Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
NEW YORK (AP) — The city defended its groundbreaking size limit on sugary drinks Wednesday as an imperfect but meaningful rein on obesity, while critics said it would hurt small and minority-owned businesses while doing little to help health.
(Reuters) – A top U.S. insurance industry executive on Wednesday predicted that most states will agree to expand their Medicaid programs under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law, despite opposition from more than a dozen Republican governors. “In the long run, the economic benefits to the states will be such that most states will eventually expand Medicaid,” said Richard Zoretic, the executive vice president who oversees Medicaid programs at WellPoint Inc., the-second largest U.S. health insurer. …
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Dozens of states have slashed spending on mental health care over the last four years, driven by the recession's toll on revenue and, in some cases, a new zeal to shrink government.
(Reuters) – With U.S. backers of legalized marijuana emboldened by victories in two states during the November elections, foes are ramping up efforts and honing their message to focus on risks they say the drug poses to mental health and intellectual development, especially for the young. A newly formed group, Project SAM, launched this month in Denver and headed by former Congressman Patrick Kennedy, has emerged as one of the main adversaries of legalizing pot. “I believe that drug use, which is to alter the mind, is injurious to the mind … …
DUBAI (Reuters) – For the Iranian government, the Bushehr nuclear power plant is proof to a world worried about Tehran's intentions that its atomic program is aimed only at securing a modern, clean energy source for its people. But for villagers living next to the facility, as well as Arab capitals nearby, the plant poses a potential danger that is less geopolitical and more immediate: the risk of contamination. "We are extremely worried about our health and the health of our families," residents of the coastal villages of Heleylah and Bandargah wrote in a statement published on a blog in …
Although there are many theories that seek to explain why individuals engage in substance use, there is one common denominator: Poor mental health makes individuals more susceptible to substance use and abuse. Northern climates, like ours in …
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There are few things people do for their health that are harder than losing weight and keeping the weight off. In this week’s Tweet Chat, we looked for advice from the experts as well as the general public on how to set yourself up for success….
There are few things people do for their health that are harder than losing weight and keeping the weight off. In this week’s Tweet Chat, we looked for advice from the experts as well as the general public on how to set yourself up for success….
(Reuters) – WellPoint Inc reported a higher-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, but the second-largest U.S. health insurer said it was taking a “prudent” view of 2013 as it faces industry reform. WellPoint, which sells private health insurance to businesses and individuals and also provides government insurance for the elderly and the poor, is preparing for a round of changes resulting from the U.S. Affordable Care Act. Later this year, states and the federal government will begin selling health insurance on exchanges for 2014, and new insurance taxes are on the way. …
EXERCISE CAN become your anti-aging medicine. The science of exercise has evolved greatly, and we now know a lot more about how exercise creates health benefits, especially the effects of exercise on our hormones and the aging process. As you pass …
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Friday January 18, 2013 "All parts of the body which have a function if used in moderation and exercised in labors in which each is accustomed, become thereby healthy, well developed and age more slowly; but if unused and left idle they become liable to disease, defective in growth and age quickly," said Hippocrates, in 400 BC.