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Some states balk at enforcing health law’s insurance protections
Florida regulators won’t penalize insurance companies that violate new health law consumer protections that take effect in January but will report them to the federal government, according to an agreement between the state and federal officials. Citing lack of money and legal authority, Pennsylvania’s top insurance regulator hasn’t decided whether his agency can ...
62 healthier gluten-free dessert recipes
If you’ve made the decision to eliminate gluten from your diet (or been required to for health reasons), then you may have discovered that dessert options for the non-gluten-inclined seem few and far between. Grocery stores and bakeries are rife with baked goods, but often light on gluten-free varieties. Dear ...
Coffee and green tea may help lower stroke risk
Green tea and coffee may help lower your risk of having a stroke, especially when both are a regular part of your diet, according to new research. The study looked at the green tea and coffee drinking habits of more than 82,000 Japanese adults, ages 45 to 74, for an ...
Fewer patients awake during operations
Being aware of what's going on during an operation under general anesthesia sounds scary. The good news is a new study suggests it happens less often than had been thought. Previous research has found that about 1 in 500 patients is aware or awake under general anaesthesia. The new report, ...
39 deliciously unexpected healthy avocado recipes
If we could eat the avocado piñata hanging in our office, believe me — we would. Unfortunately, we aren’t that lucky and will have to settle for the normal-sized, edible ones instead. So why does the Greatist team love these magical green fruits so much? First off, they’re clearly delicious. But they’re ...
Grow your own replacement tooth?
Growing a replacement tooth from your own cells may be a step closer, according to new research. It is still too early for use in people, but the technique involves taking stem cells and growing more of them to produce a very small, immature tooth, similar to what a tooth ...
Top 10 Healthy Cities
March marks the arrival of National Nutrition Month, and to celebrate, Foursquare has released its 2nd annual list of most and least healthiest cities. Foursquare has looked at data from more than 3 billion check-ins to determine the healthiest eaters in the country based on check-ins to healthy spots like ...
Q&A: Valerie Harper's cancer
Actress Valerie Harper, best known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda in the 1970s, has learned she has leptomeningeal carcinomatosis. The condition happens when cancer spreads to the brain and spinal cord. Now 73, Harper told People magazine she received the diagnosis ...
Bacon, sausage causing 'early death?'
The study linked diets high in processed meat to heart disease and cancer.
Video games good for seniors' health?
Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a link between gaming and better emotional well-being in senior citizens.
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