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Looking for A New Plan? Here Are Some Tips.
Lundi 13 Octobre 2008 - 21:00 - 1 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) The rise in health insurance premiums is slowing a little, but you can still expect to pay 5 to 9 percent more next year for work-based health insurance. As you head into open-enrollment season, here are some tips on how to stay a few dollars ahead of rising costs: 1. Don't Shop on Premium... |
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States Ask Baby Product Companies to Avoid BPA
Lundi 13 Octobre 2008 - 13:13 - 1 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) HARTFORD, Conn. -- Attorneys general from Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware sent letters Friday to 11 companies that make baby bottles and baby formula containers, asking they no longer use the chemical bisphenol A in their manufacturing because they said it was potentially harmful to infants. |
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Mapping the Spine, Gene by Gene
Dimanche 12 Octobre 2008 - 22:00 - 1 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Cancer - Scientific American Spinal cord injuries and disorders afflict millions worldwide, from disabled veterans to people with neurodegenerative disorders such as Lou Gehrig’s disease, yet there is currently no way to repair a damaged spine. Geneticists at the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle are hoping to change that by developing the first genetic encyclopedia of the spinal cord.The Allen Spinal Cord Atlas, which will be available online for free in early 2009, will map out which genes are active in which locations along the spine in mice, which share 90 percent of their genetic material with humans. [More] |
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From Tennis Court to Yoga Mat: Making Peace With Our Limits
Dimanche 12 Octobre 2008 - 21:00 - 1 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) I got hooked on tennis when I was 8 and always imagined I'd play the game my whole life. I joined tennis teams, played in local parks, entered tournaments. Nothing made me happier than the feel of my racket smacking the ball for a winner. |
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Gift to Center Headed by FDA Panel Chairman Raises Questions
Dimanche 12 Octobre 2008 - 21:00 - 1 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) A retired medical supply manufacturer who considers bisphenol A to be "perfectly safe" gave $5 million to the research center headed by the chairman of a Food and Drug Administration panel about to rule on the chemical's safety. |
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Off to a Slow Start
Dimanche 12 Octobre 2008 - 21:00 - 1 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) As I approach the starting line for my first 5K, I scan the crowd for people who look less fit than I am -- the very overweight, or maybe people with obvious limps. But everyone looks pretty fit and I'm worried. All I want is not to finish last. |
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Family Blames Soldier's Suicide on Anti-Malaria Drug
Samedi 11 Octobre 2008 - 21:00 - 1 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) CHICAGO -- Juan Torres didn't believe that his son, Army Reservist Juan "John" M. Torres, had killed himself in Afghanistan just weeks before he was to return home in July 2004. He figured that John, 25, was murdered because of his opposition to the reportedly rampant heroin trade around the base. |
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Fliers Can Keep Blood Clots at Bay
Vendredi 10 Octobre 2008 - 21:00 - 1 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) SATURDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Acting U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Steven K. Galson recently released a "Call to Action" to reduce the number of cases of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in the United States. |
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CareFirst's Largess to City Fails to Sway Council
Vendredi 10 Octobre 2008 - 21:00 - 1 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) The president and chief executive of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield defended the regional insurance giant as a "generous" benefactor to the community at a D.C. Council committee hearing yesterday, and a parade of nonprofit organizations backed up his claim. |
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New Factors Join Kids' Sleep Disorders, Cognition
Jeudi 09 Octobre 2008 - 21:00 - 1 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) FRIDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Brain oxygen levels and blood pressure may play a role in the complex relationship between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and cognitive problems in children, a U.S. study finds. |
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