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Medicaid helps depression, financial security; health outcomes unclear
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press | May 02, 2013
If you're uninsured, getting on Medicaid clearly improves your mental health, but it doesn't seem to make much difference in physical conditions such as high blood pressure.
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Changes on the menu | Increasing emphasis on wellness and healthier dietary choices leads to new directions in hospital food service
By Jaimy Lee | April 27, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Food service companies and hospitals say the move toward healthier food options on hospital menus and cafeterias is shaping purchasing practices, food contracts and business strategies.
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Tavenner confirmation in limbo | Roadblock over funds may augur more fights ahead
By Rich Daly | April 27, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
It was supposed to be smooth sailing now for Marilyn Tavenner to be confirmed as CMS administrator. She enjoyed a generally warm reception during a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. The committee voted without dissent to move her along to the full Senate, which was expected to approve...
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AMA initiative to target diabetes, heart disease
By Andis Robeznieks | April 22, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
By working with ongoing national campaigns and “galvanizing America's physicians,” the American Medical Association will be seeking to reduce the deaths and healthcare costs associated with cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
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Healthcare costs: A state-by-state comparison
By Wall Street Journal | April 09, 2013
Healthcare spending in the U.S. averaged $6,815 per person in 2009. But that figure varies significantly for reasons that go beyond the relative healthiness of residents in each state.
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Culprit in heart disease goes beyond meat's fat
By New York Times | April 08, 2013
A study released by a research group at the Cleveland Clinic offers evidence for a surprising new explanation of why red meat may contribute to heart disease.
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Banking on wellness | Companies push to get workers into health programs
By Ashok Selvam | March 23, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
CVS Caremark Corp.'s attempt to nudge employees into a rigorous wellness program blew up into a minor media mess for the company.
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Report blames 180,000 deaths on sugary drinks
By Rachel Landen | March 21, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Sugar-sweetened beverages may be to blame for about 180,000 deaths worldwide each year, according to a report by the American Heart Association.
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U.S. to revise cigarette warning labels
By Associated Press | March 20, 2013
The U.S. government is abandoning a legal battle to require that cigarette packs carry a set of large and often macabre warning labels depicting the dangers of smoking and encouraging smokers to quit.
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N.Y.C. plan would keep tobacco products out of sight
By Associated Press | March 19, 2013
Cigarettes would have to be kept out of sight in New York City stores under a first-in-the-nation plan unveiled by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday, igniting complaints from retailers and smokers who said they've had enough with the city's crackdowns.
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