Your Friends

Medical liability premiums flat as California battles over caps

A TV political ad opposing Proposition 46 in California opens with black silhouettes of plaintiff lawyers shaking hands. In a later frame, a worried older woman opens a medical bill. A doctor in an empty hallway shakes his head. But liability…
Modern Healthcare Breaking News

Medical liability premiums flat as California battles over caps

Emotion Is Not the Best Medicine, Ebola Case Further Shows

People ideally would base medical decisions on an unbiased evaluation of evidence. But people are often irrational and don’t rely on facts.
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Emotion Is Not the Best Medicine, Ebola Case Further Shows

The Bad Air in Our Gyms

Gyms showed high levels of airborne dust, formaldehyde and carbon dioxide, all of which can pose problems for energetic, heavy-breathing exercisers.
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The Bad Air in Our Gyms

@Lunch Webinar Series- The Impact of Healthcare Reform (Obamacare) on Physician Practices

@Lunch Webinar Series- The Impact of Healthcare Reform (Obamacare) on Physician Practices

HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM FROM Nissan North America, Inc.

Recalls for: INFINITI / Q50 HYBRID, INFINITI / Q70 HYBRID
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HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM FROM Nissan North America, Inc.

Placebo May Aid Baby’s Cough

Need help for a baby’s cough? In some cases the best treatment may be a placebo.
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Placebo May Aid Baby’s Cough

The Capacity to Treat, and to Spread

In the case of Ebola, caretaking is a job of the highest risk, and doctors and nurses are innately terrible at even the basics of infection control.
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The Capacity to Treat, and to Spread

The Indirect ROI of Retail and Wellness Models

While retail locations and wellness centers may not be big moneymakers in their own right, the return on investment can be considerable if measured through increased market share and reduced government penalties for readmissions.
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The Indirect ROI of Retail and Wellness Models

Consumer spending drops in September as income growth slows

Americans unexpectedly tightened their purse strings a bit in September, sending consumer spending to its first drop in eight months, as income growth slowed, the Commerce Department said Friday.
Business – Los Angeles Times

Consumer spending drops in September as income growth slows

Obama: "momentum" for health care reform

The historic movement to bring real, meaningful health insurance reform to the American people gathered momentum this week as we approach the final days of t…
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Obama: "momentum" for health care reform

Dow flirts with record high as Japan gives stock markets a boost

Investors who have been waiting for good news on the global economy finally got some Friday.
Business – Los Angeles Times

Dow flirts with record high as Japan gives stock markets a boost