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Can ignoring medical advice hurt your wallet?
John Schumann Mar 27, 2012
Doctor and commentator John Schumann says it's a medical urban legend.
Health care goes before the court
Gregory Warner Mar 22, 2012
Starting Monday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the health care law, including a mandate that all Americans carry health insurance.
Soda sales fizzling out
Jeremy Hobson Mar 21, 2012
New numbers out today show that the soda sales slump that has been going on for years continued to speed up in 2011, with consumers buying more healthy beverages in its place.
Go North, young man!
Ann Carrns Mar 22, 2012
The promise of steady work is attracting workers of all ages to Williston, N.D., and creating a new boom town on America's energy frontier.
From heavy industry to intensive care
Tess Vigeland Apr 13, 2012
Workers in Detroit who've been laid off from traditional industry are finding new and unexpected opportunities in the caring professions.
Savings and a summer internship
Chris Farrell Mar 19, 2012
I'm a 20-year-old college student studying computer science. I recently accepted a paid internship offer at an investment bank for the summer. After taxes, I will make around $10,000. How should I spend, invest or save this money to best prepare myself for life after college? Zach, Binghamton, NY
Consuming white rice linked to risk of diabetes
David Brancaccio Mar 22, 2012
Publishing in the British Medical Journal, researchers looked at four studies covering 350,000 people in Asia and the West.
Kansas City grandma worries about Medicare
Emma Williams Mar 14, 2012
In this election year, commentator Emma Williams fears the health care program for seniors and the disabled will become a political football.
The growth of the genetic testing industry
David Brancaccio Mar 12, 2012
A new study that predicts that Americans could be spending $25 billion a year by the end of this decade on genetics testing. It's believed that the prospect of being able to sequence whole genomes at an affordable cost now is really a gamechanger.
Survivorship insurance
Chris Farrell Mar 9, 2012
In what circumstances does it make sense for a couple to buy "second to die" life insurance? Ann, Waukesha, WI
