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  • Cheap Ways to Teach Kids a Healthy Lifestyle

    Published January 13, 2012

    Experts say parents must instill their children with healthy values and model healthy behaviors even before a stitch of food is put on the table.

  • Turning to Mom and Dad to Help Buy a House

    Published December 20, 2011

    A growing crop of baby boomer parents and grandparents want to help their children and grandchildren live out the American Dream.

  • Is Tech the Way to Get Higher Education Back on Track?

    Published December 19, 2011

    It takes too long and costs too much for students to matriculate, get educated and graduate from college, experts say, and everyone from the Obama Administration and Congress to the Occupy movement are speaking out. But a new crop of technology-savvy ‘edupreneurs’ are looking to change that.

  • Employers Help to Combat the Increasing Shortage of PCPs

    Published December 07, 2011

    Some employers are investing money to bring family practice health care to the workplace in an effort to reduce health costs and improve care, which could be the savior to the primary-care field.

  • Innovation in Surgery: Getting People Back to Work Faster

    Published November 17, 2011

    The high unemployment rate means many Americans are without health insurance and tend not to be able to afford costly surgeries. Employed workers are also putting off medical treatments due to fear of the potential financial burden created by time out of work,  not to mention a fear that the time off for recovery will cause them to lose their jobs.

  • In an Unfair Work Situation? It Could Cost You Your Health

    Published November 01, 2011

    Physical ailments and mental health problems can plague employees who believe they are being treated unfairly in the workplace, according to a recent study.

  • Cheating Men: Blame the Economy?

    Published October 25, 2011

    Here's another bad side effect of the weak economy: A new study shows economic turmoil could prompt men to seek out more sex partners.

  • How to Control the Cost of Prescription Drugs

    Published October 17, 2011

    Consumers and their physicians have been turning more to generic drugs to cut down on spending, but experts say those costs could shrink even more if consumers grew more comfortable with generic versions of popular drugs, and doctors prescribed them more. 

     

     

  • How to Fight a Draining Pension Fund

    Published October 14, 2011

    If you have a company-sponsored pension plan, you might be alarmed at some recent news: pension funding levels are at their lowest since World War II. But there are steps workers can take to beef up their retirement savings.

  • The Widening of the Obese Market: Companies Cash In on Growing Waistlines

    Published October 07, 2011

    Nearly 150 million people in the U.S. are obese or overweight, according to market research statistics. With little evidence of this demographic slimming down, experts say the obesity market is rife with opportunity for businesses to cash in.