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Feed SubscriptionZynx’s Pat Button Empowers Nurses To Provide More-Informed Patient Care
Pat Button , a former registered nurse and bed-and-breakfast proprietress, took a non-traditional route to transforming health care as chief nursing officer of Zynx Health . After climbing the corporate ladder at electronic medical-records company
Read More »Prolonged Sitting Linked to Breast and Colon Cancers
WASHINGTON -- Our culture of sitting may be responsible for 173,000 cases of cancer each year, according to new estimates. Physical inactivity is linked to as many as 49,000 cases of breast cancer and 43,000 cases of colon cancer a year in the United States, said Christine Friedenreich, an epidemiologist at Alberta Health Services-Cancer Care in Canada. [More]
Read More »Video: Study: Happiness increases longevity
Dr. Holly Phillips speaks to the "Early Show" anchors about the difference happiness has on reducing the risk of death and well as the health effects of being happy.
Read More »Video: Fish fraud?
Rebecca Jarvis sits with Consumer Reports Editor in Chief Kim Kleman about what the magazine says is the intentional mix-ups of different kinds of fish in fish markets and restaurants and how it can affect your health.
Read More »SocialVibe’s Voluntary Ads Aim To Make The Internet Free
SocialVibe's advertising platform exchanges premium services for lengthy, opt-in ads, and their impressive engagement rates have already caught the eye of global brands and presidential candidates. SocialVibe has ambitious plans to make much of the Internet completely free, from FarmVille credits and Internet Wi-Fi, to unlimited Pandora streaming. Their method is to offer users an otherwise paid service in exchange for lengthy, interactive advertisements
Read More »Video: Ask It Early: Back pain, triglycerides and weight loss
In this HealthWatch, Dr. Holly Phillips answers viewer questions on everything from back pain, to triglycerides, to weight loss.
Read More »Medicare premiums to rise less than expected: How much?
Premiums will rise by $3.50 at most, said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
Read More »London To Ban Dirty Vans And Minibuses In "Low Emissions Zone"
First you had to pay to drive into the city center.
Read More »Video: Manilow’s heart disease: What are the symptoms?
Prevention magazine Contributing Editor Dr. Holly Phillips speaks to the "Early Show" anchors about the health dangers of musician Barry Manilow's heart condition, atrial fribrillation, and how the disease is treated.
Read More »Readers Respond to "The Bad Boy of Physics," and Other Articles
TRIAGING TREATMENTS The problems with the U.S. health care system described by Sharon Begley in “ The Best Medicine ” are accurate
Read More »Bad Medicine: The Health-Care Industry Is Failing At Corporate Social Responsibility
Almost every other industry has figured out a way to give back while still making a profit. But health-care providers, insurance companies, and big pharma still are trying to squeeze every last dollar out of patients, with bad results.
Read More »Non-Profit Agency Proposes Cholera Vaccine Plan for Haiti
* Partners in Health to start vaccinating in January * Move follows months of debate over vaccine option [More]
Read More »What Apple Will And Won’t Share Today
We know what's happened to Apple recently: The company has released a carefully updated edition of many of its core products, over the course of the last eight months (starting with the iPad 2), culminating in the launch of the iPhone 4S. In between the reveal of this phone and it actually going on sale, legendary Apple CEO and cofounder Steve Jobs passed away, finally losing his protracted battle with cancer and its side effects.
Read More »Tuberculosis infections fall for first time, but why?
World Health Organization says annual infections have fallen from 9 million to about 8.8 million
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