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Eye Health in Summer - WTNH

Eye Health in Summer
WTNH
Shade tints of sun glasses don't really matter as far as eye health, but can become important at particular times of the day. Some yellow tinted shes will block blue lights and make it easier to see at night. Darker tints can help for sunny days and ...

Electronic data system points to a future of managing health, reducing costs ... - Crain's Detroit Business

Electronic data system points to a future of managing health, reducing costs ...
Crain's Detroit Business
The health care and business communities in Michigan may be on the cusp of realizing the ultimate benefit of the free flow of online medical electronic data: Managing the health of patients as they move through the health care delivery system across ...

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Obama administration pressed to enforce anti-discrimination provisions of ... - Fox Business


Houston Chronicle

Obama administration pressed to enforce anti-discrimination provisions of ...
Fox Business
In this Aug. 11, 2014, photo, Charis Hill, who has a rare form of arthritis that affects the spine, poses in Capitol Park in Sacramento, Calif. Hill has health insurance under one of the new plans offered through the health care law, could not afford ...
Are new health insurance policies blocking care to the sick?PBS NewsHour
Have insurers found new ways to avoid the sick?Daily Item

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Obama administration pressed to enforce anti-discrimination provisions of ... - Fox Business


Houston Chronicle

Obama administration pressed to enforce anti-discrimination provisions of ...
Fox Business
In this Aug. 11, 2014, photo, Charis Hill, who has a rare form of arthritis that affects the spine, poses in Capitol Park in Sacramento, Calif. Hill has health insurance under one of the new plans offered through the health care law, could not afford ...
Health care insurers still discriminating, critics sayDallas Morning News

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SPOTLIGHT: New act includes provisions to improve VA health care - The Daily News Journal

SPOTLIGHT: New act includes provisions to improve VA health care
The Daily News Journal
Requires the inspector general of the VA to determine annually the five health-care occupations for which there is the largest staffing shortage throughout the VA. Authorizes the secretary to recruit and directly appoint highly qualified health care ...

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4 shocking ways sugar affects your kid's health - Fox News


Fox News

4 shocking ways sugar affects your kid's health
Fox News
Ice cream, birthday cake and cookies are typical treats in our kids' diets, but did you know that 16 percent of children and teens' daily calories come from added sugar? It's no surprise that too much sugar can cause tooth decay, hyperactivity and ...

When Patients Read What Their Doctors Write - NPR (blog)


NPR (blog)

When Patients Read What Their Doctors Write
NPR (blog)
In fact, before the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a federal law enacted in 1996, patients generally had to sue to see their records. HIPAA, as that mouthful is abbreviated, affirmed that patients have a right to their medical ...

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Viewpoints: More trees, better health - Sacramento Bee

Viewpoints: More trees, better health
Sacramento Bee
At the Sacramento Tree Foundation, we have gathered a growing body of evidence on how trees significantly impact our health and well-being. Trees provide such a complex symphony of health benefits that it is sometimes hard to isolate the various ways ...

Parity in mental health care a must - Boston Globe


Chron.com

Parity in mental health care a must
Boston Globe
One of the symptoms of a sick society is the difficulty so many people face trying to access and pay for good mental health care,the same kind of care that Williams, as psychiatrist Sean Maguire, so poignantly provided to Matt Damon's troubled ...
Mental health issues need continuing attentionThe Daily News Journal
King: Williams' death highlights need for mental health researchChron.com
Local organizations offer mental health resourcesYour Houston News
Vidette Online -Journal Times -CBS Local
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Health plans for Indiana state employees less generous than national average - Indianapolis Star

Health plans for Indiana state employees less generous than national average
Indianapolis Star
WASHINGTON – Health plans for Indiana state employees are less generous, have higher premiums and require workers to pay a larger share of the premiums compared to the average for state workers across the nation, a new report shows. Some of the ...

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