Surgery for Knee Pain May Not Provide Benefits

People in their 50s and older often get arthroscopic surgery for knee pain, but a new review of studies suggests that it has serious risks.
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Surgery for Knee Pain May Not Provide Benefits

The Real Dad Bod

To celebrate Father’s Day, we’re sharing a selection of stories from dads and the people who love them about what having a dad bod really means.
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The Real Dad Bod

Infographic: The dangers of being dehydrated

The average human body consists of 76 percent water. With a bottled water craze swallowing up the world, why are so many people still lacking proper hydration?
Dehydration brings on illnesses and other maladies, according to this infographic. Lack of water can cause:


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Infographic: The dangers of being dehydrated

Manage All Your Social Media Sites on One Platform

If you’ve been working on ramping up your social media presence in the healthcare market, then you know how many accounts you have to create to really build your brand and connect to your audience. From Facebook to Twitter to Google+ to LinkedIn to Pinterest, there’s a lot of login information to...
Manage All Your Social Media Sites on One Platform

Ask Well: Can You Drink Too Much Water?

Dehydration can be dangerous during exercise, but is it possible to drink too much water?
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Ask Well: Can You Drink Too Much Water?

Alzheimer’s Supplements Targeted by U.S. Senator

Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri this week raised concerns about dietary supplements that claim to protect against dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
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Alzheimer’s Supplements Targeted by U.S. Senator

The Doctor’s Office, June 2015

The Doctor’s Office, June 2015
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The Doctor’s Office, June 2015

The Weekly Health Quiz: High-Heels, Fats and Test-Tube Babies

Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
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The Weekly Health Quiz: High-Heels, Fats and Test-Tube Babies

After King v. Burwell, what's next?

As the Supreme Court decision in the King v. Burwell case over Obamacare’s health insurance premium subsidies draws near, experts are thinking about how Congress and the Obama administration might respond to the decision.
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After King v. Burwell, what's next?

Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Is Exactly The Wrong Move For Microsoft

It’s time to look forwards, not back
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Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Is Exactly The Wrong Move For Microsoft

To Cut Teen Smoking, Raise Tobacco Sales Age

A new study has found a simple way to significantly reduce teenage smoking: raise the tobacco sales age to 21.
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To Cut Teen Smoking, Raise Tobacco Sales Age

7 reasons to love brand journalism

Brand journalism can be a valuable tool to help public relations professionals achieve their goals.
Whether you’re already smitten with brand journalism or you’re still in the courtship stage, here are important reasons why you should fall head over heels with this PR tactic:


It con...
7 reasons to love brand journalism

Show Us Your Dad Bod

Dads come is various shapes and sizes. Send us your photos (no abs required) along with your stories of your “dad bod.”
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Show Us Your Dad Bod

Wearable Devices to Prevent Sunburn

New devices monitor sun exposure and nudge users to apply sunscreen and take other steps to protect their skin from too much sun.
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Wearable Devices to Prevent Sunburn

One More Reason Healthcare Needs Social Media

Google and Twitter Partner on Search Again
The new “Googleverse” will soon index all your doctor-patient tweets and make them searchable by patients in real time, according to industry sources. The search moguls at Google and social media powerhouse Twitter have reached an agreement that Google w...
One More Reason Healthcare Needs Social Media

The Y.M.C.A.’s Work Outside the Gym

The Y’s Healthier Communities Initiatives program has campaigned to make lifestyles healthier across the country.
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The Y.M.C.A.’s Work Outside the Gym

Fracking Associated With Smaller Babies

A new study has found an association between hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and smaller babies.
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Fracking Associated With Smaller Babies

Jurassic World Ultimate Franchise Trailer (2015) HD

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The Downside of Treadmill Desks

Treadmill desks can be good exercise, but they may impair the ability to concentrate and remember.
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The Downside of Treadmill Desks

Statins May Not Affect Memory, Study Suggests

New research indicates that the association between memory loss and statin use may be an illusion.
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Statins May Not Affect Memory, Study Suggests

Basic Emergency Department Meds in Short Supply

Emergency physicians are spending time devising workarounds for shortages of IV solution and at least one life-saving drug because suppliers can’t meet demand—in part because of manufacturing problems.
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Basic Emergency Department Meds in Short Supply

Dating With Schizophrenia

Dating when you’re a big guy with a serious mental illness is nearly impossible.
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Dating With Schizophrenia

Ask Well: Exercise and Heart Damage

A reader asks: Why would low-intensity endurance exercise, even of extreme duration (marathons and ultras), be bad for one’s heart?
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Ask Well: Exercise and Heart Damage

Improved Physician Payment With Patient Satisfaction

One of the most important changes brought about by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will kick in over the next few years when patient satisfaction becomes an integral part of physician payment. This is already the case in large practices and hospitals where a portion of their payment is linked to...
Improved Physician Payment With Patient Satisfaction

The Weekly Health Quiz: Treadmill Desks, Cholesterol Drugs and More

Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
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The Weekly Health Quiz: Treadmill Desks, Cholesterol Drugs and More

When Doctors Withdraw Cancer Treatment

As oncology doctors and nurses, we place a person’s cancer treatment in his own hands. But the patient is not always willing to comply.
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When Doctors Withdraw Cancer Treatment

GAO: VA's errors and noncompliance hinder suicide prevention efforts

It’s estimated that 22 veterans die by suicide each day and, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, inaccurate medical records mask why veterans take their lives, which hampers efforts to lower suicide rates.
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GAO: VA's errors and noncompliance hinder suicide prevention efforts

Warning: Soda May Be Bad for Your Health, San Francisco Says

San Francisco could soon be the first city in the country to place health warnings on advertisements for sugary drinks.
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Warning: Soda May Be Bad for Your Health, San Francisco Says

Oral Steroids May Be Ineffective Against Sciatica Back Pain

Prednisone is almost completely ineffective as a treatment for the pain caused by a herniated disk, a randomized trial has found.
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Oral Steroids May Be Ineffective Against Sciatica Back Pain

Sesame Street Says ‘Let’s Cook’

A new cookbook from Grover, Cookie Monster and friends encourages children to take part in the cooking of their meals.
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Sesame Street Says ‘Let’s Cook’

Why SEO is Important for Your Website and Content

If you haven’t heard about SEO, now is the time to learn more about it and implement it in your online content.
SEO content, or search engine optimized content, uses specific keywords, phrases and search terms to drive traffic to your website. If, for example, you wanted to reach people looking ...
Why SEO is Important for Your Website and Content

Wide Use of Antibiotics Allows C.Diff to Flourish

Hospitals have reported drastic increases in severe cases of C. difficile, but new treatments offer hope.
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Wide Use of Antibiotics Allows C.Diff to Flourish

How a Childhood Vaccine Reduces Risk of a Cancer

The vaccine for Haemophilus influenza type B lowers the risk for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common childhood cancer.
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How a Childhood Vaccine Reduces Risk of a Cancer

Memorial Day 2015. We will not forget.

Source: www.navysealfoundation.org – Thursday, May 21, 2015 This Memorial Day, please join us and a grateful nation as we honor and remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for future generations of freedom. Listen to Tim Leathers as he remembers his son, SO1 (SEAL) Matthew J....
Memorial Day 2015. We will not forget.

