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LIFE / OPINION Wed May 9, 2007 @ 11:07am neoform

New York Times -- The small businesses that struggle the most with health insurance may be the smallest of all: those with only one employee. In 11 states, self-employed people have some of the same legal rights as small companies when it comes to dealing with insurers:.. Read More

LIFE / OPINION Tue Nov 28, 2006 @ 10:15am mrmdc

New York Times -- Recently I almost cried in front of a patient and her family. The scene was a basic one: a dying woman, her concerned husband and her startled, kind-hearted sons. Standing at the bedside, we talked awhile about what a long haul it had been, how hard she h.. Read More

LIFE / NEWS Wed Apr 30, 2008 @ 8:22am neoform

MSNBC -- Staying healthy and happy is a struggle for about half of Americans, according to a massive survey that attempts to measure the nation’s general welfare, much like the Dow Jones Industrial Average portrays the health of the stock market. The Gallup-H.. Read More

LIFE / NEWS Tue Sep 11, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform

CBS News -- Presidential politics and the health of ground zero workers loom over the former World Trade Center site this Sept. 11 perhaps more than at any other anniversary of the attacks. The firefighters and first responders who helped rescue New Yorkers on Sep.. Read More

LIFE / NEWS Mon Jun 11, 2007 @ 11:02pm neoform

CNN -- The risk of suicide among male U.S. veterans is double that of the general population, according to a study published Monday. "We need to be more alert to the problem of suicide as a major public health issue and we need to do better screening among in.. Read More

LIFE / NEWS Mon May 28, 2007 @ 9:51am neoform

Washington Post -- The e-mail came from the next room. "You gotta see this!" Jorge Moll had written. Moll and Jordan Grafman, neuroscientists at the National Institutes of Health, had been scanning the brains of volunteers as they were asked to think about a scenario inv.. Read More

LIFE / NEWS Wed Mar 28, 2007 @ 12:53am neoform

Denver Post -- Produce for Better Health Foundation (The Denver Post) The variety of colors and blend of tastes offered by these easy-to-make individual pizzas are sure to please both children and adults. And the ingredients fit right in with a public health initiati.. Read More

LIFE / OPINION Sun Feb 25, 2007 @ 5:17pm neoform

MSNBC -- To paraphrase a great old slogan for Guinness beer: Sex isn’t just good, it’s good for you! Okay, so maybe there’s some wishful thinking going on — the science isn’t exactly iron-clad — but evidence is accumulating that the more sex you ha.. Read More

LIFE / OPINION Fri Feb 23, 2007 @ 5:09pm mrmdc

ABC News -- Most people who meet college student Sarah Fortino would describe her as beautiful, smart and articulate. How would she describe herself? "I am worry. Worry is my life," she said. Fortino is a constant worrier, and two of her biggest fears are flyin.. Read More

LIFE / NEWS Fri Feb 23, 2007 @ 4:54pm mrmdc

MSNBC -- For much of the country, it’s Girl Scout cookie time again. And this year, all those cookies, not just the Thin Mints and a few others, will come nearly free of harmful trans fats. The Girl Scouts have marked their 90th year in the cookie business by.. Read More

LIFE / NEWS Sun Feb 4, 2007 @ 6:19pm neoform

ABC News -- Businessman T. Denny Sanford's $400 million gift to the South Dakota Sioux Valley Hospitals & Health System is proof that sometimes if you want something, you just have to ask... Read More

LIFE / NEWS Sun Jan 14, 2007 @ 9:44am neoform

Guardian Unlimited -- Drug campaigners have warned that a batch of cannabis adulterated with tiny glass beads which they say could pose a risk to health has flooded the UK market. Anecdotal reports suggest it is being sold in almost every part of the country... Read More