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Tips for healthy living

Terra Wellington has made a career educating the public on the importance of healthy living. Here she shares easy tips for improving your health as we enter the New Year.

6 Jan 2011

Hangover tips for the festive season!

A bad hangover usually comes with a variety of symptoms like headaches, fatigue, upset stomach, sweating, nausea, bad taste in the mouth excessive thirst, sensitivity to light etc. This is mainly due to the diuretic effects of alcohol that leaves one dehydrated.

28 Dec 2010

First Edition: December 23, 2010

Today's headlines include stories that look back and examine the role of the health overhaul in creating the 2010 political climate, as well as reports that look forward to what changes are in store for 2011.

23 Dec 2010

AP: Despite passage of health law, other accomplishments, 2011 was not a good year for President Obama

The AP reports on how, despite some major legislative accomplishments, including the health overhaul, the year of 2010 has not been as positive an experience for President Obama as he had hoped.

22 Dec 2010

24th study finds stronger association between fluoride in water and lower IQ in children

Exposure to fluoride may lower children's intelligence says a study pre-published in Environmental Health Perspectives, a publication of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (online December 17, 2010).

22 Dec 2010

Monday's opinions: Justice Anthony Kennedy may hold key to health care outlook; Minn.'s Medicaid plans; Improving food choices

Unless someone can drop into Anthony Kennedy's dreamspace and, "Inception"-style, either figure out what he thinks of the individual mandate or simply tell him what to think of the individual mandate, it's not worth spending much time speculating on the ultimate legal fate of the provision. The case will eventually make its way to the Supreme Court, and when it does, Kennedy will decide which side has the majority, and until that happens, the various legal decisions are little different from op-ed columns (Ezra Klein, 12/18).

20 Dec 2010

Exciting progress made in MS research during 2010

Exciting advances were made in 2010 in virtually every field of MS research. Progress toward finding new therapies for MS is illustrated by the availability of the first oral disease-modifying therapy for MS. Progress was also made toward finding ways to restore function and improving quality of life and specific MS symptoms through exercise, meditation, rehabilitation and medications, including the first therapy specifically approved to treat a symptom of MS (Ampyra).

20 Dec 2010

Minnpost examines foreign aid prospects in new Congress

The MinnPost examines the new Congress' possible approach to foreign aid and international spending.

3 Dec 2010

Republican governors want health law flexibility, could help insurers with reform

More than a dozen Republican governors-elect plotted ways to unravel the Democrats' health-care overhaul and to give states more freedom in regulating programs like Medicaid during a meeting late Wednesday with incoming Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

2 Dec 2010

First Edition: December 2, 2010

Today's health policy headlines include news about how the debt panel's plan would boost costs for seniors on Medicare; how parts of the GOP are making clear their positions regarding health reform "repeal and replace" strategy; and how limited health plans faced critics at a Senate hearing.

2 Dec 2010

Medical groups weigh in on health reform, pay freeze

News outlets report on how new treatment models impact care, as well as political developments and positions among medical organizations.

2 Dec 2010

U.N. says PMTCT of HIV is achievable; efforts must target millions currently 'falling through the cracks'

A generation of babies could be born free of AIDS if the international community stepped up efforts to provide universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and social protection, the United Nations said on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

2 Dec 2010

Medicaid: Texas GOP activists push to drop the program; Fla. nurse practitioners vie for larger role

Dallas Morning News: "Tea party members and other conservative activists pushed state lawmakers Tuesday to vote to nullify the federal health care law and get out of Medicaid, though one GOP senator said the largely federally funded program pays for nursing home care for the elderly and disabled and is 'not all bad.' … Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina and dozens of others said the Legislature should declare the federal law void and also refuse to set up a state health insurance exchange.