Depression Tied to Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease

The more severe the depression, the higher the risk of Parkinson’s, a new study found.
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Depression Tied to Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease

Documenting My Patients’ Next of Kin

What if a patient dies and nobody is there to mourn? Is it like a tree falling soundlessly in the forest?
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Documenting My Patients’ Next of Kin

Democrats see skimpy insurance as the next healthcare issue

A different healthcare issue has emerged for Democrats, in sync with the party’s pitch to workers and middle-class voters ahead of next year’s elections.
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Democrats see skimpy insurance as the next healthcare issue

Ask Well: Massage and Toxins

A reader asks whether drinking a lot of water after a massage really helps flush away toxins, or otherwise augments massage’s benefits.
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Ask Well: Massage and Toxins

Warren Buffett: Stop Blaming The Rich For Income Inequality. If You Really Want To Help, Do This

The world’s third-richest man weighed in on the national debate over rising levels of income disparity in the United States yesterday, saying that while the gaps between the country’s haves and have nots are definitely increasing, it is not the fault of those at the top. Nor will it be [.....
Warren Buffett: Stop Blaming The Rich For Income Inequality. If You Really Want To Help, Do This

The Weekly Health Quiz: Probiotics, Belly Fat and Pot Edibles

Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
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The Weekly Health Quiz: Probiotics, Belly Fat and Pot Edibles

Living With Cancer: Patients on Our Own

Great medical care doesn’t matter if doctors and hospitals fail to adequately advise and care for patients once they leave the hospital, writes Susan Gubar in Living with Cancer.
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Living With Cancer: Patients on Our Own

Carotid Artery Stenting Outcomes Vary Widely by Hospital

In-hospital outcomes among patients undergoing CAS in the US varied fourfold after adjusting for differences in patient risk factors in an analysis of data from a large, nationwide stenting registry. From MedPage Today.
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Carotid Artery Stenting Outcomes Vary Widely by Hospital

Physicians 'Missing the Mark' on Shared Medical Decisions

Nearly 90% of patients say they prefer to make a final decision about surgery on their own, or on their own "after seriously considering" their doctor’s opinion."
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Physicians 'Missing the Mark' on Shared Medical Decisions

ACP Issues 'High-Value Cancer Screening' Guidelines

The American College of Physicians offers, for the first time, a way of thinking about whether or not and how much to screen for certain cancers.
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ACP Issues 'High-Value Cancer Screening' Guidelines

The Kitchen Garden Goes High Tech

Smart new products offer ways to grow food indoors without without soil, or a green thumb.
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The Kitchen Garden Goes High Tech

Caffeine Powder Poses Deadly Risks

Ten grams of powdered caffeine, about a tablespoon, is a lethal dose for an adult. But its sale is virtually unregulated.
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Caffeine Powder Poses Deadly Risks

'Girl Meets World' Is The 'Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Of Multi-Cam Sitcoms And Way More Important

With the beginnings of a new season now upon it, it’s safe to say that ‘Girl Meets World’ has become something far more than a nostalgia driven cash grab… it’s actually now one of the most important multi-cam sitcoms currently airing on television.
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'Girl Meets World' Is The 'Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Of Multi-Cam Sitcoms And Way More Important

Ask Well: Reducing Belly Fat

A reader asks: What is the best way to cut down on belly fat if weight loss is not necessarily the goal?
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Ask Well: Reducing Belly Fat

Ducks vs. Chicago Blackhawks: Ducks lead, 2-1, after second period

Chicago Blackhawks center Brad Richards knocked down a pass from Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin, collected the puck and swarmed in to score to Frederik Andersen’s right with 39.6 seconds left in the second.
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Ducks vs. Chicago Blackhawks: Ducks lead, 2-1, after second period

Senate hopeful Loretta Sanchez plies the constituencies at convention

U.S. Senate hopeful Loretta Sanchez, a House member from Santa Ana, put her freewheeling campaign style on vivid display Saturday as she tried to round up support at a gathering of fellow Democrats in the heart of her Orange County congressional district.
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Senate hopeful Loretta Sanchez plies the constituencies at convention

The Weekly Health Quiz: Coffee, Work Breaks and a Vitamin for Skin Cancer

Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
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The Weekly Health Quiz: Coffee, Work Breaks and a Vitamin for Skin Cancer

Marijuana Prohibition Is Unscientific, Unconstitutional And Unjust

Next Thursday I am scheduled to debate Robert White, co-author (with Bill Bennett) of Going to Pot: Why the Rush to Legalize Marijuana Is Harming America, on Glenn Beck’s radio show. Each of us will get half an hour or so to make his case before taking questions from Beck [...]
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Marijuana Prohibition Is Unscientific, Unconstitutional And Unjust

Are You a Risk Taker? Take the Quiz

Understanding your tolerance for loss may help you navigate high-pressure situations. So how much of a risk-taker are you?
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Are You a Risk Taker? Take the Quiz

Jameis Winston Doesn't Get It

His latest legal move only adds to the thought that there is little redeeming in the timeline of actions for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers No. 1 pick, quarterback Jameis Winston.
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Jameis Winston Doesn't Get It

Grip Strength May Predict Heart Attacks and Strokes

A study found grip strength to be a good predictor of the risk for cardiovascular disease and a stronger predictor of death than systolic blood pressure.
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Grip Strength May Predict Heart Attacks and Strokes

What the Google-Twitter Search Partnership Means to Medical, Dental & Veterinary Healthcare Providers

Welcome to the new Googleverse, where all your doctor-patient tweets will soon be indexed and searchable by patients in real time, according to industry sources. The search moguls at Google and social media powerhouse Twitter have decided that Google will begin indexing tweets in real time this...
What the Google-Twitter Search Partnership Means to Medical, Dental & Veterinary Healthcare Providers

Breast-Feeding May Cut Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk

In mothers who later develop breast cancer, having breast-fed a child may reduce the risk of cancer recurrence.
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Breast-Feeding May Cut Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk

Lawyers With Lowest Pay Report More Happiness

A study published this week found that prestigious jobs were not linked to more well-being and that public-service work correlated with less alcohol consumption.
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Lawyers With Lowest Pay Report More Happiness

Mednax acquires teleradiology firm in $500M deal

Mednax, a national medical group based in Sunrise, Fla., has made a move into the teleradiology business by agreeing to acquire Virtual Radiologic Corp., a major provider of outsourced radiology and telemedicine services.
Modern Healthcare Breaking News

Mednax acquires teleradiology firm in $500M deal

The Importance of Getting Sick in the Right Place

The diversification of modern health care has made it increasingly difficult for patients to be exactly where they should be when things go wrong.
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The Importance of Getting Sick in the Right Place

Cured From Cancer, Almost

A leukemia specialist wrestles with using the word “cured,” and chooses to tone it down.
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Cured From Cancer, Almost

Think Like a Doctor: Taking a Stand

A 23-year-old woman slowly becomes so weak that she has difficulty getting up out of a chair. Strangely so does her twin. Can you figure out why?
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Think Like a Doctor: Taking a Stand

Have Mormons Become America's Best Advocates For Freedom Of Speech?

A worldwide debate has emerged over religion and freedom of speech. And who, by example, has become America’s best advocate for free speech? The surprising answer may be the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Over the years and around the globe, cartoons of the prophet Muhammad have s...
Have Mormons Become America's Best Advocates For Freedom Of Speech?

Ask Well: Is 99 Degrees a Fever?

Since body temperature varies based on a range of factors, one person’s sign of illness might be another’s sweat.
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Ask Well: Is 99 Degrees a Fever?

Mother’s Day Brunch

Easy crepes and other dishes to help any family celebrate Mom.
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Mother’s Day Brunch

Hospital Infection Reporting to Widen, Definitions to Get More Precise

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to expand reporting of certain hospital-acquired infections beyond ICUs in an effort to reduce confusion among providers, health officials say.
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Hospital Infection Reporting to Widen, Definitions to Get More Precise

Think Like a Doctor: Taking a Stand Solved

Readers solve the case of twin sisters who, in the prime of youth, developed a weakness that forced them to use their arms to rise from a chair.
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Think Like a Doctor: Taking a Stand Solved

Heart Attack Survival Better When Meds Are Free

Providing appropriate preventive drugs to patients free of charge following a heart attack would increase survival and save billions annually, a cost-effectiveness analysis finds. From MedPage Today.
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Heart Attack Survival Better When Meds Are Free

The Weekly Health Quiz: Golf, Memory and Food Cravings

Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
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The Weekly Health Quiz: Golf, Memory and Food Cravings

Living With Cancer: Becoming a Caregiver

A supreme privilege: to care for this resolute man who cared for me.
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Living With Cancer: Becoming a Caregiver

The Doctor's Office, May 2015

The Doctor?s Office, May 2015
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The Doctor's Office, May 2015

Measles May Increase Susceptibility to Other Infections

Measles vaccination not only protects against measles, but reduces childhood deaths from other infections as well.
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Measles May Increase Susceptibility to Other Infections

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Treadmill May Be Riskiest Machine, but Injuries From It Still Rare

