The new insurance law doesn’t give the federal government the power to limit or rescind premium increases. Msnbc.com fact-checks this concern – and more.
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Archive for the ‘HEALTH’ Category
No power to control premium increases?
April 23rd, 2010
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Girl helps choking friend thanks to ‘SpongeBob’
April 23rd, 2010
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Miriam Starobin, 12, remembered the animated character doing the Heimlich maneuver in an episode and used it to dislodge gum from the throat of a classmate.READ MORE…
Girl wakes from coma speaking wrong language
April 23rd, 2010
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After 24 hours in a coma, a Croatian girl woke up speaking only German, according to reports. Doctors say it may be due to different parts of her brain being affected.READ MORE…
First total face transplant performed in Spain
April 23rd, 2010
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A hospital says it has performed the world’s first complete face transplant on a man who lost his jaw, nose and cheeks, and who couldn’t speak or eat by himself, according to El Pais.
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FDA stepping up oversight of drug pumps
April 23rd, 2010
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Federal health regulators on Friday announced steps to improve the design and safety of drug pumps that have been linked to more than 700 deaths in the past five years.READ MORE…
Weekend calories may be wrecking your diet
April 23rd, 2010
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A new study finds that people unwittingly eat more calories on the weekend.
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Kombucha: Wonder tonic or slimy sludge?
April 23rd, 2010
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Kombucha is a concoction made of live bacteria and yeast and it’s becoming all the rage among the health-seeking crowd.
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Deadly airborne fungus in Oregon set to spread
April 22nd, 2010
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A deadly, airborne new strain of fungus has emerged in Oregon. It has killed nearly one out of four known affected people so far. And it is likely to spread, researchers now warn.
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Why we eat when we’re not hungry
April 22nd, 2010
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The lure of the TV, your friends’ weight, salad on a menu. Some causes of overeating are under the radar — so dropping pounds can simply be a matter of increasing awareness.
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Naps may boost learning, study finds
April 22nd, 2010
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A new study provides evidence for some long-held notions that sleep and dreams boost learning and help us to make sense of the real world.READ MORE…
