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by Joanne Wojcik
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Giving thanks brings health, happiness

As we begin our country's annual ritual of feasting and giving thanks, researchers are finding that if we adopt a more appreciative attitude throughout the year--not just on Thanksgiving--we'd be happier, healthier and more altruistic.In fact, researchers have recently begun trying to measure the ...MORE

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DNA data may soon become diagnostic tool

Imagine instead being able to use a simple blood test to determine which medication would work best for you.According to the researchers that broke the genetic code, we are very close to implementing “personalized medicine,” and tailoring treatments to individuals based on their genetic ...MORE

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Dallas doctors go "tweet, tweet, tweet!"

A group of Dallas doctors has tapped the power of social networking to communicate with its patients.During a dinner Tuesday night to celebrate the second anniversary of the Partnership for Peak Healthcare Performance, Karen Kennedy, CEO of the Medical Clinic of North Texas, reported that the ...MORE

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Retail clinics growing despite recession

The retail clinic market has grown about 15% over the past two years, despite the recession, according to a report released today by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.But I think it's more likely to be growing because of the recession, not in spite of it, particularly as more unemployed ...MORE

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Health reform vs. hospital preservation

I dare you to ask a hospital executive what he thinks about the possibility that health reform could reduce the size of hospital payments.That's what the ever-provocative Peter Lee, executive director of national health policy at the Pacific Business Group on Health, did at the recent National ...MORE

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Stress levels steady at JP Morgan Chase

Despite the crisis in the financial services industry that triggered the current economic downturn, demand for mental health care services at JP Morgan Chase are not out of the ordinary, according to Dr. Wayne Burton, medical executive.Speaking at the recent National Business Coalition on Health ...MORE

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Maryland to spy on doctors' scrub habits

The hand-washing habits of doctors and nurses in Maryland hospitals will be secretly monitored and recorded as part of a state-run initiative financed with $100,000 in federal stimulus funds.The Maryland Hospital Hand Hygiene Collaborative campaign is being supported, in part, through a cooperative ...MORE

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Health reform could cover faith healing

5:25 pm, Nov. 3
  • Health Care Reform

    • Health reform legislation wending its way through Congress could cover Christian Scientist “prayer treatments” if an amendment introduced by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is included.The Senator introduced the amendment to the bill passed by the Senate Health Committee, with the backing of ...MORE

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    IBM bucks the trend, waives copays

    At a time when most employers are shifting a greater share of health care costs to employees, IBM Corp. is applying a little reverse psychology and will begin waiving copayments and deductibles for primary care in 2010.Employees enrolled in IBM's health plans will receive full coverage for in- ...MORE

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    What if we don't pass health reform?

    When opponents to health reform began citing studies showing how a mandate might erode employer-sponsored health care coverage, they probably didn't consider what might happen to such plans if health reform doesn't occur.The Economic Policy Institute released a report this week that shows the ...MORE

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