An average of about three deaths a year are attributable to use of a treadmill. There are more than 24,000 injuries associated with them annually.
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Treadmill May Be Riskiest Machine, but Injuries From It Still Rare

Technology and the Patient Experience

In addition to cutting-edge tools and devices, some healthcare leaders are finding that even putting consumer feedback on a website can play a role.
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Technology and the Patient Experience

Therapy Borne on Electrical Currents

The manufacturers of Thync say their brain-stimulating device can alter mood in minutes. Studies, and a tryout, provide mixed results.
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Therapy Borne on Electrical Currents

Health care reform with Brady and Kessler

Brady and Kessler combine the insights of a political scientist with those of an economist and offer unique observations into the political forces and policies at play in the current health…
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Health care reform with Brady and Kessler

An Uber for Doctor Housecalls

A number of new apps offer medical consults with doctors via a smart phone, and some of them even make house calls.
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An Uber for Doctor Housecalls

America's Highest-Paid Female Chief Executives [Infographic]

According to a USA TODAY analysis of data from S&P Capital IQ and Bespoke Investment Group, Marissa Mayer is America’s best-paid female chief executive. The Yahoo boss ranks seventh in terms of overall CEO pay, with her total compensation amounting to $ 42.1 million. Safra Ada Catz o...
America's Highest-Paid Female Chief Executives [Infographic]

A Chef Workout (and Meal) From Rocco DiSpirito

The author of “Cook Your Butt Off!” discusses his personal health turnaround and how he has spread the message.
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A Chef Workout (and Meal) From Rocco DiSpirito

Healthcare Townhall - SLC, UT 8/22/2009 - Part 3

Healthcare townhall meeting held at St. Mark’s Cathedral in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, 22 August 2009. This part features Dr. Trent Jones, a local practicing physician. Dr. Jones…

Healthcare Townhall - SLC, UT 8/22/2009 - Part 3

For Nepal's elderly, quake rekindles haunting memories of 1934

For most of those who experienced last week’s massive earthquake in Nepal, it was the jolt of a lifetime. But for Nepalese in their late 80s and 90s, it was déjà vu.
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For Nepal's elderly, quake rekindles haunting memories of 1934

Easing Diabetes Risk, One Beverage at a Time

Substituting just one serving a day of water or unsweetened tea or coffee for one serving of a sugar-sweetened soft drink or dairy beverage can significantly reduce the incidence of Type 2 diabetes, a new study has found.
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Easing Diabetes Risk, One Beverage at a Time

‘Cook Your Butt Off!’ With Rocco DiSpirito

Next Wednesday, May 6, Rocco DiSpirito, celebrity chef and author of “Cook Your Butt Off,” will join The Well Book Club to answer your questions about gluten-free, low-calorie eating, staying active and avoiding those extra calories.
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‘Cook Your Butt Off!’ With Rocco DiSpirito

Did Tesla Just Kill Nuclear Power?

It would be almost three hours until Tesla’s big announcement, but inside a Northwestern University classroom near Chicago Thursday night, the famed nuclear critic Arnie Gundersen had the inside scoop: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk was about to announce an industrial-scale battery, Gundersen...
Did Tesla Just Kill Nuclear Power?

Ask Well: Is Golf With a Cart Exercise?

Playing nine holes while riding in a cart does not provide much of a workout, though the game can improve your balance and physical confidence.
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Ask Well: Is Golf With a Cart Exercise?

Healthcare Reform = Elective Abortions?

Mike Huckabee discusses the impact of Barack Obama’s healthcare plan on the abortion debate in the United States.

Healthcare Reform = Elective Abortions?

Enchiladas, Tostadas and Tacos

A healthy approach to Mexican favorites.
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Enchiladas, Tostadas and Tacos

10 tips for managing your online reputation

Enhancements to universal search such as embedded videos and indented news results are drawing users’ eyes (and clicks) further down the page. If there’s negative information online about your brand, users are more likely than ever to find it.
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10 tips for managing your online reputation

The Weekly Health Quiz: Calories, Gluten and a Fat-Melting Drug

Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
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The Weekly Health Quiz: Calories, Gluten and a Fat-Melting Drug

Hotel Industry Takes the Hardest Hit under Healthcare Reform

Tune in to the International Luxury Hotel Association’s free webcast that helps you as an employer in the hotel industry to understand the Healthcare Reform Law’s impact on your hotel. Although…
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Hotel Industry Takes the Hardest Hit under Healthcare Reform

Higher costs dampen MedAssets profit

MedAssets, a healthcare group purchasing and revenue-cycle management company, reported lower income for the first three months of 2015, the second quarter since the company acquired healthcare consultancy Sg2.
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Higher costs dampen MedAssets profit

Exploring Why Some People Get Fitter Than Others

A new study in rats adds to a growing body of data about how and why bodies respond so differently to exercise.
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Exploring Why Some People Get Fitter Than Others

Jack Ely dies at 71; vocalist on the Kingsmen's 'Louie Louie'

When he stood on his toes, leaned his head back and began to incoherently shout “Louie Louie” into a microphone 52 years ago, Jack Ely had no idea he was creating a rock `n’ roll classic.
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Jack Ely dies at 71; vocalist on the Kingsmen's 'Louie Louie'

New Shingles Vaccine May Offer Improved Protection

An investigational shingles vaccine may be more effective, particularly in older people.
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New Shingles Vaccine May Offer Improved Protection

Women and Urological Problems

Overactive bladder is one of several common urological problems facing women of all ages, Dr. Kelly Shaffer talks about why women may need to see a urologist.

Women and Urological Problems

The New Logic of Calorie-Counting: Take the Quiz

Can you determine which of these foods’ reported calorie counts are off?
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The New Logic of Calorie-Counting: Take the Quiz

The Rise of Consumerism in American Healthcare

There was a time in America when most physicians opened private practices after residency. But today, due to market forces and shifting attitudes, more than half of new doctors are opting to work for hospitals and large managed health systems, instead. Society, personal habits and patient...
The Rise of Consumerism in American Healthcare

Air Pollution Tied to Brain Aging

Air pollution is known to increase the risk for stroke and other cerebrovascular disorders. But now researchers have found it is also linked to premature aging of the brain.
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Air Pollution Tied to Brain Aging

HealthCare.gov Troubles, GOP Intra-Party Battle & U.S. Surveillance of Foreign Leaders

We analyze the continuing problems with the HealthCare.gov website; Republicans are in a “recovery” mode to reunite the party and rebuild the brand; and growing tensions over the U.S. surveillance…

HealthCare.gov Troubles, GOP Intra-Party Battle & U.S. Surveillance of Foreign Leaders

Admitted to Your Bedroom: Some Hospitals Try Treating Patients at Home

Under pressure to reduce costs and improve quality, a handful of health care systems are hospitalizing patients in their homes.
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Admitted to Your Bedroom: Some Hospitals Try Treating Patients at Home

Infographic: A parent’s guide to dental hygiene

Cavities can develop before a baby’s teeth are actually showing. To ensure proper dental care, parents and caregivers must be educated on the topic.
Communicators can share the information from Mortenson Family Dental with patients. Highlights include:


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Infographic: A parent’s guide to dental hygiene

Keep Moving to Stay a Step Ahead of Arthritis

A key to fighting off debilitation is to find activities you can do when ones you have done become difficult or impossible. Weight loss helps, too.
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Keep Moving to Stay a Step Ahead of Arthritis

Mobilize Your Website Now

On April 21, 2015 Google expanded the use of mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal. This change, referred to by web developers as ‘Mobilegeddon’ or ‘Phonapocalypse’ affects mobile Internet searches in all languages worldwide and will have a significant impact on search results …
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Mobilize Your Website Now

Don't Repeal Healthcare Reform -- One Family's Story

Rep. Capps speaks against repealing healthcare reform because it has put in place critical protections to help families across America. The Strong family, of Santa Barbara, CA has been dramaticall…
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Don't Repeal Healthcare Reform -- One Family's Story

Ask Well: Do Microwaves Degrade Food Nutrients?

Heating your food in a microwave can have varying effects on the nutritional content.
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Ask Well: Do Microwaves Degrade Food Nutrients?

