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Health Care Costs Up Twice as Much as Pay |
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A new report shows health insurance premiums for Nevada families are going up more than twice as fast as their earnings.
The report says that between 2000 and 2007, median earnings in Nevada rose 21.4 percent, from $25,411 to $30,859. During the same ...
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Calorie Overload Makes Your Brain Go Haywire |
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Overeating can make your brain go haywire, prompting a cascade of damage that may cause diabetes, heart disease and other ills.
Eating too much activates a normally dormant immune system pathway in your brain, which sends out immune cells to attack and ...
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Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut Add a New Menu Item: Calories |
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Yum Brands, the parent company of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut, has announced plans to begin posting product calorie information on the indoor menu boards nationwide at company-owned restaurants.
This comes at a time when more states and municipalities ...
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6 Studies Reveal Critical Health Risks From Plastic |
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According to six studies in a special section of the October 2008 issue of Environmental Research, exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates and flame retardants (PBDEs) are strongly associated with adverse health effects on humans and laboratory animals. ...
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4 Steps to Become a Calmer Person |
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1) Forget Things You Can’t Fix Now
What’s the point of thinking about work when you are at home? Your family deserves better attention. There’s nothing you’ll be able to do to gain back the time you missed.
2) Live In the Now
This is by far one ...
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Chinese Buffets Reveal the Habits of the Overweight |
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When it comes to eating at Chinese buffets, normal-weight diners have a different approach from that of obese patrons. Slimmer customers are more likely to browse the buffet before serving themselves, use chopsticks instead of forks and sit with their ...
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The Importance of Scheduling Downtime |
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You need to rest your mind in order for it to work well on a long-term basis. Many people need to schedule these rest periods, and even lay down rules for what can and cannot be done during those times. If you’re not naturally inclined to slowing down ...
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October 03, 2008 |
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Why You are More Creative After You Sleep |
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Most people think of the sleeping brain as similar to a computer that has “gone to sleep” -- they believe that it does nothing productive. But this is incorrect. Sleep enhances performance, learning and memory. And most unappreciated of all, sleep improves ...
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October 03, 2008 |
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5 Effective Ways to Improve Your Sleep |
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More and more people are having difficulty getting to sleep at night, and there are a million and one things to blame: an always-on techno-society, an always-busy capitalist society ... the list goes on, growing longer with each and every person you ask. ...
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October 03, 2008 |
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Prominent Scientist Warns of HPV Vaccine Dangers |
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Independent health researcher Grace Filby, who won a Churchill Fellowship for her research into phage therapy, is calling on the government for more research into the possible side-effects of the HPV vaccine that is currently being given to teenage girls. ...
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October 03, 2008 |
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California Now Requires Menus to Show Nutrition |
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California law now requires chain restaurants to put calorie counts on their menus and indoor menu boards. This makes California the first state to enact such a law.
Chains with 20 or more locations must post the information by 2011. Restaurants and ...
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October 03, 2008 |
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Organic Farm Contaminated by Pesticides Wins $1,000,000 Verdict |
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A Santa Cruz jury has awarded $1 million to Jacobs Farm, an organic farm whose edible herbs were contaminated by pesticides applied to vegetables on nearby farms.
Organophosphate pesticides evaporated after application and were then blown by wind onto ...
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October 03, 2008 |
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Is Your Car a Germobile? |
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As Americans spend time behind the wheel, they may be unknowingly acting as a chauffeur millions of germs and fungi.
In a recent study, microbiologists randomly tested both the interiors and trunks of 25 cars. They found that the typical automobile had, ...
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October 03, 2008 |
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Is Pain a Symptom of Arthritis, or a Cause? |
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Pain may be more than a symptom of osteoarthritis -- it could be an inherent and damaging part of the disease itself, according to a recently published study.
The study revealed that pain signals originating in arthritic joints, and the biochemical ...
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October 02, 2008 |
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Particles So Small They Seep Right Through Your Skin |
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Tiny objects known as nanoparticles that are used in electronics, food containers, sunscreens, and a variety of applications can seep directly through your skin into your body, without needing to be swallowed or inhaled.
The particles in question are ...
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October 02, 2008 |
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Return to Breastfeeding Urged Amid China Scandal |
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China's contaminated milk products scandal, which has resulted in thousands of children being hospitalized with kidney illnesses, has reignited calls from medical experts for a return to breastfeeding.
Breast milk has more carbohydrates, easily digestible ...
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October 02, 2008 |
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