6/30/09 - CDC Launches Obesity Website Consumer Affairs Obesity is a risk factor for high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, stroke, and heart disease. Obese individuals spend 77 percent more money for necessary ...
6/30/09 Focus on fruit Examiner.com Here are a few summer fruits and their health benefits: Apricots: Great for lung conditions and asthma; used to help treat anemia due to their high copper ...
Two dozen community health centers in Virginia will share more than $13.5 million in federal stimulus funding to maintain facilities and to improve services ...
But in the insurance industry, one word describes many people in this group: uninsured. Amid a debate over how to provide national health coverage, ...
... were periodically tested for components of metabolic syndrome over eight years as part of their participation in the Women's Health Initiative study. ...
In this longitudinal study, the researchers used existing data from the Women's Health Initiative — a large, national study designed to assess major causes ...
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription) - John K. Iglehart
The ARRA, which is the $787 billion economic stimulus package that President Barack Obama signed into law on February 17, 2009, included $1.1 billion for ...
"Those most reliant on income derived from the family farm or ranch are least likely to be able to afford private health insurance," said Carol Pryor, ...
She said, "Reproductive outcomes must be viewed in light of women's health over the entire life-course, as well as during pregnancy," adding that the ...
So long as it is fiscally sustainable for physicians, the policy says, doctors should accept uninsured patients and maintain relationships with patients who ...
"As the prevalence of childhood obesity increases, vitamin D deficiency may increase as well. In this group, appropriate nutrition could solve both problems ...
Nevertheless nonprofit leaders appear to be optimistic about the future. Almost half of the respondents reported that they believed their organization would ...
... or less productive if they come to work sick," said Janet Collins, Ph.D., director of CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health ...
Goldstein said there's a “lot of evidence” that sodas contribute to childhood obesity. “It's a lot of extra calories with no nutritional value,” he said. ...
Employee financial education is a critical component of employee-wellness programs. When properly executed, employee financial education will help reduce ...
