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(HealthDay News) — All fats shouldn't be treated equal. Your body craves certain “healthy” fats, which are unsaturated fats mostly found in plant-based foods.
Health officials hope to slow whooping cough epidemic with free vaccinationsA whooping cough epidemic has health officials offering free vaccinations to low-income adults at risk of contracting the disease.
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As health costs rise, employers are increasingly turning to high-deductible health plans: Insurance coverage that usually pairs catastrophic coverage with a health savings account, leaving consumers to decide what to spend that account on. The goal is to give consumers more incentives to not spend on the care they don t need, but […]

Chinese Baoding balls have many health benefits associated with them, and have long been used to help treat a variety of medical conditions. An athlete that chooses to use Chinese Baoding balls will see a lot of positive health benefits from using the balls to exercise, especially…
Health summit gathers ideas for improving careImproving health care […]

FRIDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) — Discrimination can be a threat to health, according to a new study that included both blacks and whites.
In retiree-heavy Florida, health reform not a popular topicPALM HARBOR, Florida (Reuters) - There's one small-government idea that Republican presidential candidates are reluctant to discuss in this retiree-heavy state: their plans to […]

Consumer groups are scrambling to salvage a popular provision of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul that suddenly seems to be in question.

In an address that barely mentions health care, President Obama hits on the message heard repeatedly from the health care industry: If you want more jobs, don t cut off federal funding.
Myca Health Adds New Primary Care Clients Serving 10,000 Patients to its Hello Health CommunityNEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2012 […]

Community Health Systems, Inc. announced today that subsidiaries of the Company have executed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Memorial Health Systems in York, Pennsylvania.
Massachusetts Health Experience: What the Nation Can Expect?Mitt Romney may not like to hear it, but if you want to know what health reform will look […]

HomeTown Health & GA-HITREC respond to urgent need for hospitals to comply with electronic health records.Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) January 24, 2012 HomeTown Health is responding to the urgent need for rural hospitals and their medical communities to comply with the federal requirement to Adopt, Implement and Meaningfully Use an Electronic Health Record by partnering with […]

Here's a reality check for President Obama's health overhaul: Three out of four uninsured Americans live in states that have yet to figure out how to deliver on its promise of affordable medical care.
LifeWise Health Plan of Oregon Brings Members First Time Access to Mobile Tool for Managing Their Health PlanLifeWise Health Plan of Oregon […]

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Health overhaul lags in statesWASHINGTON Here's a reality check for President Barack Obama's health overhaul: Three out of four uninsured Americans live in states that have yet to figure out how to deliver on its promise of […]