Health Care

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___ Across US job market, layoffs are becoming rare WASHINGTON (AP) — The risk of losing your job is getting smaller and smaller.

Business Highlights

___ Microsoft makes design central to its future Before Ralf Groene helped devise the look and feel of Microsoft's Surface tablet, he designed food — or "food concepts," he says, such as dried noodles that come wrapped around a pair of chopsticks and a fork that squeezes out sauce.

Boomers Worried Sick Over Rising Healthcare Costs

With the 2016 election fast approaching, Baby boomers, 80 million strong, should have the attention of both political parties. The future of our healthcare system is the top concern of the boomer generation.

Despite Health Reform, 32.3 Million Are Uninsured

A full 32.3 million non-elderly people do not have health insurance despite the costly health reform act and the individual mandate tax penalty, new analysis shows. Of that, nearly half are still not getting health insurance through the Affordable Care Act or Medicaid.

FDA Panel Backs First-in-Class Cholesterol Drug

Federal health advisers on Tuesday recommended approval for a highly anticipated cholesterol drug from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, but with the caveat that more data is needed about its long-term ability to reduce heart attacks.