Endive, Served Hot

Endive is often served cold, but this week Martha Rose Shulman heats it up.
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Endive, Served Hot

Drivers of Operating Margin

Some factors commonly used to explain poor operating performance do not prevent many hospitals from being highly profitable. For example, Truven Health Analytics™ has found that rates of uncompensated care, drug expense, and other factors do not seem to differ between unprofitable and very...
Drivers of Operating Margin

Supreme Court debates Obama healthcare reform

http://www.euronews.com/ People on both sides of the argument protested outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, as nine top judges debated healthcare reform for the last day. Talk centred…

Supreme Court debates Obama healthcare reform

Gender Pay Gap Persists in Nursing

Female RNs continue to earn less than their male counterparts across settings, specialties, and positions, data shows.
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Gender Pay Gap Persists in Nursing

The Weekly Health Quiz: Runners, Rabies and Dampened Emotions

Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
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The Weekly Health Quiz: Runners, Rabies and Dampened Emotions

Spiritual Assessment in Healthcare

This video focuses on the place of spiritual assessment in health care. Through interviews with two people experiencing chronic health problems, the video explores questions for clinicians…
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Spiritual Assessment in Healthcare

'Furious 7' likely to top box again office during slow weekend

“Furious 7″ is expected to speed past newcomers at the domestic box office as it heads into its fourth weekend.
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'Furious 7' likely to top box again office during slow weekend

The World’s Fastest Recreational Runners

The world’s swiftest amateur marathoners do not share the same nationalities as the world’s elite racers.
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The World’s Fastest Recreational Runners

Review: 'Avengers: Age Of Ultron' Is A Galactus-Sized Disappointment

Thumbnail: Avengers: Age of Ultron is a scattershot and ultimately unexciting affair, neither a game-changer in the Marvel Universe nor a suitably engaging one-off. The Box Office: Let’s be honest: The only question here is whether or not Avengers: Age of Ultron makes $ 1 billion, $ 1.5 b...
Review: 'Avengers: Age Of Ultron' Is A Galactus-Sized Disappointment

Parkour for Beginners

Learning parkour, an instructor says, is all about challenging yourself by continually finding creative ways to make things just a bit more difficult.
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Parkour for Beginners

Major Characteristics of the U.S. Health Care System Part 1

This lecture is part of the U.S. Health Care Lecture Series by Monika Wahi (www.dethwench.com). See blog post and download slides at: http://www.dethwench.com/?p=902.
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Major Characteristics of the U.S. Health Care System Part 1

The No. 1 Thing To Do When Job Hunting

Advice from the recent Career Thought Leaders conference.
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The No. 1 Thing To Do When Job Hunting

A Swim Team for Teens With Autism

A new documentary called “Swim Team” chronicles the Jersey Hammerheads, a swim team for children with autism.
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A Swim Team for Teens With Autism

Mystery and Danger of Type 1 Diabetes

Childhood stress may be a factor in a disease without a clear cause that hits adults too.
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Mystery and Danger of Type 1 Diabetes

Healthcare Rationing: Horror or Hope?

Healthcare Rationing: Horror or Hope? By Emily Friedman speaking at the 2013 Siemens Health Executives Forum. http://usa.healthcare.siemens.com/about-us/sustainable-healthcare.

Healthcare Rationing: Horror or Hope?

First And Foremost, The Best Products To Advertise With Google Adwords Are Products Which Are Commonly Searched On The Google Search Engine.

Source: www.focusgroupmarketing.com – Sunday, April 19, 2015 The Subclasses Of Http Response Are Httpresponseredirect, Httpresponsepermanentredirect, Httpresponsebadrequest, Httpresponsenotfound, Etc. You can select the neckline, sleeve pattern, length of the dress could trigger, what...
First And Foremost, The Best Products To Advertise With Google Adwords Are Products Which Are Commonly Searched On The Google Search Engine.

Tylenol May Blunt Emotions, and Not Just Pain

Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is a popular pain reliever, but it may also blunt emotions, both positive and negative, a new study shows.
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Tylenol May Blunt Emotions, and Not Just Pain

Connecticut's proposed mental health cuts spur outcry from Newtown parents

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s proposal to cut money from a state grant program to community mental health and substance abuse providers is prompting an outcry from advocates and families of Newtown massacre victims in Connecticut, who warn patients will…
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Connecticut's proposed mental health cuts spur outcry from Newtown parents

Shaping the Future of Healthcare - Clinical Laboratory Science Shortage

The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Health Professions Dean Harold P. Jones interviews experts in our school who are tailoring innovative solutions to real world problems. Our…
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Shaping the Future of Healthcare - Clinical Laboratory Science Shortage

Ask Well: Do I Need an Annual Physical?

An annual physicals is routine for about 45 million Americans. Should it be?
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Ask Well: Do I Need an Annual Physical?

N.Y. warns of synthetic pot dangers after 160 hospitalized

Synthetic marijuana has sent 160 people to hospitals in New York state In a little over a week, a spike that prompted authorities to warn Friday that the drug is dangerous and illegal.
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N.Y. warns of synthetic pot dangers after 160 hospitalized

The Weekly Health Quiz: Exercise, Women and the Love of Dogs

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The Weekly Health Quiz: Exercise, Women and the Love of Dogs

Healthcare.gov fails the uninsured

Technical problems plagued the rollout of Healthcare.gov, and Obama’s failed promise of letting people keep their health care plans added insult to injury.
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Healthcare.gov fails the uninsured

Vegetables and Cheese Meet Bread

Vegetables and cheese, hot or cold, always make a great sandwich combination.
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Vegetables and Cheese Meet Bread

Switching EHRs Adds Functionality but Not Always Satisfaction

Providers who switch from one electronic health record to another do so to add more functionality, but often it doesn’t make them more satisfied, according to a recently published survey. From MedPage Today.
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Switching EHRs Adds Functionality but Not Always Satisfaction

The Look of Love Is in the Dog’s Eyes

Dogs who trained a long gaze on their owners had elevated levels of oxytocin, a hormone produced in the brain that is associated with nurturing and attachment. After receiving those long gazes, the owners’ levels of oxytocin increased, too.
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The Look of Love Is in the Dog’s Eyes

Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations Demonstrate the Problem of Government Run Healthcare

Rep. Pitts discusses how provisions in Speaker Pelosi’s healthcare bill could empower government panels to limit the care provided by insurance plans enrolled in the federal exchange.

Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations Demonstrate the Problem of Government Run Healthcare

Why 14 Million Newly Insured Americans Have Not Overwhelmed Doctors’ Offices

With 14 million newly insured individuals gaining health coverage under the ACA since last year, 2014, nearly everyone expected doctors’ offices to be overwhelmed with new patients. But, according to recent statistics, that has simply not happened.
According to an AthenaHealth survey of 16,000 p...
Why 14 Million Newly Insured Americans Have Not Overwhelmed Doctors’ Offices

Living With Cancer: In and Out of the Closet

While coping with cancer, I often feel like an impersonator of my former self.
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Living With Cancer: In and Out of the Closet

Treating Sleep Apnea May Ward Off Memory Decline

Breathing problems during sleep may be linked to early mental decline and Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. But using a CPAP machine can significantly delay the onset of cognitive problems.
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Treating Sleep Apnea May Ward Off Memory Decline

Path to Know What is Google analytics?

Source: thalasar.com – Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Google provide us a service that can help us to see the statistics of the viewers of the website. The industries of Google web analytics aimed at the marketers, webmaster and technologists. From all of the web statistics services, the Google...
Path to Know What is Google analytics?

