September 2010
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8 Ways to Help Your Doctor Meet Your Expectations
You have had that nagging back pain for several years now and mentioned it to your primary care physician. In the past over the counter medications seemed to work, but lately it interferes with your golf game and ability to hike on vacation. You schedule an appointment to see your physician, hoping to get an MRI scan of your back and maybe a course of physical therapy to set you back on track....
Sep 26th
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10 Major New Health Reform Benefits Take Effect...
Major new health reform benefits take effect today to help keep health insurance companies accountable, lower health care costs, guarantee more health care choices, and enhance the quality of health care for all Americans. Starting today, insurers will be required to: Keep you covered when you get sick: Simple mistakes or typos will no longer be grounds for insurance companies to cancel your...
Sep 23rd
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Would You Buy a Tablet for $249.99?
If you could purchase an iPad-like device, in other words a Tablet for only $249.99 — would you? What would such a device have? Android 2.1 Operating System 7” Touch Screen High-Resolution TFT Display (800x480) Telechips 800Mhz Processor 2GB of Memory (includes SD slot for expandable memory) Six (6) Hour Battery Wi-Fi Connectivity 1.3 Megapixel Webcam USB and HDMI ports I...
Sep 22nd
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Old People Give the Most Honest Advice (Also, the...
Apparently, as your ability to control impulses declines with age, so does your ability to smooth over other people’s feelings via white lies and omissions. The upside to this: Advice from old people is more likely to be honest … if a little on the painful side. Scientific American reports on a recent study that’s supposed to show how dwindling executive function can...
Sep 16th
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Sep 6th
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