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Another reason to want the corner office: It's good for your health - CNN


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Another reason to want the corner office: It's good for your health
CNN
(CNN) -- While most of us are sleeping, Keith Jones spends his nights driving a truck. The Charlotte, North Carolina, resident says he doesn't mind the overnights -- the dark and the quiet time help him think. But during the day when he's at his home ...

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Groups Weigh In on Boosting Health Data Access, Protecting Privacy - iHealthBeat

Groups Weigh In on Boosting Health Data Access, Protecting Privacy
iHealthBeat
This week, three health care organizations sent letters to leaders of the Senate Finance Committee with recommendations on ways to increase access to health data, while ensuring patient privacy.

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Christopher Golden: Health of Planet, People Linked - National Geographic


National Geographic

Christopher Golden: Health of Planet, People Linked
National Geographic
EDITOR'S NOTE: 2014 National Geographic Emerging Explorer Christopher Golden is an ecologist and epidemiologist who studies the effects of global environmental trends on human health. Based at Harvard University's Center for Health and the Global ...

Health care costs hit Wal-Mart profit - CNNMoney


Wall Street Journal

Health care costs hit Wal-Mart profit
CNNMoney
While the requirement that employers provide health coverage has yet to take effect under Obamacare, the requirement that individuals have coverage has prompted people to compare plans available to them at work with plans offered on government ...
Health Costs, Weak Store Traffic Hinder Wal-MartWall Street Journal
Wal-Mart profit dips as health coverage costs jump by $500 millionMarketWatch (blog)
Wal-Mart Cuts Profit Forecast Amid Slow Sales, Health CostsBloomberg

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Daylight may improve office workers' health - WCVB Boston


WCVB Boston

Daylight may improve office workers' health
WCVB Boston
Cheung and Zee's most recent study found that workers who had a window in their office had a much better sense of health. They examined the lives of 49 people -- 27 who worked in windowless offices and 22 who worked near windows. These were people ...

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Office Fitness: Stand Up For Health & Turn Your Desk Into A Gym - Forbes


Forbes

Office Fitness: Stand Up For Health & Turn Your Desk Into A Gym
Forbes
The World Health Organization identified physical inactivity as the fourth biggest killer on the planet – ahead of obesity. In addition to the obvious back and neck problems affiliated with sitting at computers all day, substantial evidence has linked ...

Celine Dion cancels all shows, cites family health - Fox News


New York Times (blog)

Celine Dion cancels all shows, cites family health
Fox News
Celine Dion has cleared her calendar of all performances, saying she needs to focus on her health, her husband's health and raising their three young children. The superstar vocalist is cancelling shows that were slated through March 22, 2015 ...
Celine Dion Puts Her Career on Hold Over Health IssuesNew York Times (blog)
Celine Dion Postpones Career "Indefinitely," Focusing Attention on Family ...Us Magazine
How to Keep Health Emergencies from Bankrupting YouTIME
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No, Really -- Employer Health Insurance Is Better than Government Care - Forbes

No, Really -- Employer Health Insurance Is Better than Government Care
Forbes
He does quote my acknowledgement that “some of the spending difference [between government and employers] is due to the fact that Medicare, Medicaid, and the Veterans Health Administration tend to serve older, sicker, or special-needs populations.”.

Coastal health director says Ebola no threat in Savannah area - Savannah Morning News


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Coastal health director says Ebola no threat in Savannah area
Savannah Morning News
A local threat from the Ebola crisis in West Africa isn't a concern for Dr. Diane Weems, health director of the Coastal Health District. On Wednesday, Weems told Chatham County Board of Health members that many of the problems associated with the ...
World Health Organization says using untested drugs and vaccines ethical ...Fox News
Guinea declares Ebola a 'national health emergency'Yahoo News
Opting Against Ebola Drug for Ill African DoctorNew York Times
UN News Centre -The Verge -Businessweek
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Changes coming to state employee health plan - Baltimore Sun

Changes coming to state employee health plan
Baltimore Sun
Most coverage changes start in January. The contract award, believed to be the largest in Maryland history, is projected to save the state and its employees $4 billion over the next decade. The health benefits plan covers about 255,000 state workers ...

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