The Right Dose of Exercise for a Longer Life

Two new studies suggest that the ideal dose of exercise for a long life is a bit more than many of us currently believe we should get, but less than many of us might expect.
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The Right Dose of Exercise for a Longer Life

Non VA Healthcare 05 17 2014

A discussion regarding a recent Board of Veterans Appeal decision on the topic of Non VA Healthcare aka Fee Basis. This is a portion of a show which can be viewed at www.sjtalkshow.com. Non…

Non VA Healthcare 05 17 2014

RWW News: Mike Huckabee Says Obama Calling Michael Sam Is A Sign Of America's 'Utter Collapse'

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Christopher McDougall Wants You to Go Outside

In “Natural Born Heroes,” author Christopher McDougall offers another epic tale that he hopes will encourage people to get out of the gym and start running, jumping, throwing and climbing outdoors.
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Christopher McDougall Wants You to Go Outside

Excellence in Healthcare Patient Aligned Care Teams

This program shows how VHA is transforming from a traditional to a personalized, proactive, patient-driven model of care – using Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT’s) as the drivers of this transform…

Excellence in Healthcare Patient Aligned Care Teams

Unconventional sources can provide marketing insights

I had an epiphany about health care marketing, and it involved an adult beverage.
You may have experienced this as well, but my eye opener isn’t what you think. Allow me to explain.
I recently heard an interview with the founders of Barefoot Wine, the world’s largest wine brand. W...
Unconventional sources can provide marketing insights

Quantifying Tests, Instead of Good Care

Just as standardized tests are driving education, medical tests are dominating decisions on how best to care for patients.
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Quantifying Tests, Instead of Good Care

Mothers’ Exercise May Lower Heart Risks in Newborns

Exercise in mice substantially lessened the risk that a pregnant mother-to-be will give birth to offspring with serious heart defects.
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Mothers’ Exercise May Lower Heart Risks in Newborns

Shaping the Future of Healthcare - Transparency in Healthcare

The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Health Professions Dean Harold P. Jones interviews experts in our school who are tailoring innovative solutions to real world problems. Our…

Shaping the Future of Healthcare - Transparency in Healthcare

Fighting Mental Illness on the Ball Field

It was really a big deal 60 years ago when Boston Red Sox outfielder Jimmy Piersall described his struggles with manic depression, helping bring the disease out of the closet.
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Fighting Mental Illness on the Ball Field

Texas doc board votes to restrict telemedicine visits

The Texas Medical Board dealt a blow to Dallas-based Teladoc and other telemedicine companies when it voted Friday to approve rules sharply limiting the use of telephone and video consultations to remotely treat patients, the New York Times reported.
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Texas doc board votes to restrict telemedicine visits

Rebecca Onie: What if our healthcare system kept us healthy?

http://www.ted.com Rebecca Onie asks audacious questions: What if waiting rooms were a place to improve daily health care? What if doctors could prescribe food, housing and heat in the winter?…

Rebecca Onie: What if our healthcare system kept us healthy?

Ask Well: Vigorous Exercise for the Knee-Challenged

The pounding of running hard raises the question: Are there ways to do high-intensity interval training that go easier on the knees?
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Ask Well: Vigorous Exercise for the Knee-Challenged

Finding the Next Big Disrupters in Technology

From the cloud and mobile devices to the latest in robotics, healthcare’s renegades are riding a new wave of transformational technologies.
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center, which sits on a steep hill in one of the city’s foggiest neighborhoods, may...
Finding the Next Big Disrupters in Technology

The Weekly Health Quiz: Struck by Lightning, a Baseball Pioneer and Belly Dancer’s Disease

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The Weekly Health Quiz: Struck by Lightning, a Baseball Pioneer and Belly Dancer’s Disease

Retailers to Stop Sales of Controversial Supplements

Some leading vitamin stores announced that they were pulling from their shelves a group of controversial supplements that may contain the amphetamine-like stimulant BMPEA.
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Retailers to Stop Sales of Controversial Supplements

Live updates: Tiger Woods makes par on No. 11 at the Masters

Former No. 1 golfer in the world Tiger Woods is scheduled to make his return to tournament play Thursday at the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club.
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Live updates: Tiger Woods makes par on No. 11 at the Masters

Global Healthcare Revolutionary: Vanessa Kerry at TEDxBoston

How can training new doctors and nurses in resource-limited countries cure more than people? With all the investments made in global health over the last decade, why are we still struggling…
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Global Healthcare Revolutionary: Vanessa Kerry at TEDxBoston

A Marital Spat Over Running Shoes

I hired a running coach because I was tired of fighting with my husband about the cost of running shoes.
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A Marital Spat Over Running Shoes

Being a Night Owl May Be Bad for Your Health

Compared with morning people, men who were night owls were significantly more likely to have diabetes, and women night owls were more than twice as likely to have metabolic syndrome.
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Being a Night Owl May Be Bad for Your Health

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev runs from explosion

Source: www.youtube.com – Monday, March 09, 2015 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev runs from explosion Video shown to jurors shows the admitted Boston Marathon Bomber running from explosions. From: Boston Herald Views: 8 0 ratings Time: 00:56 More in News & Politics
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Household Bleach Tied to Respiratory Illness in Children

Researchers found that the use of bleach in homes at least once a week increased the risk of respiratory infections by 18 percent over all.
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Household Bleach Tied to Respiratory Illness in Children

Durable healthcare -- redesigning a system to work for everyone | Mark Arnoldy | TEDxMileHigh

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. What would it mean to throw out the world “sustainable” when we talk about health care? In this emotional…
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Study Warns of Diet Supplement Dangers Kept Quiet by F.D.A.

A new study makes public what the F.D.A. did not: the names of diet and workout supplements that contain the chemical BMPEA, which is similar to amphetamines.
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Study Warns of Diet Supplement Dangers Kept Quiet by F.D.A.

The Doctor’s Office, April 2015

The Doctor’s Office, April 2015
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The Doctor’s Office, April 2015

Can Orange Glasses Help You Sleep Better?

Glasses designed to make it easier to fall asleep, by blocking blue light from electronic screens, are growing popular, but are largely untested.
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Can Orange Glasses Help You Sleep Better?

Quality Healthcare Problems

Created using powtoon — Free sign up at http://www.powtoon.com/ . Make your own animated videos and animated presentations for free. powtoon is a free to…
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Ventas buys private hospital chain for $1.75B

Ventas Inc. will pay $ 1.75 billion for Ardent Medical Services Inc. and will spin off most of its skilled nursing facilities into a publicly traded real estate investment trust. Chicago-based Ventas, a real estate investment trust focusing on health care facilities, is expanding its...
Ventas buys private hospital chain for $1.75B

For Older Adults, a Rising Risk of Subdural Hematoma

It can develop from insidious bleeding caused by an indirect trauma so trivial that a patient had long forgotten it.
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For Older Adults, a Rising Risk of Subdural Hematoma

Ask Well: Statins and Your Sex Life

The science on statins and sexual function is inconclusive, but it does appear that taking a statin can affect a person’s sex life, in both positive and negative ways.
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Ask Well: Statins and Your Sex Life

Texas Health Resources seeks dismissal of Ebola lawsuit

A hospital operator denies allegations of poor training and improper preparation in seeking dismissal of a lawsuit by a nurse who contracted while caring for the first U.S. patient to succumb to the deadly disease, a newspaper reported.
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Texas Health Resources seeks dismissal of Ebola lawsuit

Webinar: What's Next for Healthcare Reform?

From the White House to Community Clinics: What’s Next for Healthcare Reform? What happens to health and healthcare reform, now that the presidential election is decided? Reporting on Health…

Webinar: What's Next for Healthcare Reform?