24 Nov 2010

Health spending proposals, health law repeal divide lawmakers

The Wall Street Journal reports that proposals for cuts in health spending by President Barack Obama's deficit-reduction commission are drawing opposition from health companies, doctors and some consumer groups. "How to tackle health costs has become a sticking point for the 18-member committee, which last week concluded three days of meetings without a firm agreement among members.

24 Nov 2010

The Salvation Army launches 2010 Christmas Kettle Campaign

Today The Salvation Army will officially launch it's Annual Christmas Kettle Campaign with the 'World's Largest Kettle' - 8' in diameter, 5'10" in height, weighs 2,800 lbs and can hold $800,000 worth in quarters. The Christmas campaign is aimed at raising money to support social service programs that work to restore hope and dignity for vulnerable individuals during the Christmas season and throughout the year.

18 Nov 2010

Advocacy groups and politicians stake out health overhaul strategies in the changed political landscape

Kaiser Health News reports that advocates of the health law, which is under renewed attack by Republicans after the mid-term election, are "huddling … in an effort to thwart GOP efforts" to overturn the law. "Groups that back the law aren't likely to coalesce around a single message to increase public support. Some patient groups, for example, are likely to try to steer clear of partisan politics and focus instead on promoting the law and pressing for its full implementation.

12 Nov 2010

Chocolates inhibit enzyme known to raise blood pressure

Numerous studies have shown that cocoa has a protective effect against cardiovascular diseases. The reason for this has now been uncovered by researchers at Linköping University in Sweden. When a group of volunteers devoured a good-sized piece of dark chocolate, it inhibited an enzyme in their bodies that is known to raise blood pressure.

10 Nov 2010

Republicans' committee plans take shape amid health reform questions

The Hill: "House Ways and Means Chairman-to-be Dave Camp (R-Mich.) is making his case for repealing and replacing the healthcare overhaul, touting his own version of a bill that he says would reduce premiums." Camp made his case in a USA Today editorial and says the GOP plan would reduce premiums by up to 10 percent. Camp says his plan would reform medical malpractice lawsuits, allow Americans to buy health insurance across state lines, and gives "states the flexibility to make changes that best meet the needs of their residents."

10 Nov 2010

Caffeine intake increases risk for recurrent gout attacks

Drinking caffeinated beverages may raise the risk for recurrent gout attacks, according to research presented at the Nov 2010, American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta.

8 Nov 2010

Today's Op-Eds: Competition among insurers; health reform and hospital cuts; Medicare reimbursement crisis

The effect of the regulation will be to drive many small insurers from the market and thus to reduce competition for health insurance. The question is whether a reduction in the number of insurers in a given market area invariably is to the disadvantage of the insured. On this point one's memories of Econ 101 can be quite misleading.

30 Oct 2010

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Tips for healthy living

Hangover tips for the festive season!

First Edition: December 23, 2010

AP: Despite passage of health law, other accomplishments, 2011 was not a good year for President Obama

24th study finds stronger association between fluoride in water and lower IQ in children

Monday's opinions: Justice Anthony Kennedy may hold key to health care outlook; Minn.'s Medicaid plans; Improving food choices

Exciting progress made in MS research during 2010

Minnpost examines foreign aid prospects in new Congress

Republican governors want health law flexibility, could help insurers with reform

First Edition: December 2, 2010

Medical groups weigh in on health reform, pay freeze

U.N. says PMTCT of HIV is achievable; efforts must target millions currently 'falling through the cracks'

Medicaid: Texas GOP activists push to drop the program; Fla. nurse practitioners vie for larger role

Health spending proposals, health law repeal divide lawmakers

The Salvation Army launches 2010 Christmas Kettle Campaign

Advocacy groups and politicians stake out health overhaul strategies in the changed political landscape

Chocolates inhibit enzyme known to raise blood pressure

Republicans' committee plans take shape amid health reform questions

Caffeine intake increases risk for recurrent gout attacks

Today's Op-Eds: Competition among insurers; health reform and hospital cuts; Medicare reimbursement crisis

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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