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Eating healthy food may be cheaper than you think
Eating healthy may be cheaper than you think, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The government study determined "cheap food that provides few nutrients may actually be 'expensive' for the consumer from a nutritional economy perspective, whereas food with a higher retail price that provides ...
Many health care expenditures preventable by changing lifestyle
As the Supreme Court gets ready to decide on Pres. Obama's health care reform in June, I read a stunning new report that so many of the ailments we spend health care money on today are avoidable with changes in diet and exercise. Fortune reports that we're closing in on ...
Costco to sell individual health insurance, mortgages
With more people losing health coverage at work, Costco wants to fill the gap for its members with individual health insurance policies. The warehouse club is partnering with Aetna for what's called Costco Personal Health Insurance. Aetna has publicly stated that they will sell five varieties of plans to Costco ...
Employers doing health care incentives and punishments
Employers are rolling out both incentives and punishments for employees when it comes to their health care. The Florida Sun Sentinel reports one company, if they can document that employees walk an hour a day, give employees a $200 bonus. Another company gives employees a $10 gift card when they ...
Facebook now lets you update your organ donor status
Through organ donation, you can make a difference even when you're not with us anymore. Facebook has now made it possible to update your page with your organ donor status and be added to your state's official organ donation registry. By building this feature in, Facebook is doing something to ...
Standing at your workdesk is healthier than sitting
Years ago, I talked about the Walkstation, a desk at which you stand that was equipped with a treadmill! People who had this thing would do their work while walking all day long at half a mile an hour. You can drop some tremendous weight by doing that. The Walkstation ...
Hospitals stationing bill collectors in the ER
If you thought health care couldn't get any worse in America, I'm about to shock you. The attorney general of Minnesota is investigating allegations that some hospitals are sending third party debt collectors dressed as employees into emergency rooms. During triage, these collectors will run a credit check on you ...
Medicine takes a cue from retail with more customer focus
Entrepreneurs are leading medicine down a new path that will see doctors connecting with customers much like a retailer would. Massage Envy chain founder John Leonesio is at it again, according to The Arizona Republic. The serial entrepreneur wasn't happy with just taking massage from a snooty, snobby thing and ...
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Quitting smoking? Here's one alternative
Smokers who haven't been able to kick the habit just yet can still save big money on their cigarettes. There's a new, lower cost option that's springing up all over the country.
Early prostate cancer diagnosis affords time to weigh treatment options
With the news of Warren Buffett's prostate cancer announcement, I want to take the opportunity to give you an update on my prostate cancer and how I'm handling it. Prostate cancer is likely the second most-diagnosed cancer after skin cancer. Catching it early means that you'll often have no decrease ...
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