Think Like a Doctor: Breathless Solved

Readers solve the case of a 64-year-old woman who suddenly began to have episodes of rapid, erratic breathing.
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Think Like a Doctor: Breathless Solved

Why Your Healthcare Website Must Be Mobile-Friendly

In response to the ongoing dramatic increase in the number of Americans who now do most of their web searching from mobile devices, Google announced last month that, starting on April 21, 2015, it is expanding the use of mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal. This change, referred to by web...
Why Your Healthcare Website Must Be Mobile-Friendly

It’s Easy Being (Collard) Green

Collard greens are a great beginning to the green spring vegetable season, writes Martha Rose Shulman.
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It’s Easy Being (Collard) Green

Mother and Child Healthcare -Dr. Savitha Desai

First Health Channel in Telugu we have the videos on health problems and expert doctors advise on below concepts. Please watch it care fully alkaline foods social anxiety disorder valley…
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Mother and Child Healthcare -Dr. Savitha Desai

Get crafty this Easter Sunday

Source: www.youtube.com – Friday, April 03, 2015 Get crafty this Easter Sunday Beth Pussehl from Michael's stopped by NBC 25 to give you, last minute ideas for easter. Watch the video for some creative tips. From: NBC25 Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 09:54 More in Sports
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The Weekly Health Quiz: Joni Mitchell, Fish Oil and Pain Relief

How well do you know this week’s health news.
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The Weekly Health Quiz: Joni Mitchell, Fish Oil and Pain Relief

Air Pollution Takes Early Toll on Children

Prenatal exposure to pollution caused by burning gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil and coal may damage children’s brains.
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Air Pollution Takes Early Toll on Children

Choose the Right Domain Name for Your Website

If you are considering a new website for your healthcare practice or wondering if a new domain name would improve your traffic, there are ten questions you need to ask yourself about best practices in choosing healthcare domain names…

Does the domain name contain any of your top keywords?
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Comprehensive Solutions to Healthcare System Problems video 4 part 2

Comprehensive Solutions to Healthcare System Problems video 4 part 2

Think Like a Doctor: Breathless

Can you figure out what’s wrong with a 64-year-old woman who has episodes of erratic breathing?
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Think Like a Doctor: Breathless

What Is Morgellons? Singer Joni Mitchell Battles Mystery Illness

Scientists have struggled for nearly a decade to find a cause and have come up mostly empty-handed.
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What Is Morgellons? Singer Joni Mitchell Battles Mystery Illness

Limiting physicians' device choices tied to lower costs, better outcomes

Variations in the way physicians use medical devices have a significant impact on determining patient outcomes and costs, a new study found.
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Limiting physicians' device choices tied to lower costs, better outcomes

Healthcare Reform - Yankey Rants

In this episode of Yankey Rants Shawn takes on Healthcare Reform. Check out the article on laughingatlife2.com.
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Healthcare Reform - Yankey Rants

Ways to Prevent Injuries in Falls

Exercise and vitamin D supplements may help prevent injurious falls in older adults, a randomized trial found.
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Ways to Prevent Injuries in Falls

How This Couple Retired In Their 30s To Travel The World

The husband-and-wife team who call themselves Go Curry Cracker saved more than 70% of their income in order to retire in their 30s and now aim to pay $ 0 in taxes.
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How This Couple Retired In Their 30s To Travel The World

Fish Oil Claims Not Supported by Research

The vast majority of clinical trials have found no evidence that fish oil supplements lower the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Fish Oil Claims Not Supported by Research

dotScale 2014 - Robert Kennedy - Life in the Trenches of healthcare.gov

Filmed at http://dotscale.io in Paris on May 19, 2014. More talks at http://dotconferences.io Robert is a former SRE for Healthcare.gov and a software Engineer at Google.
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dotScale 2014 - Robert Kennedy - Life in the Trenches of healthcare.gov

Home of USC baseball coach Rod Dedeaux sells in Glendale

The longtime Glendale home of late USC Trojans baseball coach Rod Dedeaux has sold for $ 2.2 million.
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Home of USC baseball coach Rod Dedeaux sells in Glendale

Endometriosis Is Often Ignored in Teenage Girls

Debilitating pain, internal bleeding and even infertility may result when the condition is overlooked or played down by physicians.
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Endometriosis Is Often Ignored in Teenage Girls

GNC to Strengthen Supplement Quality Controls

The action comes after the New York State attorney general’s office accused GNC and three other major retailers of selling herbal supplements that were fraudulent or contaminated with unlisted ingredients that could pose health risks to consumers.
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GNC to Strengthen Supplement Quality Controls

The Topsy-Turvy World of Hospital Deals

Eight years ago, executive and board leaders at Sentara Healthcare in Norfolk, Virginia, threw down a strategic gauntlet: It was time to make a big shift and focus on new growth. Since then, the nonprofit health system has been ramping up its presence in its home state of Virginia and continues...
The Topsy-Turvy World of Hospital Deals

Healthcare Management Problems

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Healthcare Management Problems

Facing Early Death, on Their Terms

A national push and a new guide are giving critically ill young patients a voice in end-of-life discussions.
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Facing Early Death, on Their Terms

Infographic: Wake patients up about sleep deprivation

The average person sleeps less than seven hours a night, a practice that can lead to a number of health-related problems.
People who are consistently sleep-deprived can suffer from:


Elevated blood pressure


A greater likelihood of developing diabetes and...
Infographic: Wake patients up about sleep deprivation

Spring Pasta Night!

Martha Rose Shulman offers a new simple pasta dish for spring that is packed with flavor and elegance.
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Spring Pasta Night!

Ask Well: Does Kinesiology Tape Really Work?

Kinesiology tape is the thin, stretchy fabric in bright colors that you see athletes wearing these days. Is it better than plain, white athletic tape?
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Ask Well: Does Kinesiology Tape Really Work?

Meet Dr. Robin Blackstone - Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center

Robin Blackstone, MD is a leading expert in the medical and surgical treatment of obesity and obesity-related disease, having performed more than 4000 surgical weight-loss surgeries in the…

Meet Dr. Robin Blackstone - Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center

Indiana governor overrides law to authorize needle exchange

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence overrode state law and his own anti-drug policies Thursday to authorize a short-term needle-exchange program designed to help contain HIV infections in a rural county where more than six dozen cases have been reported, all of…
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Indiana governor overrides law to authorize needle exchange

A Colorful Passover Seder

Set your Passover table with these delicious dishes from Martha Rose Shulman that add color and tradition to a special meal.
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A Colorful Passover Seder

Living With Cancer: Clinical Trials Looking for Patients

A drug obtained through a clinical trial appears to have extended my life. So why do many trials fail to enroll sufficient patients?
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Living With Cancer: Clinical Trials Looking for Patients

Chairman McCaul on Saudi Arabia's Airstrikes in Yemen on CNN

Source: www.youtube.com – Thursday, March 26, 2015 Chairman McCaul on Saudi Arabia's Airstrikes in Yemen on CNN Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, discusses Saudi Arabia's Airstrikes in Yemen on CNN's “The Situation Room with Wolf B...
Chairman McCaul on Saudi Arabia's Airstrikes in Yemen on CNN

The Doctor’s Rituals

Every night when I put my 6-year-old son to sleep, we go through the same routine. I do the same with my patients.
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The Doctor’s Rituals

The Healthcare Social Media Evolution

Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, or a favorite blog, a growing number of families are using social media as their primary source for health and wellness information and advice. Akron Children’s…
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The Healthcare Social Media Evolution

How Super Angel Chris Sacca Made Billions, Burned Bridges And Crafted The Best Seed Portfolio Ever

Chris Sacc a came from
nowhere to assemble
the greatest angel
portfolio–Twitter, Uber,
Instagram–in Silicon
Valley history. And
he’s ticked off a lot of
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How Super Angel Chris Sacca Made Billions, Burned Bridges And Crafted The Best Seed Portfolio Ever

How Exercise May Aid Cancer Treatment

A new study in mice raises the possibility that exercise may change the biology of some malignant tumors, potentially making them easier to treat.
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How Exercise May Aid Cancer Treatment

Why Healthcare Administration Professionals Need the MBA

Naman Mahajan says he thinks Healthcare Administration professionals need the MBA and his experiences in the 7-month paid residency that is part of Baylor’s MBA program with Healthcare …
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Why Healthcare Administration Professionals Need the MBA

Air Pollution Raises Stroke Risk

Air pollution — even for just one day — significantly increases the risk of stroke, a large review of studies has found.
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Air Pollution Raises Stroke Risk

Biscuit tacos? Taco Bell expands breakfast menu in challenge to McDonald's

Taking on McDonald’s popular Egg McMuffin, Taco Bell has invented something new for breakfast — biscuit tacos.
About – Los Angeles Times

Biscuit tacos? Taco Bell expands breakfast menu in challenge to McDonald's

Stubborn Pay Gap Is Found in Nursing

An analysis of data from almost 300,000 nurses found the pay gap had not narrowed across workplace settings and specialties from 1988 to 2013.
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Stubborn Pay Gap Is Found in Nursing

