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From kitschy gift to kitchen darling, chia is having another 15 minutes of fame. And this time, it's not slathered on clay "pets." 
A sports injury leads to a big foul in medical billingIt's amazing how easily the smallest healthcare mix-up can spin out of control and leave the patient on the hook for thousands of dollars in medical bills. Mayor Bloomberg vs. the Big GulpNew York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been on a years-long crusade against obesity, or at least against the cultural and commercial forces that promote it. In his latest step, he's proposing to ban the sale of super-sized sugary drinks by restaurants,... 
California health insurance exchange awards operational contractCalifornia's new health insurance exchange awarded a contract worth nearly $360 million to create a website and enrollment system to help Californians shop for health coverage and determine whether they are eligible for subsidies under the federal... 5 Questions: The porn effect on young menIn HBO's new show "Girls," creator Lena Dunham conjures up an image of young men so inundated with online porn that they almost unwittingly try to reenact it in their own boudoir escapades. |
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Try This: Get the jump on animal push-upsFeeling strong? How about trying some animal push-ups? This is an exercise in which the sand helps absorb the impact of your movements,... UnitedHealth to rebate $3.5 million to California small businessesNearly 4,400 small businesses in California will share in $3.5 million in rebates from insurance giant UnitedHealth Group Inc. this summer... Medi-Cal works for most enrollees, survey findsAs California gears up for a major expansion of its publicly funded health program for the poor, a statewide survey released Thursday... New study sounds warning on hormone replacement therapyWomen who are past menopause and healthy should not use hormone replacement therapy in hopes of warding off dementia, bone fractures or... Insurers forcing patients to pay more for costly specialty drugsThousands of patients in California and across the nation who take expensive prescription drugs every month for cancer, rheumatoid arthritis... Can we all get healthy together?No one sees the connection between unhealthy lifestyles and rising medical costs more clearly than healthcare workers, and yet they're... 5 Questions: Elaine LaLanneFull disclosure alert! I practically worshiped Jack LaLanne, who invented the modern fitness industry. So, imagine how excited I was to... Legislation may enable states to offer universal healthcareUniversal coverage, Medicare for all, single payer — call it what you will. It's clear that conservative forces are determined to... |
