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Why mental health check-ups matter
Nov 13, 2012
Physical check-ups with physicians are common, but what about a tune-up for your mind?
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Patients should discuss money with their doctors
Nov 9, 2012
When you receive bad news from your physician, money is often the last thing on your mind. But it's something you should consider. One doctor offers a few tips.
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Can posting calorie counts save us from ourselves?
Oct 15, 2012
Commentator Beth Teitell on whether knowing what we're eating will affect how much we eat.
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Meningitis outbreak shines light on 'compounding pharmacies'
Oct 8, 2012
Pharmacies linked to meningitis outbreak not regulated by FDA.
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Dogs trained to spot diabetics' blood sugar swings
Sep 24, 2012
There's a burgeoning industry of inexpensive classes that promise to train dogs to alert their diabetic owners to a change in their blood sugar.
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Nanny state or helpful hand?
Aug 31, 2012
Figuring out where personal responsibility ends and government intervention begins when it comes to eating habits.
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Government should tax unhealthy food
Aug 31, 2012
The director of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services says there should be financial incentives for healthy food choices, consequences for unhealthy ones.
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Could better branding get kids to eat their vegetables?
Aug 30, 2012
On the age-old question of how you get kids to eat broccoli, new research from Cornell University finds it's all about branding.
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Can working from home increase productivity?
Aug 22, 2012
Our Freakonomics expert Stephen Dubner says there is evidence that working from home is better for you.
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