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Low-Salt Diets May Pose Health Risks, Study Finds - Wall Street Journal


Wall Street Journal

Low-Salt Diets May Pose Health Risks, Study Finds
Wall Street Journal
A long-running debate over the merits of eating less salt escalated Wednesday when one of the most comprehensive studies yet suggested cutting back on sodium too much actually poses health hazards. Current guidelines from U.S. government agencies, ...
Pour on the Salt? New Research Suggests More Is OKNBCNews.com
Salt Intake in Moderate Quantity Good for Heart Health: StudyWallStreet OTC

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Legal Pot Is a Public Health Menace - Wall Street Journal

Legal Pot Is a Public Health Menace
Wall Street Journal
With increased THC levels come increased health risks. Since Colorado legalized recreational use earlier this year, two deaths in the state have already been linked to marijuana. In both cases it was consumed in edible form, which can result in the ...

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Burlington health center celebrates 40 years - BurlingtonFreePress.com


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Burlington health center celebrates 40 years
BurlingtonFreePress.com
The Community Health Centers of Burlington (CHCB) began in Burlington as an all-volunteer run Peoples' Free Clinic in August of 1971. The clinic opened its doors to everyone regardless of insurance status, and the founders believed that every person, ...
The Register's Editorial: Harkin legacy lives in nonprofit health clinicsDesMoinesRegister.com
Column: Health centers are local engines for healthier communitiesThe Sheboygan Press
Wabash Valley Health Center touts renovations, additionsTerre Haute Tribune Star
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Many Big Employers Plan To Offer Skimpy Health Options Despite Law - NPR (blog)


NPR (blog)

Many Big Employers Plan To Offer Skimpy Health Options Despite Law
NPR (blog)
Many thought such skimpy coverage would be history once the health law was fully implemented this year. Instead, 16 percent of large employers in a survey released Wednesday by the National Business Group on Health said they will offer in 2015 these ...
Large employers see health costs rising 5% next yearLos Angeles Times
Companies Predict Small 2015 Health Cost Rise -- With A CatchHuffington Post
Survey: Companies Continue Shift Of Health Costs To WorkersKaiser Health News
Albany Business Review (blog) -U.S. News & World Report -Businessweek
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Froedtert considers getting into health insurance business - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Froedtert considers getting into health insurance business
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Froedtert Health is considering getting into the business of selling health insurance, a move that would put it in direct competition with the likes of UnitedHealthcare, Humana and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin. The health system is ...
Network Health could expand to MilwaukeeAppleton Post Crescent
Jacobson: Network Health news not related to Aurora's network blockbusterMilwaukee Business Journal (blog)

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Report: Apple in talks with health care providers to use HealthKit app - SiliconBeat


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Report: Apple in talks with health care providers to use HealthKit app
SiliconBeat
Some of the world's leading health care providers — Mount Sinai, the Cleveland Clinic and Johns Hopkins — are reportedly in talks with Apple about using the tech giant's new HealthKit, mobile software to collect and store health care data, at their ...
Apple, Google face hurdles entering health careCBS News
Apple, Google, VCs invest in health technologySan Jose Mercury News
Healthkit is a symptom of tech's rush into health careMarketplace.org
Business Insider -CNET
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Celine Dion cancels Vegas, showbiz schedule for health, husband - Las Vegas Review-Journal


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Celine Dion cancels Vegas, showbiz schedule for health, husband
Las Vegas Review-Journal
In a reciprocal announcement, AEG Live executive John Meglen released a statement saying the company is “100% supportive of Celine's decision to take this time to devote to her health and the health and happiness of her family. Celine has always placed ...
How to Keep Health Emergencies from Bankrupting YouTIME
Celine Dion Postpones Career "Indefinitely," Focusing Attention on Family ...Us Magazine
Celine Dion cancels all shows, cites family healthFox News
Billboard -Yahoo News
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Companies Predict Small 2015 Health Cost Rise -- With A Catch - Huffington Post


NPR (blog)

Companies Predict Small 2015 Health Cost Rise -- With A Catch
Huffington Post
The cost of job-based health insurance at big companies will go up 5 percent in 2015, approximately the same as it did the year before, the National Business Group on Health found in a June survey of 136 companies that employ about 7.5 million people.
Many Big Employers Plan To Offer Skimpy Health Plans Despite LawNPR (blog)
Large employers see health costs rising 5% next yearLos Angeles Times
How Health Care Costs Gobbled Up WagesBusinessweek
Today.com -Kaiser Health News -CNBC
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Local health and fitness resources are a click away - The Tennessean

Local health and fitness resources are a click away
The Tennessean
Gallatin Leisure Services (GLS) has been cultivating health and wellness resources to help Gallatin residents focus on improving our personal health behaviors. Decreased obesity, physical inactivity and percent of population without access to exercise ...

Hidden costs: How can public policies affect our health? - NJ.com

Hidden costs: How can public policies affect our health?
NJ.com
Policies that, on their face, don't appear to be health-related can have profound impacts on everything from the cleanliness of the air we breathe and water we drink, to our ability to afford and access healthy foods, to the safety of our neighborhoods ...
From building new casinos to removing old bridges, hidden health costs (and ...The Star-Ledger

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