Nurses are the superheroes of health care

Being a nurse is one of the most important jobs in any society. It is also one of the most respected. Public opinion polls consistently rank nurses as the most trusted profession — usually ranking well above physicians. And it’s for good reason. Patients in hospital may forget who their d...
Nurses are the superheroes of health care

Full Speech: Ted Cruz announces 2016 presidential run at Liberty University

Source: www.youtube.com – Monday, March 23, 2015 Full Speech: Ted Cruz announces 2016 presidential run at Liberty University Full Speech: Ted Cruz announces 2016 presidential run at Liberty University. From: ABC7 WJLA Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 31:03 More in News & Politics
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Improving access to healthcare: too big to solve alone

Imagine if your drive to the doctor weren’t a drive at all — that’s only the beginning of the challenge of improving access to healthcare in the developing world. © 2011 Novartis AG.
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Improving access to healthcare: too big to solve alone

The Road to Cancer Treatment Through Clinical Trials

Few adults with cancer enter clinical trials, even though they are the backbone of today’s successful treatments. But many are available.
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The Road to Cancer Treatment Through Clinical Trials

Better Sleep for a Better Sex Life

A new study found that for women in romantic relationships, each extra hour of sleep corresponded to higher levels of sexual desire and an increase in the likelihood of sexual activity the next day.
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Better Sleep for a Better Sex Life

Voluntary Recall for Potential Health Risk O’Coconut ™

Nutiva, an Organic Superfoods company, has initiated a voluntary product recall of the following O’Coconut™ products after being notified by supplier that samples of a raw material in this product have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. “We are choosing to voluntarily recall three ...
Voluntary Recall for Potential Health Risk O’Coconut ™

Michael Cannon: Is Health Care a Right or Privilege?

Is health care a right or a privilege? Michael Cannon, of the Cato Institute, and Dr. Hoangmai Pham, of the National Physicians Alliance, debate the topic.
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Michael Cannon: Is Health Care a Right or Privilege?

Inside the Telemedicine Boom

For telemedicine trailblazer Robert Groves, MD, his first recollection of the technology is an illustration in a 1950s magazine article showing a little boy interacting with a physician over a video screen. Most of telemedicine?s history, says Groves, “has been that model, that on-demand,...
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The Weekly Health Quiz: Marriage, Memory and Sex

Marriage and exercise, sexual desire and mosquito-borne illnesses: see how well you know this week’s health news.
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The Weekly Health Quiz: Marriage, Memory and Sex

Ask Well: Whiter Teeth

A reader asks: What is the healthiest and most effective way to whiten your teeth?
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Ask Well: Whiter Teeth

Rachel Maddow -They don't want healthcare reform

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Rachel Maddow -They don't want healthcare reform

COASTAL CAROLINA PLAYERS TALK ABOUT FACING WISCONSIN AT NCAA TOURNAMENT

Source: www.youtube.com – Thursday, March 19, 2015 COASTAL CAROLINA PLAYERS TALK ABOUT FACING WISCONSIN AT NCAA TOURNAMENT Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/CarolinaLive Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/newschannel15 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: … From:...
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What Else Can We Add to a Smoothie?

Over the years, Martha Rose Shulman has taught us that you can add pretty much anything to a smoothie, including nuts, seeds and an array of vegetables. Now she blends in a new addition — grains.
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What Else Can We Add to a Smoothie?

The Importance of Sitting With Patients

The most draining aspect of medical training, it turns out, is not long hours, brash colleagues or steep learning curves — it’s the feeling that you’re often unable to be there for your patients in the way you want.
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The Importance of Sitting With Patients

'Empire' first-season finale draws platinum ratings

Ratings for the two-hour season finale of “Empire” have made the series No. 1 with a bullet for the 2014-15 TV season.
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'Empire' first-season finale draws platinum ratings

Well Book Club: Better Than Before

The author Gretchen Rubin explains that our habits — good and bad — provide the architecture to our lives.
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Well Book Club: Better Than Before

Comprehensive Solutions to Healthcare system problems Video 2

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Comprehensive Solutions to Healthcare system problems Video 2

The Doctor’s Office, March 2015

The Doctor’s Office, March 2015
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The Doctor’s Office, March 2015

Breast-Feeding May Have Benefits Decades Later

Breast-feeding has well established short-term benefits, but now researchers have found that its advantages may persist into adulthood.
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Breast-Feeding May Have Benefits Decades Later

Infographic: Adults need vaccines, too

Age-specific vaccines are often overlooked by patients. That means it’s time for physicians to be more attentive to adults who may be due for some shots.
This infographic says that chicken pox, sexually transmitted diseases, whooping cough and other illnesses that adults may contract can u...
Infographic: Adults need vaccines, too

Too Much Cardiac Testing

A new guideline from the American College of Physicians says such tests on adults without symptoms are not doing any good. The lesson: Ask why.
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Too Much Cardiac Testing

Cablevision to be first pay-TV provider to offer HBO Now without TV bundle

Cable operators don’t want to cut their cord with HBO.
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Cablevision to be first pay-TV provider to offer HBO Now without TV bundle

The True Cost of Healthcare: Medical Billing

Forget everything you ever thought you knew about health care costs! From the website: http://truecostofhealthcare.org This is part two of the four part exte…
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The True Cost of Healthcare: Medical Billing

Looking for Parkinson’s Sooner

REM sleep behavior disorder, characterized by a tendency to act out one’s dreams while asleep, is one of the strongest prediagnostic symptoms.
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Looking for Parkinson’s Sooner

Ask Well: Arsenic in Rice Crackers?

Foods that contain rice, including rice crackers and vinegar, routinely contain some level of arsenic, scientists say. But it’s unclear how serious a health risk they pose.
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Ask Well: Arsenic in Rice Crackers?

Why Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff Is Failing

More isolated than ever, Rousseff continues to deny reality.
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Why Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff Is Failing

Letting a Broken Arm Heal Without Surgery

Broken arms are routinely operated on, but a randomized trial has found that many breaks can be allowed to heal on their own.
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Letting a Broken Arm Heal Without Surgery

The Healthcare Debate Obama bill problems 2 of 2

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The Healthcare Debate Obama bill problems 2 of 2

President Obama makes visit to the Phoenix VA Hospital

Source: www.youtube.com – Friday, March 13, 2015 President Obama makes visit to the Phoenix VA Hospital Obama said that while VA Secretary Robert McDonald is "chipping away" at the problem, it was clear there was still more work to do. "It's important that veterans know...
President Obama makes visit to the Phoenix VA Hospital

Happy Pi Day! Or Is It ‘Pie’?

It’s Pi Day! That means you can do math or you can eat pie. We pick pie.
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Happy Pi Day! Or Is It ‘Pie’?

Lights! Camera! Food!

For the past seven years, photographer Andrew Scrivani has tempted our taste buds with delicious food photographs for the Recipes for Health series. A behind-the-scenes look at food photography and how he captures food looking its best.
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Lights! Camera! Food!

Problem Solving and Healthcare Cultures

Problem Solving and Healthcare Cultures

Community Need and Readmissions

In response to concerns raised by healthcare leaders that the absence of adjustment for socioeconomic status (SES) and race characteristics in patient populations impedes the fair comparison of hospitals on risk-standardized 30-day unplanned readmission rates, Truven Health Analytics™...
Community Need and Readmissions

Recipes for Health: Letting Go of Our Fear of Frying

When it comes to frying and deep-frying food it’s not so much the frying you need to consider, but what you are frying and the type of oil you use.
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Recipes for Health: Letting Go of Our Fear of Frying

A Cheese ‘Product’ Gains Kids’ Nutrition Seal

Kraft Singles, those individually wrapped slices of processed cheese that have long been a staple of school lunches, are the first product to earn a nutrition seal from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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A Cheese ‘Product’ Gains Kids’ Nutrition Seal

Online Self-Diagnosis for 35% of Americans

We already know that 80 percent of American adults regularly search for health and doctor, dentist or veterinarian information online. But how many use the Internet to diagnose their own health conditions or those of a family member, friend or even a pet? According to the latest information from...
Online Self-Diagnosis for 35% of Americans

Healthcare Reform and You: 2015 Remix

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Healthcare Reform and You: 2015 Remix

