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New approaches to football helmets aim to curb concussions

Nov 24, 2011
A new line of helmets are built to not just cushion the blow but provide data as well.
Posted In: football, NFL, Health
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Teen birth rate hits lowest level in decades

Nov 18, 2011
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting this morning that teenage girls in the U.S. are having fewer babies than ever before.
Posted In: pregnancy, teen, Health
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Higher premiums for unhealthy lifestyles

Nov 17, 2011
More employers are charging overweight workers or those who smoke more for health insurance.
Posted In: Health, health care, smoking, obesity
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Supreme Court to decide on fate of Obama health care law

Nov 10, 2011
The Supreme Court meets today to decide on the fate of a number of cases. Among them is the suit surrounding the legality of the Affordable Care Act.
Posted In: Health
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Why insurance companies want the individual mandate

Nov 9, 2011
The individual mandate that would require all Americans buy health insurance is one of the heated issues coming to the Supreme Court as it considers the constitutionality of Obamacare.
Posted In: Health
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GlaxoSmithKline gets hit for off-label marketing

Nov 3, 2011
The pharmaceutical giant agreed to pay a $3 billion fine to the U.S. government. But drug makers are fighting back.
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GlaxoSmithKline reaches $3 billion settlement

Nov 3, 2011
The British drug maker will pay the U.S. government a big settlement, in part because of a Medicaid fraud scheme.
Posted In: Health
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The weight of medical debt

Oct 27, 2011
Crippling medical debt isn't just for the uninsured. Even those with health insurance can be hit with a mountain of debt from an accident.
Posted In: Health
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Making health care work

Oct 26, 2011
The country's largest employer, Walmart, is dropping health coverage or raising premiums for its workers. David Lazarus discusses the future of health care.
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Hospital mergers in Colorado

Oct 25, 2011
President Obama's health reform law is pushing a nationwide trend in Colorado: more hospital mergers.
Posted In: Health

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