Insight: Think preventive medicine will save money? Think again

NEW YORK (Reuters) – It seems like a no-brainer. Since about 75 percent of healthcare spending in the United States is for largely preventable chronic illnesses such as Type 2 diabetes and heart disease, providing more preventive care should cut costs. If only. In a report released on Tuesday, the non-profit Trust for America’s Health outlined a plan “to move from sick care to health care” by putting more resources into preventing chronic disease rather than treating it, as the current system does. …

Exercise Makes You Eat Less

When it comes to weight loss, we all know that exercise helps burn calories to get your body in a caloric deficit, but it can do much more. New studies have shown that exercise can help decrease your appetite, too. The reason? Exercising.
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Federal appeals court reinstates prisoner’s sex-change lawsuit

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday reinstated a lawsuit brought by a transgendered prisoner against Virginia authorities for refusing to allow her to undergo a sex-change operation. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that Ophelia Azriel De’lonta, born Michael Stokes, can argue that denying her the surgery violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. …

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