Vegetarian Diet May Cut Colon Cancer Risk

A vegetarian diet, especially one that includes fish, significantly reduces the risk of colorectal cancer, a large new study reports
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Vegetarian Diet May Cut Colon Cancer Risk

Communicators send healthy messages in new ways

It’s all about congruent messaging.
At hospitals in Pennsylvania and Michigan, the movement to provide healthy food to patients, staff and visitors has taken on a whole new meaning.
Hospitals grow their own organic produce, which is served to patients at mealtime. In addition to being h...
Communicators send healthy messages in new ways

No Cure for Bad Timing

How a doctor is perceived can depend on the point of a disease when a patient seeks help.
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No Cure for Bad Timing

Top Four Innovations in Health Care Reform 2012

Dr. Jay Fathi, Medical Director of Primary Care and Family Medicine for Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, discusses the top for innovations in health care r…
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Top Four Innovations in Health Care Reform 2012

PUC judge rejects Carlsbad power contract

Opponents are applauding a regulatory judge’s ruling that rejected a utility’s plan to buy electricity from a controversial San Diego natural gas power plant.
Business – Los Angeles Times

PUC judge rejects Carlsbad power contract

Safety of Herbal Supplements Pulls Prosecutors Together

An investigation by the New York State attorney general’s office, which prompted four national retailers to pull herbal supplements from their shelves, has led to a broader effort.
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Safety of Herbal Supplements Pulls Prosecutors Together

U.S. investigates Torrance refinery explosion as contract talks resume

Federal investigators are in Torrance this week looking into a Feb. 18 explosion at the Exxon Mobil oil refinery.
Business – Los Angeles Times

U.S. investigates Torrance refinery explosion as contract talks resume

A Time to Avoid Anxiety Drugs

People sometimes take Valium or Ativan to relieve anxiety before having surgery, but a new study suggests that these drugs have little beneficial effect and may even delay recovery.
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A Time to Avoid Anxiety Drugs

Daybreak (92.5 FOX News Radio) - Healthcare Reform

President/CEO of St. Matthew’s House talks with Drew Steele on how healthcare reform effects the poor.
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Daybreak (92.5 FOX News Radio) - Healthcare Reform

The Firefighter Workout

Four out of five firefighters nationwide are overweight or obese, and roughly half of all firefighters who die in the line of duty each year are killed by heart attacks. Now a group of firefighters is trying to change that with a fitness program called 555 Fitness.
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The Firefighter Workout

3 tips to turn your website into a conversion machine

Your hospital website must be the center of a digital ecosystem—a place where prospective patients can find meaningful answers to their health needs.
As you learn more about consumer wants and needs, you have an opportunity to generate leads and use your brand site as an instrument for p...
3 tips to turn your website into a conversion machine

Ask Well: What Are the Benefits of Tai Chi?

Tai chi chuan, a gentle form of martial arts combining deep, diaphragmatic breathing and flowing, dance-like poses, can be a remarkably potent workout for people of many ages.
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Ask Well: What Are the Benefits of Tai Chi?

The Mises View: "How Do We Stop Rising Healthcare Costs?" | Peter G. Klein

Peter Klein articulates several reasons why our current “Healthcare System” is so expensive, and explains how only the free market, with transparent pricing …

The Mises View: "How Do We Stop Rising Healthcare Costs?" | Peter G. Klein

Novartis cancer drug gets FDA's first 'biosimilar' nod

Federal regulators have approved the first “biosimilar” drug to be sold in the U.S. under a program intended to spur a new market of lower-cost alternatives to some of the most expensive treatments in healthcare.
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Novartis cancer drug gets FDA's first 'biosimilar' nod

Think Like a Doctor: Thinner Solved!

Readers solve the case of a middle-aged woman with arthritis who developed a wasting illness after what looked like a simple cold.
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Think Like a Doctor: Thinner Solved!

Trends in Health Insurance Costs

Healthcare reform regulations, increasing costs, and more competition are driving employers and their health plans to focus more than ever on opportunities to reduce cost trends. For example, the country experienced a 3.0% growth in per capita gross (allowed) medical and pharmacy costs from 2012...
Trends in Health Insurance Costs

Exciting careers in Health care

Exciting careers in health care, make a difference in someone’s life, find out more about this here. Allied Health careers are varied and each specialisation…
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Exciting careers in Health care

Cutting Out the Meat With Mushrooms

A roasted mushroom base can be used as a kind of Hamburger Helper in everything from tuna burgers to moussaka.
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Cutting Out the Meat With Mushrooms

Think Like a Doctor: Thinner

Can you figure out what is wrong with a 58-year-old woman with bad arthritis who develops a terrible wasting illness after what looked like a simple cold?
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Think Like a Doctor: Thinner

Mortgage rates fall; 30-year fixed at 3.75%, Freddie Mac says

Mortgage interest rates fell for the first time in four weeks, with Freddie Mac’s survey showing lenders offering conventional 30-year fixed-rate loans at an average of 3.75%, down from 3.8% a week ago.
Business – Los Angeles Times

Mortgage rates fall; 30-year fixed at 3.75%, Freddie Mac says

Untreated Dental Decay Is Falling Among Children

Cavities in preschoolers appear to be declining and fewer young children have untreated dental decay, federal health authorities reported on Thursday.
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Untreated Dental Decay Is Falling Among Children

Maternal Science, Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in healthy mama® Boost It Up!tm Mango Drink

Maternal Science, Inc. of Montvale, NJ, is voluntarily recalling healthy mama® Boost It Up!tm Drink because it contains undeclared milk (whey protein isolate). People who have an allergy to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.
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Maternal Science, Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in healthy mama® Boost It Up!tm Mango Drink

Peanuts May Be Good for Your Heart

Eating peanuts may lower the risk for cardiovascular disease and death, a large study suggests.
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Peanuts May Be Good for Your Heart

An Upside to Gout: It May Offer Alzheimer’s Protection

Gout, an extremely painful form of arthritis, may be linked to a reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
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An Upside to Gout: It May Offer Alzheimer’s Protection

The Future of Healthcare Marketing is Digital

In this webinar, Geonetric’s eHealth Evangelist, Ben Dillon, will share insights on how healthcare marketing and communications must urgently become more per…

The Future of Healthcare Marketing is Digital

Top CEOs have best sales expectations in three years, survey says

Chief executives at the largest U.S. companies are more optimistic about the state of the economy, and their outlook for sales over the next six months is the best in three years, according to a new survey.
Business – Los Angeles Times

Top CEOs have best sales expectations in three years, survey says

Extra Sleep Linked With Stroke Risk

Sleeping more than 8 hours may be an early sign of stroke risk, a new study shows.
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Extra Sleep Linked With Stroke Risk

Should Pregnant Women Eat More Tuna?

For years pregnant women have been warned about eating tuna because of worries about mercury exposure. But now a federal panel has reignited the debate about the benefits and risks.
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Should Pregnant Women Eat More Tuna?

Israel PM Netanyahu lands in Washington

Source: www.youtube.com – Monday, March 02, 2015 Israel PM Netanyahu lands in Washington Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington ahead of controversial Iran speech to Congress. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe…...
Israel PM Netanyahu lands in Washington

Lowering Diabetes Risk After Pregnancy

About half of women with gestational diabetes eventually develop Type 2 diabetes, but lifestyle changes and metformin can reduce the chances.
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Lowering Diabetes Risk After Pregnancy

Healthcare Reform: Will I Get Free Health Insurance?

Many folks want to know if they will get free health insurance in 2014. For most of us, the answer is no. Watch this video and then visit http://www.Healthca…

Healthcare Reform: Will I Get Free Health Insurance?

A.D.H.D. Diagnosis Linked to Increased Risk of Dying Young

A Danish study found that individuals with a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder had twice the rate of premature death than those without the disorder.
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A.D.H.D. Diagnosis Linked to Increased Risk of Dying Young

Improve Your Written Communications

Is your style of writing getting in the way of effective doctor-patient and marketing communications? Here is how you can improve your written communications…
Learn to Write Using the Active Voice
There is far too much passive writing in healthcare. If you don’t know the difference between the ac...
Improve Your Written Communications