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FROM SHINE.COM: These research-proven pick-me-ups will get you going and keep you charged, even if you’ve had too little sleep.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland residents will soon receive a little help with the cost of prescription drugs bills. The city will issue free cards that will give them a discount on filling prescriptions at any CVS pharmacy. Residents are expected to save on average 20 percent off of their prescription drugs. Cleveland City Council will […]

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      In a recent interview, Otis Brawley, M.D., chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society, said that women were generally more knowledgeable about health issues than men, but that they used that information more often to help others than themselves. It’s news that Angel Shannon knows all too well. The registered nurse […]

VIA: health.com School meals matter. Just ask any teacher or parent and they’ll tell you that children who lack proper nutrition have trouble focusing in school. Medical authorities and nutrition researchers have documented that youngsters who eat nutritious meals every day and lead active lifestyles tend to excel. More importantly, our schools are on the […]

VIA: Men’s Health Big little stressor No. 1: Insecurity Not surprisingly, paying bills, managing debt and sticking to a budget scored highest of all the stressors in our survey. But guess what? It’s not about the money, says Thomas Miller, Ph.D., a University of Kentucky psychologist and the author of Handbook of Stressful Life Transitions […]

Via: WomensHealthMag.com Sometimes those extra 10 minutes of sleep we get from hitting the snooze button in the morning are not enough. For years we have been told the adequate amount of sleep each person should get is 8 hours. Even if we are fortunate to get that amount of sleep, it may not be […]

Via: Diet.Health.com If you are someone with a busy lifestyle that includes working, taking care of family and always being on the go, it can be difficult to find time to work out. When you manage to get a minute for yourself, all you may want to do is sit down and relax. Regardless, it […]

VIA: WEBMD.COM – PHOTO VIA: SAVVYHEALTHFITNESS.COM Learn the lifestyle changes that can get rid of your type 2 diabetes.   Type 2 diabetes can’t be cured, but it can be reversed by eating right and exercising regularly. Do what Karen Parrish, 53, did: Take control of your disease rather than letting your disease control you. […]

VIA: WEBMD.COM Study Shows Whole-Grain Foods Lower Cardio Risk in People With Diabetes   May 10, 2010 — People with diabetes who eat plenty of bran-rich whole grains appear to have a reduced risk of death from heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular causes, a new study shows. Researchers from Harvard University followed almost 8,000 […]

When fire breaks out and burns a patient during surgery in Pennsylvania, the hospital is required by law to report the incident to the state Patient Safety Authority.   If a similar surgical fire ignites in New York or California, the hospital must notify the state health departments there. And if the same thing happens […]

Will there be enough primary care doctors to treat the millions of new insured patients estimated to enter the country’s medical system over the next several years? Family care or general practice doctors have been in short supply in recent years. The American Academy of Family Physicians recently predicted a shortfall of 40,000 primary-care providers […]