Are Bad Times Healthy? - The Ledger 2008 The rising cost of prepared foods in the United States is forcing people to cook from scratch. It does, but not always in ways you might expect. The data on how an economic downturn influences an individual?s health are surprisingly mixed. It ...
Too much sweet talk isn't healthy for elderly - International Herald Tribune Professionals call it "elderspeak," the sweetly belittling form of address that has always rankled older people: the doctor who talks to their children rather than to them about their health; the store clerk who assumes that an older person does not ...
Health groups step up efforts to identify domestic abuse - Wisconsin State Journal Bonnie Hill went to clinics, emergency rooms and hospitals for years with all the signs of domestic abuse. She had mysterious bruises, broken bones, anxiety and depression. But hardly any of the doctors and nurses she visited asked how she got them ...
Bank of America gifts $1 million to Burrell Behavioral Health - News-Leader.com At a time when the national financial crisis has tightened money everywhere, a bank in Springfield has made a substantial gift for area mental health services. Bank of America has given Burrell Behavioral Health a gift with an estimated worth of $1 ...
State-run health insurance decision on hold - Abington Mariner It will take longer than expected to resolve the issue of whether Braintree employees should participate in a state-run health insurance plan. ?We?re not quite done yet,? Chief of Staff and Operations Peter Morin told the Forum on Oct. 7. This ...
Health secretary warns of deeper cuts - New Orleans Times-Picayune BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ? The state's health care secretary says the cuts needed to address a deficit in the state's Medicaid program will be deeper if lawmakers continue to delay voting on how to fill the gap. Alan Levine, head of the Department of ...
Health expo set for Oct. 25 in Greenfield - News-Leader.com Dade County-area residents are invited to attend a health expo Oct. 25 at Dade County Family Medical Center in Greenfield. The event, sponsored by Citizens Memorial Healthcare, is set for 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. at 105 N. Grand, Suite 2, Greenfield. A ...
NYC Health Department takes campaign to the rails - Guard Online NEW YORK (AP) ? Craving a burrito with sour cream and guacamole? What if you knew it had more than half the calories you should eat in a day? The city Health Department is expanding its healthy-eating campaign with subway ads that say most adults ...
