Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
Roll up a sleeve for the blood pressure cuff. Stick out a wrist for the pulse-taking. Lift your tongue for the thermometer. Report how many minutes you are active …
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Doctors often cave in to patients’ requests for brand-name prescription drugs even when generic versions are available, a new study suggests – a tendency that adds billions in costs for patients and the health system. “This is, by definition, a wasteful expense,” said the report’s lead author, Eric Campbell, from Harvard Medical School in Boston. “Doctors have the professional responsibility not to waste scarce medical resources,” he told Reuters Health. “We have to educate doctors and patients about how wasteful this practice is.” The U.S. …
The errors known as surgical “never events,” which are never supposed to happen, still occur some 4,000 times annually in the U.S. Katherine Harmon reports.
| While I love the concept that you can exercise as a family — and I have heard great reviews about both consoles and their workouts — I just want to stay old school and as cheap as possible when it comes to working out together. I'm not alone on my … See all stories on this topic » |
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Navy Lt. Anthony M. Castleberry, a 2000 graduate of Pearland High School, recently completed Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) in 3rd Fleet area of responsibilities along with fellow sailors aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86).
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Now that you’ve made a New Year’s resolution to eat better, a new report suggests Weight Watchers and the government-developed DASH diet are best for boosting health and losing weight. In its third annual “Best Diets” report, U.S. News and World Report ranks 29 popular diets…
15 at the Stanwood Library. The free session includes interactive exercises and tips to "wake up" the right side of the brain side that tends to stay dormant. Many adults are left-brain dominant. The left lobe is practical, by-the-book, predictable …
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| Some overweight Brits could find their welfare benefits cut if they don't complete a physician-prescribed exercise regimen, according to a new series of public policy proposals being considered in the London area of Westminster. The idea is part of a … See all stories on this topic » |
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – China will cut prices of about 400 drugs for respiratory diseases, fever and pain by up to 20 percent from February, in a move to make medicines, including some products from Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis, more affordable. It will be the fourth such price cut since 2011 and is part of reforms since the early 2000s to make healthcare cheaper and more accessible. China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said in a statement on Tuesday the latest round of price cuts involved 20 broad classes of medicines and would include specialty drugs. …
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – In any casino, the odds favor the house. Using its house edge, Singapore is seeking to maximize economic profits and minimize social costs with tighter rules and tougher fines for two casino operators, along with new steps to curb problem gambling. The wealthy and regimented city-state has enjoyed a windfall of tourism, jobs and revenue since Las Vegas Sands Corp and Genting Singapore Plc opened casino complexes in 2010, in part by linking their licenses to how well they develop attractions that are not related to gambling. …
